Irish immigrants - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Immigration sponsors

catewally — 2013-06-08 12:55:55Z

Ann Ryan was sponsored by Mary Reilly in 1863 and then Ann sponsored her two sisters Bridget and Mary in 1885. They were to be houseservants.

Re: Immigration sponsors

corahlf — 2013-06-08 07:18:58Z

Hi,
Are you able to provide your relatives' name please?

Leanne

Re: Diadem 1850 to Australia

Roy_Pentland — 2013-06-08 02:17:43Z

Hello all,
My GG Grandmother, Eliza Ewings was also a Diadem girl, aged 15 and born in Armagh, Northern Ireland. She arrived 12 Jan 1850 and eventually married William Pentland. They had many children and eventually settled in the Loy Yang area and Traralgon.

Re: Francis Hatton emigrated from Dublin

pmoynihan1 — 2013-03-16 15:29:46Z

Hi Leanne,

I have not located the church record yet but I know he had brothers named John and Robert plus there is another valuation record naming a Patrick or Peter Hatton living in Galway at the time of Francis' birth and quite possibly could be the father. I have yet to establish a definite link though.

Pauline

Re: Francis Hatton emigrated from Dublin

corahlf — 2013-03-16 10:08:53Z

Hi,
Any idea of parent names for Francis?

Leanne

Francis Hatton emigrated from Dublin

pmoynihan1 — 2013-03-15 16:43:44Z

Francis was born in Co. Galway, Ireland c. 1851. He was employed in Dublin as a printer and later as a bookbinder and he lived in Dublin a number of years before he was said to have emigrated to Australia, sometime after 1878 and before 1901. His religion was either Church of Ireland or Presbyterian.

We know nothing about what happened to him after that. Does anybody have information about him? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Pauline

sarah ann Cochrane brn 1851 Ireland UK

glenis1946 — 2013-03-06 05:34:01Z

sarah ann cochrane migrated to australia, aboard the Western Bride arriving Australia sept 1855.
Cant find out anything about her.Is it possible she died on board the ship while coming to australia. if so where would one find those records.We know that she travelled under the maternal grandparents name of Cochrane instead of her birth name Bailie.

Immigration sponsors, Ireland to Australia

catewally — 2013-02-06 22:03:48Z

I just wanted to know if there is anyway to find information about a sponsor. I have a relation who immigrated from Ireland in 1860's and the lady who sponsored her also sponsored a lot of other Irish girls. The sponsors name was Mary Reilly and the girls were to be servants.

Any help with this would be great. I can't find anything much so far.

Re: Immigration sponsors

catewally — 2013-02-06 21:04:53Z

Sydney Australia

Re: Immigration sponsors

BobNY — 2013-02-06 13:46:13Z

Emigrated to WHERE?

Re: William & Isabella English

Dani_Benstead — 2013-02-02 06:12:17Z

Thank you Debra. Much appreciated for such a quick response!

Re: William & Isabella English

dj72green — 2013-02-01 13:18:03Z

Hi Dani,

If your family paid their own fare then they won't appear in the indexes, also many of the passenger lists from the 1860's were lost in the 1893 Brisbane flood.

NSW passenger lists are indexed on the NSW State Records website, and those for Victoria are on PROV (just Google).

Debra

William & Isabella English

Dani_Benstead — 2013-02-01 05:06:02Z

I am unable to find how William, Isabella & John English arrived in Queensland. It must be around the 1863-1865 era as John was born abt 1863 in Ireland whereas his younger brother was born in Queensland in 1865.
I cannot locate any passenger lists with their name or anything - it is like they didn't exist! Except that their marriage certificate is from 1862 in Northern Ireland.
P.S. Both William & Isabella died in Queensland - maybe they didnt arrive here first?

If you have any information I would truly appreciate it.
Kind Regards
Dani Benstead

John Donovan emigration to Australia

LeanneGayeD — 2013-01-29 12:35:09Z

Does anyone have any information on the origin of the below John Donovan?

