Mulligan Family Tree

The photo is of John Thomas Mulligan born December 23, 1861, in Ballarat, Victoria. He married Rosina Martin.

The Mulligan family came from Summer Hill, West Meath in Ireland. They were a farming family that emigrated to Ballarat, Australia around 1853. When in Australia the family focus for earning money changed from farming to mining. The state of Victoria in Australia was in the middle of a huge goldrush attracting thousands from around the world. Their descendants live all around Australia now, and have become so scattered that many may not realise how large their family has become.

I am descended from John Mulligan Snr who married Julia Byrne shortly after arriving in Australia. They settled down in Eureka about the year before the Eureka stockade. Their son John Mulligan (born 1861 in Ballarat, see photo on the right) married Rose Ellen Buckingham Martin and eventually moved to Western Australia. Most of the descendants of John Mulligan Snr live in the Eastern States and are not aware of the family branch in Western Australia.

I have traced John Mulligan Snr's ancestry back to the late 1700's in Meath, Ireland. If any Mulligan listed here is related to you please contact me. I am keen to find any family photos or stories about the family from the early goldrush days in Victoria.
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KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF PATRICK MULLIGAN SNR AND BRIDGET – WEST MEATH, IRELAND Patrick Mulligan Snr born around 1760 to 1780 in West Meath, Ireland Married 1803 or earlier in West Meath, Ireland to Bridget DIRECT ANCESTOR Patrick Mulligan b 1803 Ireland died March 5 1870 Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Married around 1828, West Meath Ireland Mary Burke Click here for their descendants   Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF PATRICK MULLIGAN AND MARY BURKE FROM WEST MEATH, IRELAND. EMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA AROUND 1853  DIRECT ANCESTOR Patrick Mulligan b 1803 Ireland died March 5 1870 Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Married around 1828, West Meath Ireland Mary Burke born 1808 Meath, Ireland died October 27, 1883, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia  They emigrated to Australia from Ireland with their family around 1853 click here to return to the previous generation  DIRECT ANCESTOR  John Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1829, emigrated to Australia around 1853 Married in Geelong, Australia, January 11, 1853 Julia Byrne Click here for their descendants   Bridget Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1830, emigrated to Australia around 1853 at this point I am still researching her descendants - email me if you know them   Patrick Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1831, emigrated to Australia around 1853 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Margaret Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1833, emigrated to Australia around 1853 married Edward Hepper Gasquoine in 1879 in Victoria at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Andrew Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1836, emigrated to Australia around 1853 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Helen Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1838, emigrated to Australia around 1853 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Mathew Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1835, emigrated to Australia around 1853 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Joseph Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 18?? listed as already deceased on his father's death certificate of 1870     Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF JOHN MULLIGAN AND JULIA BYRNE - VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA   DIRECT ANCESTOR John Mulligan born West Meath, Ireland 1829, emigrated to Australia around 1853, died March 14, 1913 in Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Married in Geelong, Australia, January 11, 1853 Julia Byrne born Kilkenny, Ireland 1826, emigrated to Australia around 1852. Died July 31, 1889 in Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Her parents were Daniel Byrne, a farmer and Julia Byrne (nee Nolan) click here to return to previous generation Mary Mulligan born 1853, in Eureka, Victoria   married in 1873 in Ballarat to   John McKeoy click here for their descendants   Bridget Mulligan born 1855, in Eureka, Victoria, died in Mollonggliinjo, Shire Creswick, County Talbot, Victoria. Her birth was not registered by her parents. Died in 1917. married in 1880 in Ballarat to Abraham Bailey click here for their descendants   Julia Ann Mulligan born December 23, 1856, in Eureka, Victoria, died in 1927 married in 1882 in Ballarat to Daniel Henry Walker  click here for their descendants   Ellen Mulligan born January 29, 1857 in Ballarat, Victoria married in 1878 to James Thomas Walker at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Joseph Mulligan born October 1, 1858 in Ballarat, Victoria, died January 10, 1903, Ballarat, Victoria Does not appear to have been married   Margret Mulligan born October 14, 1859, in Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, died in 1922 married in 1884 to John Henry Swingler click here for their descendants   DIRECT ANCESTOR John Thomas Mulligan born December 23, 1861, in Ballarat, Victoria, January 15, 1910 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia married on September 17, 1884 in Nairn/Wheatsheaf, South Australia to Rosina Ellen Martin click here for their descendants   Daniel Mulligan born September 30, 1862 in Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria,  married in 1888 in Nerina to Mary Flaghy click here for their descendants   Matthew Mulligan born in 1865 in Ballarat, Victoria. Died in 1866 in Ballarat, Victoria.    Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF JOHN THOMAS MULLIGAN AND ROSINA ELLEN MARTIN - AUSTRALIA  DIRECT ANCESTOR John Thomas Mulligan born December 23, 1861, in Ballarat, Victoria, January 15, 1910 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia married on September 17, 1884 in Nairn/Wheatsheaf, South Australia to Rosina Ellen Martin click here to return to previous generation Percival Douglas Mulligan born August 9, 1885 Woodside, South Australia married August 17, 1912 in Perth, Australia Daisy Pearl Boulter   John Joseph Mulligan born October 16, 1888 Macclesfield, South Australia married  Hilda Garland   William Norman Brice Mulligan born October 5, 1891, Broken Hill, New South Wales married Daisy    Wilfred George Mulligan born June 14, 1897, Broken Hill, New South Wales married April 30, 1921 Perth RC Cathedral Ester Florida Northey born 21 Feb, 1897 Perth, Western Australia   Stella Rose Mulligan born August 22, 1901 in Broken Hill, New South Wales. married June 16 1828, Perth, Australia John Myssonski   Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF MARY MULLIGAN AND JOHN MCKEOY - BALLARAT AUSTRALIA Mary Mulligan born 1853, in Eureka, Victoria married in 1873 in Ballarat to   John McKeoy click here to return to previous generation Andrew Lawrence McKeoy born 1874   at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   James Exaviom McKeoy born 1877 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Mary Louisa McKeoy born 1879 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Anastasia McKeoy born 1880 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Montague Edgar McKeoy born 1883  at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Joseph John McKeoy born 1885 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Angela Margretta McKeoy born 1887 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Donald Lawrence McKeoy born 1896 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them  Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF BRIDGET MULLIGAN AND ABRAHAM BAILEY - VICTORIA AUSTRALIA Bridget Mulligan born 1855, in Eureka, Victoria, died in Mollonggliinjo, Shire Creswick, County Talbot, Victoria. Her birth was not registered by her parents. Died in 1917. married in 1880 in Ballarat to Abraham Bailey click here to return to previous generation Julia Bailey at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Abraham Bailey at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   John James Bailey at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   William Bernard Bailey at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Margaret May Bailey at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   James Joseph Bailey born 1892 at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Marion Ellen Bailey born 1894 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Alice Mead Bailey born 1896 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them    Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF JULIA MULLIGAN AND DANIEL HENRY WALKER - VICTORIA AUSTRALIA Julia Ann Mulligan born December 23, 1856, in Eureka, Victoria, died in 1927 married in 1882 in Ballarat to   Daniel Henry Walker click here to return to previous generation Daniel Walker born ?     at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them    Anne May Walker 1887   at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them  Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF MARGRET MULLIGAN AND JOHN HENRY SWINGLER - VICTORIA AUSTRALIA Margret Mulligan born October 14, 1859, in Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, died in 1922 married in 1884 to John Henry Swingler click here to return to previous generation Frederick James Swingler born 1885   at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them    Julia Swingler born 1886 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   John Swingler born 1888 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them    Reginald Swingler 1889 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Violet Swingler 1890 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Walter Swingler 1891 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Ruby Swingler 1893 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Albert Swingler 1890 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   May Swingler 1896 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   William Henry Swingler 1897 at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Arthur Swingler  at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them   Margret Ellen Swingler at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list KNOWN DESCENDANTS OF DANIEL MULLIGAN AND MARY FLAGHY, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA Daniel Mulligan born September 30, 1862 in Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria,  married in 1888 in Nerina to Mary Flaghy click here to return to previous generation Herbert Daniel Mulligan at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them    Catherine Alice Mulligan at this point I am still researching her descendants- email me if you know them   Daniel Mulligan at this point I am still researching his descendants- email me if you know them  Click here to return to top of page  Click here to return to surnames list