Biography
William Cravigan was born 16 February 1833 in Enniskillen , County Fermanagh , Ireland and died 7 February 1912 Woodburn , New South Wales , Australia of unspecified causes. He married Ann Jane Francis (1836-1930) 23 November 1857 in St Lukes , Liverpool , New South Wales , Australia .
.. her father and mother, the late Mr. and Mrs. William Cravigan, coming to the Richmond in 1859, Mr. Cravigan being employed on part of Kyogle Station, now known as Runnymede. After being there three years Mr. Cravigan was appointed to take charge of Tuckombil Station, near Woodburn, for Mr. Clark Irving. Later the station was sold to Mr. T. E. Lance and Mr Cravigan still remained in charge. In all, 17 years were spent on this station.
(extract from the obituary of his daughter, Laura Frances Cravigan )
— The Northern Star , 23 May 1944, page 4
Children
Offspring of William Cravigan and Ann Jane Francis (1836-1930)
Name
Birth
Death
Joined with
Ada Jane Rachel Cravigan (1859-1945)
5 July 1859 Wallgrove , New South Wales , Australia
24 July 1945 Tweed District Hospital, Murwillumbah , New South Wales , Australia
Thomas Blanch (1854-1931)
William Harris Cravigan (1861-1944)
25 November 1861 Runnymede, Kyogle , New South Wales , Australia
30 August 1944 Lismore , New South Wales , Australia
Catherine Carolan (1868-1901) Isabella Annie McPherson (1866-1947)
Charles Henry Cravigan (1864-1952)
24 February 1864 Woodburn , New South Wales , Australia
19 November 1952 Coraki , New South Wales , Australia
Rose Amelia Sullivan (1885-1968)
Laura Frances Cravigan (1865-1944)
4 July 1865 Woodburn , New South Wales , Australia
15 May 1944 Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia
Henry Day (1877-1951)
Alfred G Cravigan (1867-1867)
Blanche Agnes Cravigan (1868-1951)
30 December 1868 Woodburn , New South Wales , Australia
9 September 1951 Coraki , New South Wales , Australia
Thomas Charles Klaus (1868-1957)
Rupert Arthur Cravigan (1871-1887)
Eva Gertrude Cravigan (1873-1954)
18 September 1873 Woodburn , New South Wales , Australia
5 September 1954 South Lismore , New South Wales , Australia
William Amos (1869-1934)
Ethel Anne Cravigan (1875-1973)
Valerie Landers Cravigan (1879-1956)
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