The MCCARTNEY family, found

Well this is a pretty neat piece of work that Judy Jones has accomplished. Over the years, I've posted on Stephen LEWIS (1826-1907), sibling of my ancestor. Judy is a descendant:
http://thehistoryofmatt.blogspot.com/search?q=stephen+lewis 

Basically, Stephen LEWIS (1826-1907) was born in East Hendred, Berks, England to John LEWIS and Dinah  nee TABOR in 1826, but when he arrived in Australia he still named the parents as above, but claimed he was AMERICAN. Stephen married Mary MCCARTNEY (abt 1834 - mid 1860s) on 15 May 1856 in Buninyong, Victoria, Australia. 

My previous post on this topic outlined the discovery on Jane's sister and parents:
https://thehistoryofmatt.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-mystery-of-stephen-lewis-1826-1907.html

Her parents were David MCCARTNEY and Jane nee DORMAN, and the MCCARTNEY family (parents and four children) arrived in Sydney in 1850 and clearly  made their way to goldrush Victoria - daughters Mary married in 1856, and Ann (Annie) in 1859, both in Victoria. Ann died in 1882, and Mary presumably in the early 1860s.

But it was no known what became of Dave and Jane MCCARTNEY, and their remaining children Jane (born about 1844) and David (born about 1847).  Judy, a descendant of Stephen and Mary, has now let me know that she has discovered what happened to them, and I'm quoting Judy in some of the following:


An index of outward bound passengers from Victoria reveals that the family of four departed in May 1862, on the ship 'Seaman's Pride', bound for British Columbia:

MACARTNEY DAVID, 40,  SEAMANS PRIDE, MAY 1862,  BRITISH COLUMBIA, MAY 1862 001
MACARTNEY DAVID, 17, SEAMANS PRIDE, MAY 1862,  BRITISH COLUMBIA, MAY 1862 001
MACARTNEY JANE, 40, SEAMANS PRIDE, MAY 1862, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MAY 1862 001
MACARTNEY JANE, 11, SEAMANS PRIDE, MAY 1862, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MAY 1862 001

The ship is listed as heading for 'British Columbia' and did spend some time there (daughter Jane had a son - David James Wall - born 1863 British Columbia), so it would seem the family may have resided there for a short time. 

But the family ended up in California, in the town of Antioch, Contra Costa County, California (near of the San Francisco area).  Jane Jr married a Robert J Wall about 1862 and had numerous children. David Jr didn't marry until very late in life and has no descendants. 

The father, David McCartney died on 15 May 1867, and was buried at what is now called Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa County, CA.

Oak View Memorial Park
Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, USA
David Macartney
Died 15 May 1867
Aged 57 Years
-----
Jane Macartney
Died Jan 26 1894
Aged 84 Years


Judy also tracked down the probate record for David Macartney, which confirms the family connection back to Victoria:

Filed 12th September 1867
In the Probate Court of the County of Contra Costa State of California

In the matter of the Estate of David McCartney deceased
To the Honourbale Mark Sheperd Judge of the Probate Court of the Said County of Contra Costa in the State of California
The Petition of Jane McCartney Contra Costa County in the State of California respectfully shows that David McCartney died on or about the 15th May 1867 at Contra Costa County at his residence in Antioch

That said deceased at the time of his death was a resident of the Said County of Contra Costa in Said State and left Estate in Said County consisting of Real and Personal property.

That the probable value and character of the said property is as follows to wit:
Two lots No 6 & 7 in Block No. 2 in the Town of Antioch in Contra Costa County with the dwelling house of ------   -------  ------- household furniture worth 20 dollars tow cows and 60 calves.

The said deceased left a will bearing date 16th April 1867 in the possession of this petitioner which your petitioner believe, and therefor allege, to be the last will and testament of said deceased and which is hereby presented to this honourable Probate Court.

That no person is named in said will as executor and your petitioner aged about fifty four years residing at Antioch in Contra Costa County is the widow of deceased and is named therein as devisee: That the subscribing witnesses to said will are Patrick Corcoran residing in said County of Contra Costa and Patrick Mulhare residing in said County of Contra Costa

That the next of kin of said testator whom your petitioner is advised and believe, and therefor allege to be the heir at law of said testator and the name, age and residence of said heir:
David McCartney, aged about twenty one years, residing at Antioch Contra Costa County, Jane Wall married to Robert James Wall,  23 years of age, Mary Lewis married to Stephen Lewis, age 28 years, residing in Australia, Anna Eliza McGrath married to Nathaniel McGrath, resident of Australia, aged 26 years and your petitioner, widow of David.

That at the time the will was executed to wit: on the 16th April 1867 the said testator was over the age of eighteen years, to wit: of the age of fifty seven years or thereabouts and was of sound mind, and in every respect competent, by last will to dispose of all his Estate.


Census records for 1870 and 1880 show that the family stayed in Antioch, running a store (just as they'd done in Victoria). 

Amazingly, Judy also traced a photo of the store run by David Macartnay (the sign can be partially made out at left of storefront) from the Contra Costa County Historical Society:

David McCartney Store on 2nd St.

ANTIOCH

c1870

David McCartney's wife Jane lived until 1894 and died in Contra Costa County.

As so, the MACARTNEY/MCCARTNEY FAMILY is traced, from Ireland to New South Wales then Victoria, on to Canada and finally California. While the mystery of when and where Mary Lewis died remains, this information here completes the family of Mary LEWIS nee MCCARTNEY.