Shoalhaven — Ryan and Bryant Australian roots

The Ryan and Bryant lines of the Australian ancestry were rooted in the Shoalhaven and Nowra region. James Charles Ryan was born at Crookhaven, Nowra, on 12 September 1841. He married Catherine Bryant in Shoalhaven on 25 July 1866 at the home of her father Edward Bryant. Earlier generations included transported convicts and early settlers in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven districts.

Nowra and Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia