Donald CHESHER
- Born: 1844, Teasdale, Carcoar, Nsw, Australia 39
- Marriage (1): Isabella Mary ANDERSON on 21 Nov 1870 in Carcoar, Nsw, Australia 85
- Marriage (2): Louisa Sarah WRIGHT on 19 Nov 1889 in Forbes, Nsw, Australia 37
- Died: 13 Oct 1908, Parkes, Nsw, Australia at age 64 40
- Buried: Oct 1908, Eugowra, Nsw, Australia
 Another name for Donald was Donald CHESHIRE.
General Notes:
(BR) = BUSHRANGER
Born at Teasdale Park Fitzroy Inn, Parkes, NSW, Australia
Eugowra:
A small town with a population of 612 and 30km from Canowindra. Eugowra has the distinction of being the scene of Australia's largest ever gold robbery.
On June 15th 1862 just outside the town at Escort Rock, bushranger Frank Gardiner and his gang, then including the infamous Ben Hall, held up the Cobb & Co coach. At about 4.30pm the thrice weekly coach from Forbes to Orange was stopped at rocks about 5km north of Eugowra by the gang. After commandeering two bullock teams the gang blocked the road and made the drivers lie on the road, faking drunkeness. When the gold escort arrived the gang fired on the coach and police escort, wounding Sergeant Condell and Constable Moran. The gang then made off with the 2,719 ozs of gold and £3700 cash. Ben Hall was later caught, held & charged but was later released after another captured gang member refused to name him as a participant in the robbery. Only a portion of the gold & cash was ever recovered and many believe the remainder lies hidden in the hills surrounding the town.
On the 16th April, 1864, Donald Chesher was charged, found guilty, and sentenced to 5 years hard labour, for his part in receiving stolen banknotes, which were part of the ransom from the Henry Keightley raid at Dunns Plains. Donald was at Bathurst when he was caught with the money as he was buying goods for the "Ben Hall Gang". Donald had a special coded note which listed what he had to buy.
Research Notes:
Children of Donald and ISABELLA
1) 11748/1873 Donald CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY at Hartley
4553/1889 Donald CHESHER married Louisa WRIGHT at Forbes (They had 6 children)
5244/1910 Donald CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
2) 12195/1874 George CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY at Hartley
17812/1942 George CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA M at Granville
3) 14827/1876 Annie CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY A at Molong
5667/1904 Arthur P EGAN married Annie CHESHER ANNIE at Sydney
4) 15329/1877 Christiana CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M A at Molong
5) 17420/1879 Edward Brown CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY A at Molong
DIED 2 Sep 1900 South Africa [Lance Corporal Trooper 333] Unit NSW Citizen's Bushmen died at Kaneel Poort
4222/1901 Edward B CHESHER died (ON SERVICES AT WAR) SOUTH AFRICA
6) 15033/1881 Arthur CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
8015/1882 Arthur CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
7) 17129/1883 Richard CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
8) 18829/1884 John D CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
9) 20351/1886 William M CHESHER WILLIAM M born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
9524/1886 William M CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA M at Forbes
1st SON married again in 1889 to Louisa Wright, they had six children. Parents: James Wright and Anna Jane Bradford.
children of Donald and LOUISA
DIED 13747/1898 Roy E at Forbes
DIED 7476/1944 Clarence Frederick at Balmain
Donald married Isabella Mary Anderson, St Pauls Carcoar, she died aged 36 with nine children. m.21 Nov 1870. Parents: Richard C. Anderson & Annie Mary Teapot
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Eugowra:
A small town with a population of 612 and 30km from Canowindra. Eugowra has the distinction of being the scene of Australia's largest ever gold robbery.
On June 15th 1862 just outside the town at Escort Rock, bushranger Frank Gardiner and his gang, then including the infamous Ben Hall, held up the Cobb & Co coach. At about 4.30pm the thrice weekly coach from Forbes to Orange was stopped at rocks about 5km north of Eugowra by the gang. After commandeering two bullock teams the gang blocked the road and made the drivers lie on the road, faking drunkeness. When the gold escort arrived the gang fired on the coach and police escort, wounding Sergeant Condell and Constable Moran. The gang then made off with the 2,719 ozs of gold and £3700 cash. Ben Hall was later caught, held & charged but was later released after another captured gang member refused to name him as a participant in the robbery. Only a portion of the gold & cash was ever recovered and many believe the remainder lies hidden in the hills surrounding the town.
On the 16th April, 1864, Donald Chesher was charged, found guilty, and sentenced to 5 years hard labour, for his part in receiving stolen banknotes, which were part of the ransom from the Henry Keightley raid at Dunns Plains. Donald was at Bathurst when he was caught with the money as he was buying goods for the "Ben Hall Gang". Donald had a special coded note which listed what he had to buy.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Farmer, Hotelier.
Donald married Isabella Mary ANDERSON, daughter of Richard Blackett ANDERSON and Annie Mary MACKIE, on 21 Nov 1870 in Carcoar, Nsw, Australia.85 (Isabella Mary ANDERSON was born in 1850 in Carcoar, Nsw, Australia,86 died on 13 Feb 1887 in Ashfield, Sydney, Nsw, Australia 87 and was buried in 1887 in Rookwood, Lidcombe, Nsw, Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
Married at St Pauls Carcoar NSW
Donald next married Louisa Sarah WRIGHT on 19 Nov 1889 in Forbes, Nsw, Australia.37 (Louisa Sarah WRIGHT was born on 14 Sep 1864 in Euromedah Station, Dubbo, Nsw, Australia, died in 1932 in Burwood, Sydney, Nsw, Australia 38 and was buried in 1932 in Rookwood, Lidcombe, Nsw, Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
married at the home of Charles RAE
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