Name: John DONOVAN
Given Name: John
Surname: DONOVAN
Sex: M
Birth: 1835
Death: 7 Jun 1901 in Dalby, Queensland(1498)
Burial: Dalby, Queensland
Note: Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Father: John DONOVAN
Mother: Margaret DONOVAN(MRS)

Marriage 1 Julia Susan TAYLOR b: 1840
Married: 17 Nov 1864 in Dalby, Queensland(10
Children
Mary Ann DONOVAN b: 29 Jan 1867
Patrick John DONOVAN b: 1865
Margaret Maria DONOVAN b: 1868
James Taylor DONOVAN b: 1869
Katie Fanny DONOVAN b: 31 Dec 1871
Robert DONOVAN b: 1875
Julia Susan DONOVAN b: 1879

John Cahir (1829-1911) from Foilrim, Clare, Ireland, emigrated to Australia

dbcahir — 2012-10-03 19:06:40Z

Trying to trace the Australian branch of my family. My great-grandfather's brother, John Cahir, was born in Foilrim, County Clare, Ireland in 1829 (son of James Cahir and Mary Connor); he left for Australia and married Margaret Cahir (yes, it appears her maiden and marriage names are the same) in 1853 and had a daughter, Ellen (apparently an only child according to family correspondence). Additional correspondence indicates that John died in 1911. It is believed that the family lived in Lal Lal, Victoria (near Geelong/Ballarat).

Re: Immigration Ireland to Australia Michael & Mary Moriarty c 1854

MissyML — 2012-10-01 07:41:22Z

Hello Aileen,

I haven't looked at my Ancestry website for such a long time .. but I got your email alert regarding Margaret Moriarty. Margaret was my Great Grand Aunt and I would love to find out any information you have. My personal email is michellelawrence4@bigpond.com. I can give you access to my tree if you would like to have a look.

Thank you for getting in touch, hope to hear from you soon.

Warm regards,

Michelle Lawrence (nee Morarty)

Re: Immigration Ireland to Australia Michael & Mary Moriarty c 1854

MaYoung61 — 2012-10-01 05:39:44Z

My great grandmother was Margaret Moriarty, can I help?

Aileen Young

Re: Irish immigrants - Brick Wall

tracysw1 — 2012-09-17 11:07:38Z

Thanks for that Anne,
Although I have that information already, I am still on the hunt for more information on Jane Walsh.

I have recently discovered she was from Boherbue, County Cork, Ireland, and was part of an emigration scheme which appears to have originated in County Cork although the barque Edward Coulston left from Liverpool. There is a newspaper clip from the Cork Constitution April 1833 http://corkgen.org/publicgenealogy/cork/potpourri/corkancest...
There is some other interesting information on the site for anyone researching Cork immigration & convicts.

Lady De Bathe who seems to have been the head of this Emigration Scheme, it appears she and her husband had estates in Ireland and England. He was in Parliament at one time but at this stage have not been able to find where to search to see if their Manorial Estate Records might hold any further information on her “Good works”
Someone sent me some information (terribly hard to read) which states the girls stayed at the Kings Orphanage in Hobart until jobs could be found for them. It mainly concerned costs of food, etc, however, there was also a page showing where the girls were eventually employed and by whom. Jane Walsh was employed by Mr James Grey of St Pauls Plain and her pay was £12 per annum.

I still have not found Jane's death recorded anywhere. Recently I did find mention of a J. Milkins and a Paul Milkins in the online search Geelong District database: Admission Books of the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum; both admitted sometime in 1876. I know Paul died in January 1877 and was stated on his death record he was a widower, I am hoping to find more info from this source.

