Mary Commerford

1845 - 1914  (69 years)

• Name	Mary Commerford
  Birth	1845	1861 emmigrated: Templemore Tipperary
  Gender	Female
  Death	1914	Kerang
  Person ID	I500	David Hallam
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	William Commerford
  Mother	Mary Talbot
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Troy,   b. 1838, Tipperary Ireland d. 1885, Kerang (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	1870
  Notes	James Troy came to Australia from Ireland in 1852 by the ship "Lady Elgin" landed at Melbourne and engaged in pastoral pursuits at Colac acquiring land and dairying and mixed farming. In 1880 he settled in Kerang on land selected by him two years previously , to which he bought his wife and family of 6 children by tilted waggon from Colac. James died in 1884 leaving aa widow and 8 children. Mrs (mn Commerford) Troy continued to farm the land with the assistance of his brother Cornelius Troy and a James Hickey setting up the Murrabit & Benjernoop Water trust irrigation. The Troy family have long been associated with the farming interests of Victoria and is one of the oldest families in Kerang, Victoria Australia.
  Children	1. John William Troy,   b. 1871, Ondit d. 1945 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. William Troy,   b. 1872, Ondit d. 1945, Kerang (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Mary-Jane (Polly) Troy,   b. 9 Jul 1873, Ondit d. 1956, Kerang (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. James Anthony Troy,   b. 13 Mar 1875, Turkeith ,Beeac d. 1957, Kerang (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]   5. Michael Troy,   b. 2 Feb 1877, Ondit d. 3 Mar 1952, Kerang (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. Thomas Troy,   b. 16 Jun 1879, Turkeith d. 29 Sep 1953, Bendigo (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 7. Daniel Peter Troy,   b. 1881, Kerang d. 1941, Myall Kerang Victoria (Age 60 years)   8. Cornelius Troy,   b. 1884, Murrabit  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025