Thomas Grant married Ellen about 1800 in Co Tipperary Thomas was born about 1780 in Co. Tipperary and died before 1841 in Co Tipperary.
The only child known from this marriage was Christopher Grant, born about 1803 in Clonoulty, Tipperary, died on 29 Oct 1843 in Phoenix Park, East Maitland, NSW aged about 40. The cause of his death was Accidental Death Falling from a hay wagon. Christopher's Obituary from the Maitland Mercury of 4 November 1843 reads - " On Saturday last, a labouring man named Christopher Grant,who was employed on Mr P.H.Rapsey's farm at Morpeth, fell from a load of lucerne hay upon which he was riding and was so much injured that he died on Sunday evening. An inquest had been held on the body at Mr Anlaby's,before J.S.Parker,Esq.,Coroner,on Monday, and a verdict of accidental death was returned. We understand the deceased was a very industrious and sober man,and left a widow and several children in a state of the greatest destitution, he having been for some time previous to his death, out of employment. We have heard that it is intended to raise a subscription for the widow, who it is said to be a very deserving woman and we sincerely hope that something may be done for her." There is no evidence of such a subscription happening!
Christopher married Catherine Davoren, daughter of Daniel Davoren and Ellenor Dwyer, about 1827 in Tipperary. Catherine was born on 5 Aug 1805 in Clonoulty, Tipperary, christened on 5 Aug 1805 in Clonoulty, died on 15 Mar 1888 in "Dunmore", Morpeth, NSW at age 82. The cause of her death was Senile Decay.
Christopher and his family emigrated to Australia in 1841, leaving behind their eldest daughter to care for the widowed Ellen Grant. It is believed that Ellen died maybe sixteen to eighteen years later when Ellen, her grand-daughter emigrated as a grown woman.
The Grant family embarked at Liverpool in 1841 and paid a fare of 29 pounds each adult. Neither Chris nor Catherine could read or write. Their children, James aged 8 years,passage cost ten pounds, Mary aged 5 years, passage cost five pounds and son , Daniel, aged two years, passage cost four pounds They arrived in Port Jackson in 1841 on the "Ayreshire" with 318 bounty immigrants. There were 21 deaths on board ship and the Ayreshire was quarantined. They gained work at various farms around East and West Maitland and an Aussie-born son arrived named,William on 5 Oct 1842 at Phoenix Park which is given as their official address. Sadly baby William died 12 Oct 1843 at Phoenix Park.
Christopher was still sorrowing over his son's death when he was killed accidentally after falling from a load of lucerne hay while working on Mr. P.H.Rapsey's farm at Morpeth on a Saturday. Christopher lived for 24 hours but his injuries were so bad that he died Sunday evening. Four years after Christopher's death, Catherine, his widow, remarried to a Daniel Whelan,a widower and Ticket of Leave convict on 25 Oct 1847 at East Maitland.
Ellen, their eldest child stayed in Ireland to help care for Grandma Ellen Grant and migrated later, presumably when Ellen Snr died. The story is that she migrated with the O'Connells to Melbourne and may have been listed as an orphan. She then made her way up to Sydney, then Newcastle and finally Morpeth on the Hunter. Catherine, her mother met her at the dock and upon landing, they compared varicose veins which denotes that Ellen was well into her twenties by the time she arrived. Ellen married at age 28 in Maitland. Many new happenings had to be related to Ellen when she arrived.
The Grant name carried on with the marriages of James Grant and Daniel Grant. Daniel Grant and his brother James Grant , both sons of Christopher Grant and Catherine Davoren had sons. Thomas William Grant , son of James Grant and Cathertine Quinlan.had sons. I understand there there are still Grant descendents of of this line in Australia today
Dan Grant, son of James Grant, b1834 at Drumbane