John Pope Ivess
Born 1817 Askeaton, Ireland.
John Pope Ivess was the son of Patrick and Jane Ivess. Most of the details recounted here have been researched from old documents and family history. Some of the details are by necessity only presumed to be accurate.
John’s first wife was Anne Southwell.
He was the son of Patrick & Jane Ivess and had two brothers and four sisters that we know of. Brother Cornelius remained in Askeaton where the descendants remain to this day. One brother Patrick and four sisters Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine and Ellen emigrated to the USA.
JP was married to Anne Southwell and they produced several children
William, Jane, Joseph, Helena, Annie, Lucy & Albert. ( It would seem that Ann died giving birth to Albert in Dublin 1852) Following her death JP emigrated to Australia on the sailing ship Alcyon via Liverpool in 1852 in the company of another lady also named Ann This Ann sailed as Ann “Ivess” although it was later proven that she was from Liverpool. Passengers assumed they were man and wife.
The family arrived in Victoria in 1852 were they settled in Emerald, Melbourne where John worked as a police sergeant.
WILLIAM THOMAS IVESS, b. 9 September 1840, Askeaton, Ireland; d. London England.
JANE IVESS, b. 22 May 1842, Askeaton, Ireland. ( died prior to 1852 )
JOSEPH IVESS, b. 8 February 1844, Askeaton, Ireland; d. 4 September 1919, Christchurch, New Zealand.
HELENA IVESS, b. July 1847, Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland; d. 1923, Greytown, New Zealand.
ANNIE IVESS, b. 1849, Dublin, Ireland; d. 4 July 1942, Wellington, New Zealand.
LUCY IVESS, b. 1850, Dublin, Ireland; d. Windsor, Victoria, Australia; m. ? HORAN, , Australia;
ALBERT IVESS, b. 1852, Dublin, Ireland; d. 1852, Dublin, Ireland.
The story tells that John was a policeman . The family arrived in 1852 on the vessel Alcyon. We can find no confirmation of this in the records. we do know however that he was a Police Sergeant in Melbourne Australia in 1853. John married Ann Cullen a transported convict who was working as his housekeeper, in 1857 at St Kilda, Melbourne Victoria.
John Pope Ivess was charged and found innocent of bigamy after the marriage took place above.
Children of JOHN IVESS and ANN CULLEN are:
CHARLES IVESS, b. 1859, Steiglitze, Victoria, Australia; d. 1877, Maldon, Victoria, Australia.
JOHN IVESS, b. 1860, Emerald, Victoria, Australia; d. 1861, Emerald, Victoria, Australia.
JOHN PERCIVAL IVESS, b. 1862, Maldon, Victoria, Australia; d. Sydney Australia 1936.
ALBERT IVESS, b. 1864, Maldon, Victoria, Australia; d. 1972, Maldon, Victoria, Australia.
John Pope Ivess died in Maldon Victoria in 1865 at the age of 48. His grave is located near the front of the pioneer section of the Maldon Cemetery. See pictures below. He shares the grave with Wife Ann, (1874) & sons Charles (1876) & Albert (1876).
These are pictures taken at the Maldon Cemetery in September 2001. Showing the location of the family graves.
