First Fleeters, convicts, and Free Settlers to Tasmania:Information about Peter(Petrus) Devereux
Peter(Petrus) Devereux (b. 1825, d. 15 July 1886)
Notes for Peter(Petrus) Devereux:
The family Notes.
ANN DEVEREUX was born the fifth of eight children, the youngest daughter of Irish Rebel (JOHN DEVEREUX) and HARRIET (McCARTHY), and Grandaughter of First Fleeters (JOHN McCARTHY and ANN BEARDSLEY).
The Devereux family lived at Herdsmans Cove near Green Point, Bridgewater in the Derwent Valley, Tasmania.
Ann Devereux married William Hartley BUDD (circa 1838).
No record of the Marriage can be found in Tasmania, as yet.
The couple departed Hobart (10 Oct.1838) on the Brig, "Francis" arriving Melbourne (1 Nov.1838) via Launceston.
(Under the name Hartley).
They were also accompanied by another Devereux (Unknown).
A Miss Devereux arrived Hobart (Aug.1840) on the "Jan" from Melbourne.
A child was born to the couple (30 Jan.1840, Melbourne) named William Increase Budd (after Increase Robinson BELL) and baptised as an Anglican at St.James Church.
Circa Mar.1840 the child died and was buried as a Catholic (probably at the Old Melbourne Cemetery, now under the Victoria Market).
Ann was to die circa Nov.1840 and was also buried as a Catholic.
At this time, W.H.Budd was a Master Builder in Melbourne, building the first Post Office, in Little Collins Street.
Ann's youngest Brother, John William Devereux arrived in Portland Victoria (21 Mar.1836) having departed Hobart (circa 13 Mar.1836) on the "Boadicea".
He would have more than likely have met the Henty Brothers at Portland.
He was to become a Shepherd and Overseer at "Rifle Downs" Station near Digby in Western Victoria, marrying in 1851 to Mary OSBORNE (b.circa 1830, Co.Armagh Ireland).
More About Peter(Petrus) Devereux:
Baptism: 6 December 1825, Hobart.
Burial: Brighton, Tasmania.
Headstone moved: St. Mark's Pontville.
More About Peter(Petrus) Devereux and Mary Ann Lowe:
Marriage: 13 July 1847, St. Luke, Richmond, Tasmania.
Children of Peter(Petrus) Devereux and Mary Ann Lowe are:
- Alexander Devereux, b. 1859.
- Peter Arthur Devereux, b. 1861.
- +Elizabeth Ada Devereux, b. 16 June 1864, Port Cygnet, Hobart.
- William Henry Devereux, b. 1867.
- Susan Mary Devereux, b. 1869.
- Louisa Ellen Devereux, b. 1871.
- John Frederick Devereux, b. 1873.
- Edwin James Devereux, b. 1877.