Daniel Peter Troy

Male 1881 - 1941  (60 years)

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  • Name Daniel Peter Troy 
    Birth 1881  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1941  Myall Kerang Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I638  David Hallam
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2025 

    Father James Troy,   b. 1838, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885, Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Mary Commerford,   b. 1845, 1861 emmigrated: Templemore Tipperary Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Martha Bridget (Ann) Ann Westblade,   b. 1884 
    Marriage 1908 
    Children 
     1. James Francis Troy,   b. 1909   d. 1985 (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. Daniel Frederick Troy,   b. 1910   d. 1988 (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. Lawrence Joseph Troy,   b. 4 Apr 1913   d. 12 Jun 1973, Kerang Victoria Australia. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2025