The Cleary family attended St Patricks Church, Sydney and knew the priest, Peter Piquet.
About our Cleary Ancestors
A small biography, known as a Micro-Bio, has been prepared for direct ancestors of the Cleary family and their spouses. These related ancestors include members of the Flanagan, Malone, Conlan, Polin, Morris, Dillon and Gilligan families. Each Micro-Bio is based on verifiable sources, documents and citations obtained from official sources. Access to each small biography is available from the Cleary tab at the top of this webpage.
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Which Cleary Family?
Many people are associated with the surname Cleary; understandably this name is not unique to our family. The name is shared by many groups or individuals who are not actually related to us, or even to each other. Ancestral relationships of unconnected individuals or families should be avoided.
Our Family Ancestor is Timothy Cleary
Our objective is to clearly identify those people with the surname Cleary who are our direct ancestors. To meet this criteria we know that they must have Irish or Australian heritage and been directly related to Timothy Cleary (1819-1910) and Ann Malone (1834-1890), or their descendants.
Both Timothy and Ann were born in Offaly, Ireland. They travelled to Australia separately aboard the ship Hotspur in 1861. They married three months later and had six children. The descendants of the union between Timothy and Ann created the direct ancestors of this branch of our family.