Re: Irish immigrants - Brick Wall

AnneMcKenna58 — 2012-09-17 03:01:11Z

Hi tracysw1
Perhaps you have moved on from your below meassage, however I was interested in your question and did an ancestry search for marriage record for Jane Walsh, and there is a record in Tasmania for her marriage to Paul Wilkins (Milkins?) in Campbeltown Tasmania in 1834. Tassie BDM do not have an online service but this might be of assistance to you. this may give you her birthplace +++
You will have to contact them and submit a request for certificate.
Jope this has helped
Anne

Re: 'THAMES" IMMIGRATION SHIP 1826 CORK IRELAND TO SYDNEY

youlheritage — 2012-09-11 06:11:22Z

Hi Jean

The ABGR is explained in the following web page http://www.sag.org.au/component/content/article/28-basics-on...
As explained in my post on Ancestry I am researching all families that emigrated on the "Thames". I have documented some 15 pages of data on the Cullen family which I can make available to you. You may like to make contact with me on 02 49755391. Regards Bob Starling ("Thames" historian)

Re: 'THAMES" IMMIGRATION SHIP 1826 CORK IRELAND TO SYDNEY

jonnijean — 2012-09-10 23:30:23Z

Hi, Have looked at the ship list of "Thames", online. Could anyone tell me where the source would have come from please.
I have Bernard Bartholomew CULLEN source:
ABGR NO. 1973012 & ABGR NO. 1894010. What is ABGR records please.
Thank you Jean.

Re: Diadem 1850 to Australia

PamMcRae500 — 2012-06-12 03:55:49Z

Elizabeth was my 2nd g grandmother
I have a tree on Ancestry
home email is pamelamcrae@bigpond.com
Not sure if we have corresponded before
Pam

Re: Help - where to look for info on SARAH REILLY Co.Cavna immigration

cannardmob — 2012-04-25 06:06:40Z

I was able to find passenger list for my great grandparents on 'Irish Roots'. They travelled from County Cavan in 1878 to NSW. They were James Burrows and Elizabeth Keelan.
I hope you have success in your searching, it helps to fill in those gaps.

Marie

finding

Harrisw295 — 2012-04-25 00:32:06Z

I like to help me finding my gt gt grandmother who came to australia on Diadam to Melbourne in 1850. I have no idea who is her parent information. Her name was Eliza Kerney of Ireland, Armagh of county. Abt 1833. I have trouble to finding her death as need to find who are her parent. She married to John Harris, England. I hope you able to help. Thanks. Wendy

winifred cruise/pilcher/allen

403colleenc — 2012-01-24 08:11:38Z

Looking for any info on Winifred who immigrated with her
mother and step-father to new zealand with the fencibles in
1849. She married michael allen in onehunga in 1854 i know
he came from halifax england but cannot find any more info
on how he came to nz.

Re: Kilpatrick

rosskilpatrick1 — 2011-12-09 21:05:09Z

Hello Kaye I am interested in hearing more about this family as my DNA suggests I am related to John Kilpatrick b1810 Donegal.
Regards

Ross Kilpatrick
NSW

Re: Kilpatrick

rosskilpatrick1 — 2011-12-09 21:04:44Z

Hello Kaye I am interested in hearing more about this family as my DNA suggests I am related to John Kilpatrick b1810 Donegal.
Regards

Ross Kilpatrick
NSW

Russell, Patrick and his sons Michael and Walter

pdafmill — 2011-11-26 08:56:09Z

After the death of his wife in Tipperary, Patrick immigrated to Australia in 1868 arriving with his adult sons in Melbourne aboard the 'Conflict'. While he gave his age as 50 upon arrival, Patrick was actually closer to 70 years of age. I am interested in what became of sons, Michael and Walter. I believe they were all carpenters.

Help - where to look for info on SARAH REILLY Co.Cavna immigration

rachheaton — 2011-08-18 12:32:16Z

Hi,
From birth, marriage and death certs I have purchased, i have found that my GGGrandmother Sarah Reilly, Co.Cavan married Jacob Wilson in Castlemaine Victoria in 1858.

Arrived in Australia approx 1855. Born approx 1833. Parents Ann Fitzpatrick and James O'Reilly..

