D’evlin, John Joseph

D’EVLIN, John Joseph (c1839–1888) was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, the fourth son of a Dublin builder, John D’Evlin, and Jane Owens. He married Anne Gamble at Cork, Ireland, on 17 February 1860. D’Evlin had emigrated to Queensland by 1863 and first worked as a carpenter. He was a building contractor in South Brisbane by 1866 when he built RG SUTER’s early outside-studded West Oxley School. When the school opened the teacher emphasised the value of beauty in teaching children – the trees, grass and the elegant school. This was the first of many buildings that D’Evlin constructed to Suter’s designs: the Doughboy Creek Anglican Church and St James’ Roman Catholic School, Spring Hill, for Suter; and the Townsville, Goodna, Maryborough, Yeerongpilly and Coorparoo Schools for the Board of Education. In the early 1870s D’Evlin was an inspector to the Board and was presumably “one of Mr Suter’s clique” criticised by a frustrated contractor, for D’Evlin named his third son after Suter. Following Suter’s fall from favour with the Board, D’Evlin continued contracting and built Richard Gailey’s Belmont school in 1876, the latter shortly before D’Evlin’s insolvency in May that year. Thereafter he worked as clerk of works, but his role rarely identified but including in 1879 for WARREN Bros of Roma for erection of the Morven Police Station. After 1883 D’Evlin resumed contracting in Brisbane until his death on 16 March 1888 following a fall from scaffolding.

Employment

1863-

Unknown builder, Brisbane

1870s

Temporary building inspector, Board of General Education

1877-

Contract clerk of works

Education

carpenter (possibly with his father, a builder)

Migration and Travel

1862

1 Nov 1862: Arr Brisbane from Gravesend/Plymouth, passenger on “Sultana”.

Genealogy

[F] John D’Evlin (1800–?) b. c1800, Dublin, Ireland; d. ?, Dublin, Ireland [builder, Dublin].

[S / M] Jane Owens (1800–1868) b, c1800, Ireland; d. c1868, Ireland.

[?C/B] James Edward Devlin (1820–1868) b. Sep 1820, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland; d. 26 May 1868, Cork, Ireland
[?C/G] Elizabeth Devlin (1824–1880)`
[?C/G] Alice Mary Devlin (1834–1911)
[?C/4-?B]John Joseph D’EVLIN(c1839–1888) b. c1839, County Wicklow, Ireland; d. 16 Mar 1888, Dauphin Tce, South Brisbane, Qld.
[S, 17 February 1860 • Cork, Ireland / M] Anne Gamble (1841–1900) b. c1841, Queenstown, County Cork, d. 15 Jan 1900, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/1-5G] Annie Caroline D’Evlin (b. c1857, Ireland; d. 23 Aug 1930, Goodna, Qld.
[11C/1-6B] Daniel O’Sullivan Joseph D’Evlin (b. 1862, Ireland; d. 17 June 1923, Brisbane, Qld. [carpenter, 1888]
[11C/2-6B] James Edward D’Evlin: b. 13 Aug 1863; Brisbane, Qld; 13 Nov 1883, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/3-6B] William Francis D’Evlin: b. 27 Nov 1864, Brisbane, Qld; d. 13 May 1946, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/2-5G] Mary Margaret D’Evlin: b. 16 Nov 1866, Brisbane, Qld; d. 26 Mar 1955, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/3-5G] Jane Elizabeth D’Evlin: b. 29 Jan 1869, Brisbane, Qld; JE Churchill: d. 21 Apr 1944, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/4-5G] Theresa Bridget D’Evlin: b. 18 May 1871, Brisbane, Qld; TB Mackenzie: d. 14 Apr 1955, Brisbane, Qld.
[11B/4-6B] George Suter D’Evlin: b. 11 Apr 1873, Brisbane, Qld; d. 16 Apr 1958, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/5-6B] John Joseph D’Evlin: b. 7 Mar 1875, Brisbane, Qld; d. 6 May 1902, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/5-5G] Cornelia D’Evlin: b. 5 Nov 1877, Brisbane, Qld; C Lane: d. 14 Oct 1948, Brisbane, Qld.
[11C/6-6B] Francis Joseph D’Evlin: b. 13 Nov 1881, Brisbane, Qld; d. 17 Jan 1882, Brisbane, Qld.
[?C/G] Mary Jane D’Evlin (1838–?)
[?C/G] Margaret Charlotte Devlin (1841–1915)

References

Insolvency file, SCT/CB, 1876/149 QSA; 1877/260 ENG1/J2 QSA; Qld Daily Guardian, 18 Mar 1867, 3; Brisbane Courier, 18 Mar 1867, 3; Telegraph, 10 May 1876, 2; Brisbane Courier, 17 Mar 1888, 5 and 16 May 1888, 4; information from Pat Joynes.