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John Quarry Cotter

Male 1832 - 1903  (71 years)


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  • Name John Quarry Cotter 
    Birth 30 May 1832  Castlemagner, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer, minister 
    Religion Wesleyan 
    Death 29 Aug 1903  Rockforest, Waverley Road, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1 Sep 1903  Oakleigh Cemetery, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    John Quarry and Catherine Wenz Cotter
    John Quarry and Catherine Wenz Cotter
    Newspaper notice of the funeral of John Quarry Cotter
    Newspaper notice of the funeral of John Quarry Cotter
    The Argus (Melbourne, Australia), 2 September 1903
    Siblings 8 brothers and 8 sisters 
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Joseph Rogerson Cotter and Anne Charlotte Butler
    Notes 
    • John Quarry Cotter was probably born in the rectory of the church at Castlemagner, County Cork . Nothing is known of his early life in Ireland but, judging from his family background and the academic achievements of his brothers, he probably attended a good school . Family tradition , which of course must be treated cautiously, indicates that J.Q. Cotter's health failed while he was studying law, and he came to Australia to recuperate. It was intended that he return to County Cork when his health was restored, but it is said he liked life in the colony so well that he refused to do so - much to the irritation of his father, who had sent him money for his return fare (which he may have used to buy his property in Waverley Road). Hence his father disinherited him. He is said to have emigrated to England and lived there a short time before embarking for Australia. This may have been to circumvent the then current system of limited quotas of Irish immigrants to Australia by travelling to England to board a migrant ship, so that the records showed them as English migrants. J. Q. Cotter, then aged 16, was on the immigrant ship "Chaseley" when it sailed from "the Downs" on 27 December 1848. He was in the company (and probably in the charge) of his sister Jane Emily Percival Butler and her husband, Joseph Rogerson Cotter Butler, who was a cousin of Jane and John. Both Cotter and Butler are described as farmers on the passenger list. (John and Jane were apparently also related to the Butlers through their father's first wife, who was Anne Charlotte, daughter of Capt G.B. Butler, who was probably J.R.C. Butler's father's sister). The ship reached the Moreton Bay (Brisbane) settlement on 1 May 1849 . [2]
    Person ID i13352  Bryan-Martin
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2024 

    Father Rev. Joseph Rogerson Cotter,   b. 2 Sep 1790, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1868, Macroom, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary Susannah Purcell   d. 15 Apr 1851 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1819 
    Family ID F4892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Quarry Cotter,   b. 30 May 1832, Castlemagner, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1903, Rockforest, Waverley Road, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1857  St. James (Church of England), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary Susannah Cotter,   b. 26 Dec 1857, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1885, Scoresby, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     2. Anna Maria Cotter,   b. 20 Sep 1859, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1946, Footscray, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Catherine Cotter,   b. 25 Jan 1862, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1903 (Age 41 years)
     4. John Joseph Cotter,   b. 5 Apr 1864, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1869 (Age 4 years)
     5. George Sackville Cotter,   b. 20 Nov 1865, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1921, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     6. Unnamed Cotter,   b. 1867, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1867, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Louisa Percival Cotter,   b. 11 Oct 1868, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1929, Blackburn, Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     8. John Quarry Cotter,   b. 2 Mar 1871, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1942 (Age 71 years)
     9. Isabel Cotter,   b. 7 Nov 1873, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Ellen Purcell Cotter,   b. 2 Oct 1875, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1934 (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F7417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 May 1832 - Castlemagner, County Cork, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Mar 1857 - St. James (Church of England), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Aug 1903 - Rockforest, Waverley Road, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1 Sep 1903 - Oakleigh Cemetery, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Sheila Forbes, 106 Reding Road, Ancaster, Ontario L9G 1M8, Canada.

    2. [S147] Horner, Lindsay, Horner, Lindsay, (1994).