Just wondering how I find out which ship she may have come across on, and any other info I can glean?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Re: Margaret & brother simon ryan on the Roslyn Castle 1836

suzjking — 2011-06-01 04:54:08Z

Thanks so much Kellie,
This opens things right up .... Catherine Birmingham and her children Margaret & Simon Ryan arrived as free settlers on the roslin Castle to join the childrens father James Ryan a convict already in the colony.... now which james Ryan is it, he must have arrived after Simon was conceived so not before 1822 and he was transported from dublin according to the passenger list... need to do some more hunting

Re: Margaret & brother simon ryan on the Roslyn Castle 1836

Sad_Mushroom — 2011-06-01 02:11:59Z

Hi,
The link is
http://search.ancestry.com.au/browse/view.aspx?dbid=1210&...

Kellie

Re: Margaret & brother simon ryan on the Roslyn Castle 1836

jibeh41 — 2011-05-30 12:46:46Z

Hi suzjking,
On Margaret Ryan's wedding certificate the two witnesses are James Ryan and James Murray. I have always presumed that James Ryan would be either a father or a brother to Margaret. Considering that she was 16 at the time of marriage, she would of needed an adults consent to marry. Strangly nothing was wrong with her fertility, although it was a couple of years before she had children. Maybe she still lived with her family? who knows.
I did a Google search for "Ryan Kirkconnell Genealogy" and came up with a Ray Ryan who was doing research on the Local church St Mary's at Kirkconnell. No he was not related to us but he was a descendant of James Murray.
James Murray was the original owner of the land where the church now stands, before the Church was built it was a graveyard and to his recollection it was called "Redbank" The place where Margaret Lahy Nee Ryan was laid to rest. Also the same Grave Yard where Patrick Lahy was buried but by now it had taken on the name of Kirkconnell.
Also of interest on the marriage certificate of Catherine Lahy and James Sullivan the witness is John Jordan brother- in-law of Catherine Lahy and Mary Ann Muray (Murray) Mary Ann Murray (nee Farmer) is the wife of the James Murray as mentioned on her parents wedding certificate.
James Murray also turned up in the year of 1836, It is a possibility that he may have been on the same ship.
Margaret Lahy (nee Ryan) married and died as a Margaret, but on a lot of the childrens info the Name Mary does pop up a lot more than Margaret.
Cheers Bradley Hayden

'THAMES" IMMIGRATION SHIP 1826 CORK IRELAND TO SYDNEY

youlheritage — 2011-05-25 02:55:48Z

Please let me introduce myself. I am Bob Starling and I am a family history researcher. My interest is the Irish immigration ship the Thames which brought wives and children from Cork Ireland to Sydney to unite with their husband/father who had been transported prior to 1826. The Thames was the first immigration ship to carry families direct from Ireland. My connection with the Thames is through my wife’s line. Her Grandmother was a Whitfield with her line back to Jacob Whitfield who was transported with his family immigrating on the Thames.

Researching the families that immigrated on the Thames is a challenging undertaking as there is no official passenger list existing in the NSW State Archives, the National Archives in Canberra or the National Archives in Dublin Ireland. Fortunately a researcher named Lyn Vincent of Lyndon Genealogy has managed to reconstruct a passenger list through using the 1828 Census, the Ship Surgeon’s Report, Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and the Australian Biographical & Genealogical Record.

The purpose of listing this message is to locate extended family members of those that immigrated on the Thames with the view to drawing together background information on what has happened to those Thames families and their convict husbands since 1826. My objective is to document as many as possible Thames family stories and provide this information to the Mitchell Library and to the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) in the form of a manuscript. A copy would also be made available to those families that contribute to the manuscript.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Bob Starling
clayton@aanet.com.au

Re: Margaret & brother simon ryan on the Roslyn Castle 1836

suzjking — 2011-05-19 03:44:02Z

Thanks Kellie,
I was looking for before and just after, I knew when they arrived but had not found a passenger list for this voyage of the 'Roslyn Castle' so wasn't sure of mum & dad travelling with them, Margaret's maiden name is new information. I've seen Marg mistaken for Mary regularly.
Can you please let me know where you found this information.
Somehow Catherine met Patrick Lahy and he received permission to marry her in Bathurst in November 1336
Thanks,
Suzanne

Re: Margaret & brother simon ryan on the Roslyn Castle 1836

Sad_Mushroom — 2011-05-18 10:51:48Z

Hiya,
Are you after info of the arrival or life afterwards??

