You can contact the family Line Co-ordinator for Mary Rope & Thomas Hobby by clicking the following email address:

Alan & Frances Larsen: larsena@bigpond.com

 

 

You can contact the family Line Co-ordinator for Mary Rope & Michael J.T.Ryan by clicking the following email address:

Elizabeth Sloan: bpsloan@iinet.net.au

Helen Ann Norris: pandorahr@hotmail.com

James Tobias Ryan (b. 4.1 1818) was Mary's son. He became a butcher, a Worshipful Master of the Freemasons and a horse trainer.

He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of NSW from 1860 to 1872, in a time when politicians were not paid to serve the public.

Picture below is : Toby Ryan's "Cottage of Content"

Toby is the tall man, centre front

Mary had 2 known relationships:

First she bore 2 children to Thomas Hobby, the Town Coroner.

George's father is unknown but DNA tests prove he is not a Hobby.

Second she married John Ryan and had a large family with him.

You can see the extended family tree for Mary by visiting our Family Trees pages