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Andrew and Frances (nee Thompson) were both from Saintfield, County Down.
They married at Saintfield and emigrated to Sydney, Australia, on the "Mandarin" in 1838.
In November 1841 they sailed to Auckland, NZ, on the "Nimrod" with their first two children.
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Andrew was a boot/shoemaker of Auckland. Andrew married Frances Frances was the youngest of eight children of
He was a son of James Rooney, a farmer of ROONEY in Ireland THOMPSON Samuel Thompson and Jane (nee Chambers) of
Saintfield, County Down, Ireland.  With his born 9 June 1807 They had nine born Jan 1816 Saintfield, County Down, Ireland.   Frances
wife and first child he emigrated to Sydney, (Saintfield, Ireland) children (Saintfield, Ireland) died at Tamworth, New South Wales while
Australia in 1838 and in 1841 to Auckland, died 3 Oct 1880 including James died 14 July 1885 on a visit to her youngest daughter.
  (Epsom, Auckland) (1851-1851) (Tamworth, NSW)  
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Ann Jane Sarah Bethiah Frances Eliza Margaret Andrew James Mary Harriet Julia
ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY
b. 7 Jan 1837 b. 23 Dec 1840 b. 12 Feb 1844 b. 1 Jun 1846 b. 2 Apr 1849 b. 24 Sep 1852 b. 20 Jun 1855 b. 10 May 1858
(Saintfield) (Sydney NSW) (Auckland) (Auckland) (Auckland) (Auckland) (Epsom) (Epsom)
d. 20 May 1914 d. 26 Oct 1918 d. 30 Aug 1932 d. 15 Oct 1932 d. 2 Feb 1886 d. 18 Feb 1929 d. 19 Mar 1930 d. 29 Apr 1943
(Kingsland) (Manurewa) (Rotherham) (Taupiri) (Union St. Akld) (Christchurch) (Tuakau) (Chatswood NSW)
m m m 1st cousin m m m m m
Seymour Robert Manfred Alexander Frederick Eldon John (Jnr) Emma Edward Charles Noel Salter
WELLS SCOTT THOMSON Winchelsea HILL WAYMOUTH FLETCHER FROST LINCOLN
               
8 children: 12 children: 8 children: 8 children: 6 children: 4 children: 8 children: 5 daughters
               
Sarah Ann WELLS Robert Walton Agnes Frances Andrew James John Andrew Lancelot James Edward Thornycroft Frances Augusta
(1856-1922) SCOTT THOMSON HILL (1869-1932) ROONEY (1877-1949) (1882-1937)
m D'Auvergne (1858-1914) (1862-1924) (1864-1889) m(1) C WHITTLE (1885-1907) m(1) Agnes LEE m William Edward
de Jersey GRUT never m Richard KEMP died aged 1 daughter Drowned m(2) Mildred HYDE CANTRILL
8 children married 7 children 25 years m(2) A JACOBSEN in accident 3 children 2 children
               
Frances Eliza Andrew Manfred Alexander Frederick Eldon Minnie Sylvia Frances Emma Julia Gertrude Ethel Maud
(1858-1925) (1860-1925) (1864-       ) HILL (1866-1931) (1871-1929) (1887-1937) FROST LINCOLN
m Charles m Mary Buchanan m Annie m Eileen m James m George Norman (1879-1958) (1884-1972)
Edward GRUT FITZGERALD NOBEL GALVIN PORTEOUS BEATON m Leonard LOGAN m Henry LOGAN
1 son 2 children 1 son 4 children 8 children 2 children 3 children 8 children
               
Mary Harriette Arabella SCOTT Andrew Joseph Emilie Frances William Albert Hilda ROONEY Harry Mervyn Muriel Noel
(1860-1946) (1862-1906) THOMSON (1868-1947) WAYMOUTH (1889-1949) (1880-1954) (1886-1968)
m(1) Henry Edwardes m Cyprian ROWE (1867-1945) m Matthew Thomas (1874-1953) m(1) A V SUTCLIFFE m Lillian Jessie m William
HANDLEY no m Jessie RAE DAVIES m Annie DUANE m(2) John PASSMORE SCHOFIELD ROBINSON
5 children children 2 children 10 children 5 children 3 children 4 children 7 children
               
Maria Lucy Augusta SCOTT Henry (Harry) Julia HILL Herbert Rooney Claude Arthur Raymond Cicely Charlotte
WELLS (1864-1937) THOMSON (1871-1921) WAYMOUTH ROONEY FROST LINCOLN
(1862-1943) m Robert (1870-1914) m Lewis Herbert (1876-1959) (1891-1907) (1883-1975) (1888-1891)
never Ernest LESTER m Mary BLAKE TREVENA m Rosetta CRABB Drowned in m Edith CLARK died aged
married 4 children no children 8 children 5 daughters accident no children 3 years
               
Annie Seymour Geo. Seymour William THOMSON Alice Maud Ada May   Olive Mary Noeline Julia
(1867-1947) SCOTT (1872-1936) (1875-1932) WAYMOUTH See Tree (1885-1916) (1892-1983)
m Charles (1864-1864) m Rebecca m Walter George (1879-1898) for m Arthur m Herbert
Archer WELLS died aged Ellen CARTER RIDINGS Died aged Andrew James Edward HUGHES Athur WARDEN
no children 3 weeks 1 son 5 children 19 years family 1 son 2 children
               
Minnie Steuart Alice SCOTT Hannah Katherine John Chandler Fanny Claudia   Ada Kathleen  
(1873-1955) (1867-1892) THOMSON (1884-1929) WAYMOUTH   (1887-1966)  
m Frank Wallace m Henry John (1876-1893) m Sarah Blanche (1882-1965)   m Percy Clifford See Tree
CAWKWELL GENTLES Died aged Pearl GEAKE m John Laurie   WESTON for
3 children 1 daughter 17 years 3 children TURNER NOTE 3 children LINCOLN
        5 children The sixth child   family
Seymour Annie SCOTT Mabel Bethiah Percy Gordon   and first son of Evelyn Daisy  
Samuel WELLS (1871-1949) THOMSON (1886-1964)   Andrew and (1890-1966)  
(1876-1949) m John (1878-1959) m Willa See Tree Frances was: m William  
m Nellie STEEL TOOMAN never Netherby KIRK for   CANTELIN  
1 son no children married 4 children WAYMOUTH James ROONEY no children  
        family b. 22 Feb 1851    
Violet Kate E. Ada SCOTT Colin THOMSON Lyndon Vincent   (Auckland) Florence Helen  
(1878-1958) (1874-1955) (1885-1963) HILL   d. 28 Feb 1851 (1892-1971)  
m John Richard m(1) George HART m Jane (1889-1831)   (Auckland) m Andrew Bruce  
POWELL m(2) Rod. McLEOD Christine ALM never   died aged FORDYCE  
3 children 1 daughter no children married   6 days 3 children  
               
  Amy SCOTT            
See Tree (1876-1970) See Tree See Tree     See Tree  
for m Frederick Wm. for for     for  
WELLS RADEMACHER THOMSON HILL     FROST  
family 4 daughters family family     family  
               
10 Alberta (Bertha)            
  (1876-1939)            
  m Albert            
  GOODWILL            
  1 son            
               
11 Jeanetta Mabel            
  (1878-1932)            
  m Thomas            
  DIXON            
  no children            
    See Tree          
12 Charles Herbert     for          
  (1882-1956) SCOTT          
  m Leah   family          
  WHITEHEAD            
  4 children