They all arrived Feb 1836 on Roslin Castle.
Margaret seems to be listed as Mary or might be Marg (hard to read)
Catherines maiden name was Birmingham.

Kellie

Margaret & brother simon ryan on the Roslyn Castle 1836

suzjking — 2011-05-15 09:30:08Z

My ancestress Margaret Ryan aged 16 and her brother Simon aged 9 arrived on the Roslyn Castle from Cork on 26th February 1836. I know this from their gaol admission sheets later in life (young margaret married a convict patrick lahy 14 November 1836 and I beleive he led them both astray). They must have been free passangers, I cannot find a record for either of their parents James & Catherine being convicts and they were not convicts themselves. Does anyone know of where I can find more information about them?

John Baker

hpzimm1 — 2011-05-14 10:55:39Z

Seeking information on name of ship & date of arrival in Australia of John Baker. He came from Ennis County Clare Ireland. Married Bridget McNamara 25th April,1864 in Warwick Qld. Possible brother Martin came with him. Parents Michael & Bridget (nee Gleeson).

Re: John Deveney m Gottleben Mauch of Yangan, Queensland

Sad_Mushroom — 2011-04-16 07:34:20Z

Hi,
You might get more replies if you include more information in your query.
When was he born and where/when did he marry?
Anything that will narrow down the time frame to be searched.

Kellie

John Deveney m Gottleben Mauch of Yangan, Queensland

enidswales — 2011-04-01 09:06:58Z

I've been unsuccessfully trying to locate the immigration record for my G.G. Grandfather John D and wondering if any one has had any success?

Mulher(a)n - to Australia 1858 - Ship Sapphire

meplummer — 2011-03-25 22:17:18Z

Looking for information on 5 Mulheran's that emigrated to Australia. They arrived on 24 May 1859 aboard the Sapphire. All of these boys listed Cloughenally, County Donegal as the townland that they were from -- suspect that it was misspelled and should have been Cloughanelly, County Donegal.

Charles, parents John and Sophia
Daniel, parents Owen and Margaret
Hugh, parents Cornelius and Isabella
John, parents Michael and Bridget
John, parents Edward and Maggy.

My gggrandmother was Anne Mulhern b. ca 1810-1813. She married Michael Curran before 1850. One of their son's was born at Muckish, Cloghaneely, County Donegal. Trying to determine if my Anne was part of any of the above families.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Marie

Bolger Family of Dublin Ireland

pwebbhyd1 — 2011-03-14 09:20:47Z

Anyone with information relating to Edward Frederick Bolger or
Frederick Edward Bolger.

Looking for brother and sister last known in Dublin Ireland possible names: George and Sophie?.

Please contact

Re: Daniel STEVANS/STEPHENS & Elizabeth SCOTT

LisaStevans63 — 2010-12-18 08:19:21Z

Thank you heaps Kellie, truely appreciated.
One more question, where or how can i get information on Daniel STEVANS/STEPHENS & Elizabeth SCOTT when and where in Ireland they were Born and Married and who thier parents were, i seem to have no luck at all on them before the 1841 Census.
Thanks again.
Lisa.

Re: Daniel STEVANS/STEPHENS & Elizabeth SCOTT

Sad_Mushroom — 2010-12-17 21:33:27Z

Hi Lisa,
Checking the England census shows Daniel and Elizabeth had 8 children.
1841 census
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel Stevens 35
Elizth Stevens 35
Margaret Stevens 13
James Stevens 11
John Stevens 9
Thomas Stevens 7
Daniel Stevens 5
Elizth Stevens 3
Mary Stevens 1

This could be them arriving in Victoria
STEVENS ELIZABETH 45yo JUL 1857 LADY MILTON 11 418
STEVENS ELIZABETH 19yo JUL 1857 LADY MILTON 11 426
STEVENS MARY A 15yo JUL 1857 LADY MILTON 11 426
STEVENS AMELIA 14yo JUL 1857 LADY MILTON 11 426

Kellie

Daniel STEVANS/STEPHENS & Elizabeth SCOTT

LisaStevans63 — 2010-12-17 12:07:04Z

Hi, could some kind soul please help me finding information on my ancestors Daniel STEVENS/STEPHENS and wife Elizabeth SCOTT, all i have on them is:
Daniel STEVENS Born c1803 Ireland spouse Elizabeth SCOTT Born c1801 Ireland, they had 7 children:
1.Margaret STEVENS c1831 Hackney, Middlesex, England
2.John STEVENS & Thomas STEVENS Twins 30 Jun 1833 Hackney, Middlesex, England
3.Daniel STEVENS 31 May 1835 Hackney, Middlesex, England
4.Elizabeth STEVENS 08 Oct 1837 Hackney, Middlesex, England
5.Amelia STEVENS 04 Jun 1843 Hackney, Middlesex, England

i am related thru Mary Ann STEVENS who Married William Edward HAWKINS 1859 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and they both died in Victoria, Australia.
I do not know if her family came over to Australia as well or where from Ireland her parents are from, any help or information would be truely appreciated.
Kindest Regards
Lisa Stevens

GILDEA GILDAY KILDAY

grickle2 — 2010-11-30 02:14:11Z

Seeking information about a Thomas Gildea or Gilday or Kilday born ab.1810 migration to Australia, settled in Penrith area. Possibly had a brother, Edward who settled in Penrith and may have come with Thomas. Any help, hints would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Duke of Argyll voyage London to Brisbane Apr-Jun 1900

kpr579 — 2010-10-14 08:00:33Z

Hi Kellie
Thanks for your email and suggestions.
I have Henry's family and am have hit the wall so am now looking at other possible family connections eg cousins etc. A long shot I know, but doing Irish research from this side of the world is not easy.
Thanks again
Kevin
NZ

Re: Duke of Argyll voyage London to Brisbane Apr-Jun 1900

Sad_Mushroom — 2010-10-12 08:54:59Z

Hi Kevin,
Have you checked QLD BDM to see if there are deaths with matching parents or anything?
https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m

QLD Indexes might hold something
http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/indexes.asp

Even the Electoral Rolls on Ancestry might help find if they were all living together or near each other.

Kellie

Re: Duke of Argyll voyage London to Brisbane Apr-Jun 1900

kpr579 — 2010-10-11 06:00:05Z

Hi Brian
Thanks for your reply.
I have plenty of info on Henry and his family but was just keen to know if Patrick was a possible relative.
Henry brother was already in Bribane and he travelled with another Ryan who I have not been able to place yet.
While the Ryan name is common I was just checking the possibilities.
Thanks again
Kevin
NZ

Re: Duke of Argyll voyage London to Brisbane Apr-Jun 1900

BrianMartin629 — 2010-10-10 16:02:00Z

Hi again,

Ship: DUKE OF NORFOLK
Date: 1900
To : Brisbane
On Board: Patk Ryan
James
Katie
Margaret
Patk

All these Ryan were in their twenties. Maybe one of the two Patk's here is the one that was deleted from the voyage on my previous email. On the other hand, this may be the wrong family - do any of these other names ring a bell with you?

Brian, Glasgow

Re: Duke of Argyll voyage London to Brisbane Apr-Jun 1900

BrianMartin629 — 2010-10-10 15:35:27Z

Kevin,
Henry and Patk are both showing on the original ships list, right next to one another. However a thick line has been drawn through Patk's name, as if he didn't make the journey afterall.

Also, as you can see on the attached printer-friendly print-out, it refers to Patk as a POTENTIAL travelling companion.....If only the ships log gave the address where each passenger came from, there would be a much better chance of knowing whether they were related or not. But it doesn't.

Brian, Glasgow