John McCONACHY b. 1815 Co Derry, Ireland, son of Thomas McCONACHY and Magaret mcCOMBE was married to Jane McGUINESS, b. c 1804 Co Derry, IRL, daughter of Charles McGUINESS and Isabel McCONACHY. John and Jane had the following children:

1. Mary McCONACHY b. 1838, Derry, IRL m. Henry McCOMBE;
   Henry McCOMBE b. 1833 Co Derry, Ireland married 1859 Portland, Vic to Mary McCONACHY b. 1838 Co Derry, Ireland and they had the following children:
   
   1. David McCOMBE b. 1860 Hotspur, Vic, mar. Matilda DUNFORD;
   2. Henry McCOMBE b. 1862 Narrawong, Vic, mar. Susan Louisa LOOKER;
   3. Samuel John McCOMBE b. 1864 Casterton, Vic;
   4. Robert John McCOMBE b. 1866 Casterton, Vic;
   5. Isabella McCOMBE b. 1869 Narrawong, Vic;
   6. Mary Jane McCOMBE b. 1871 Narawong, Vic;
   7. Margaret Daisy McCOMBE b. 1873 Narrawong, Vic, mar. William James BROWNLAW;
   8. Agnes McCOMBE b. 1875 Narrawong, Vic d. 1875;
   9. William Herbert McCOMBE b. 1876 Narrawong, Vic;
   10. Charles McCOMBE b. 1878 Narrawong, Vic;
   11. Alfred Ernest McCOMBE b. 1880 Narrawong, Vic, mar. Ethel Mercer LEWIS.
   
   
   
2. David McCONACHY b. 1840, Derry, IRL, d. 1891 Hamilton (not married);
   
   
3. Margaret Jane McCONACHY b. 1844 d. 1844 Portland, Vic;
   
   
4. Margaret Isabella McCONACHY b. 1846 Portland, Vic, mar. Samuel CONDON;
   Samuel CONDON b. c1850 Somerset, England was married to Margaret Isabella McCONACHY, b. 1847 Portlland, Vic and they had the following children:
   
   1. Jane Isabella CONDONb. 1875 Hotspur, Vic, mar. Frank SHEPHERDSON;
   2. John CONDON b. 1876 Hotspur, Vic, mar. Elizabeth Emily PENGLASE;
   3. Emma Caroline CONDON b. 1878, m1. Jacob PILL, m2 James Henry PATTERSON;
   4. Mary Margaret CONDON b. 1879, Digby, Vic. mar. Allen William DUSTING;
   5. Ruth CONDON b. 1881, Digby, Vic, d. 1882;
   6. Lucy May CONDON b. 1883, Hotspur, Vic, d. 1885;
   7. Elsie May CONDON b. 1888, Mt Gambier, SA, mar. Sydney Herbert TOOMER.

John and family arrived at Portland in 1841 where John was a policeman for a number of years at Portland.

In 1849 John was granted a licence to the "Woodford Inn" on the Glenelg River at Dartmoor.

In 1856 John McCONACHY built the "Rising Sun" hotel at Hotspur on the Crawford River.

J. McCONACHY as listed as an early landowner on the Hotspur Parish map.

In 1859 Mary McCONACHY, dau of John and Jane married Henry McCOMBE and they raised a large family at Narrawong, near Portland.

In the Digby Court of Petty Sessions, 25 Apr 1860, John McCONACHY of Hotspur applied for and was granted a General Publican's Licence for the Rising Sun Hotel at Hotspur. Surities were - Duncan McCALLUM of Ardgarton, Digby and John STOCK of Hotspur.

In the Digby Court of Petty Sessions, 23 Apr 1861, John McCONACHY of Hotspur applied for and was granted a General Publican's Licence for the Rising Sun Hotel at Hotspur. Surities were - Thomas Henry CLARKE of Merino and John STOCK of Hotspur.

In 1862 John McCONACHY died at the "Rising Sun" hotel and was buried in the Hotspur Cemetery.

In 1862 David McCONACHY, son of John was listed as a juror into the the inquest, held at the "Rising Sun" hotel into the death of Andrew BOURKE at the "Rising sun" hotel.

In the Digby Court of Petty Sessions, 30 Apr 1862, Jane McCONACHY of Hotspur applied for and was granted a General Publican's Licence for the Rising Sun Hotel at Hotspur. Surities were - Thomas Henry CLARKE of Merino and John STOCK of Hotspur.

In the Digby Court of Petty Sessions, 20 Apr 1863, Jane McCONACHY of Hotspur applied for and was granted a General Publican's Licence for the Rising Sun Hotel at Hotspur. Surities were - Duncan McEACHERN of Kangaroo Station and John STOCK of Hotspur.

In the Digby Court of Petty Sessions, 9 Sep 1863, Jane McCONACHY of Hotspur transferred her her General Publican's Licence for the Rising Sun Hotel at Hotspur to William CHARTER. Surities were - Hugh LEWIS of Digby and Alfred T FARLEY of Digby.

In 1873 Margaret McCONACHY, dau of John & Jane married Samuel CONDON.

In 1891 David McCONACHY, son of John & Jane died at Hamilton,

Jane McCONACHY, widow of John died at Mt Gambier, SA in 1895.

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