Michael was in fact born to Richard Heaps at Kells (Meath) in 1809 but there were Heaps who were freeholders at Rathmolyon in 1785,these being Joseph,Michael,Richard at Kill Beg and a Richard at the Glebe in Rathmolyon.By 1802 0nly Joseph remained and a Joseph Heaps would remain at Kill Bog tilll 1911.Michael still had a connection with Rathmolyon as Joseph and Edward Gee were part of the same Protestant church in 1802.Edwards's sons immigrated to Van Diemens Land as did Michael Heaps, although the oral connection to the family has been through his wife Jane Guynan whose mother was Anne Walton of Kells,Kilkenny.
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia
The only record of Michael was when he married at Rathmolyon in 1837 to Jane Gunyan in the Church of Ireland.
They emigrated to Van Deimans Land in 1840 with his mother Ellen either born at Kells or Kill in 1780 as were her husband Richard Heaps. The marriage book includes other Heaps in the area around 1838. The Gee family from Rathmolyon and begun to emigrate to Van Diemens Land around 1850, They had a farm called "Coragh". Michael became one of the first tenant farmers at Cullenswood, near Fingal in Van Diemans Land and had a large family one of whom was my gg grand mother Catherine,who liked to be called Kate and who had a son,my granfather she called Henry Heber,in honour of her Irish ancestory. Two other sons opened up one fo richest tin mines on the North East Coast of Tasmania.
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1801 | |
| Date of Death | 2nd Jun 1880 | |
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RHMCKIMMIE
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