John Pope Ivess

John Pope Ivess
was born in Askeaton Co Limerick Ireland. 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 ( See the Australian pages for details) 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.

See more on the Australian Family Page