Anne MELVEN (nee CREIGHTON)
| Town/City | Marayong 2148 |
|---|---|
| First name | Anne |
| Last name | MELVEN (nee CREIGHTON) |
| Country of Origin | Ireland |
| Date of Birth | c1822 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1841 |
| Submitted by | Leslie de Belin |
Story
Anne CREIGHTON was born in the small town of Newtown-Stewart, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1822. She arrived at Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, on 15 January, 1841, aboard the “Ferguson”, her occupation then being a house servant who could read and write. She came to New South Wales, and married James MELVEN 8/4/1844, At the time of the marriage there was a considerable age differrence, she being 22 years old and he being 41 years. They had eight children, the last when husband James was 62 years old. Their details are as follows;
1. Jane Cormack MELVEN, born1845 and died 1914 .She married William SWINDAIL.
2. Mary Anne MELVEN, born 1/12/1846 She married Nicholas HANDLEY .
3. John Henry MELVEN, born 16 December, 1848, and died 7 December, 1853.
4. Martha MELVEN, born 17/1/1851 , and died 17 February, 1853.
5. Katherine Ross MELVEN, born 1854 She married Christopher McNAB.
6. James MELVEN, born 1854. He married Briget A. FAHEY.
7. Barbara MELVEN, born 1859 and died 1864.
8. William Alexander Fairfax MELVEN, born 1865 and died by drowning 14 October, 1867
Records indicate that at the time of the Baptism of her daughter, Jane Cormick MELVEN, in 1845, Anne was living at Merreville, Campbelltown.
Anne died on 2 October, 1870, at Gladesville, from cancer of the utterus, and was buried at St Anne’s Church, Victoria Road, Ryde. Unable to locate her gravesite due to the fact that a number of sites were either moved or covered over during road widening in the 1950’s (?). Some headstones were moved to Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde. Found some of these re-located headstones, but not hers. Same situation with her huband who was also buried at St Anne’s.