James Anthony Troy
1875 - 1957 (81 years)-
Name James Anthony Troy Birth 13 Mar 1875 Turkeith ,Beeac 
Gender Male Death 1957 Kerang Person ID I633 David Hallam Last Modified 19 Dec 2025
Father James Troy, b. 1838, Tipperary Ireland d. 1885, Kerang (Age 47 years) Relationship Birth Mother Mary Commerford, b. 1845, 1861 emmigrated: Templemore Tipperary d. 1914, Kerang (Age 69 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.
Family ID F179 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hanna Power Marriage 1923 Greymont, New Zealand - James Anthony Troy of "Wesford" Kerang Victorioa born in Beac in 1875.
His father James Troy came to Australia from Ireland in 1852 by the ship "Lady Elgin.
James died in 1884 leaving his widow and 8 children., the youngest a year ld and the eldest 14. She carried on with the assistance of Cornelius Troy and a James Hickey with the pastoral pursuits and started a irrigation scheme. Mrs Troy passed away in 1914. And James troy joined his mother on the farm compromising of 320 acres of agriculture land and 50 acres of lucerne.Jmes became a member of the local Kerang Council in 1916 and served for 6 years.
He married in 1923 Miss Hanna Power of Greymont, New Zealand and there is a family of one son James and a daughter Patricia.
Notes - Parents james Troy / Mary Comerford.
Children + 1. James Troy [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 2. Patricia Troy [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] Family ID F226 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Dec 2025
- 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.
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James Troy Memorial