Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia
Peter McGuckin was born on 30 Jan 1835 in Mullin Lower, Ballinderry. He married Jane Campbell from Elagh on 26 Oct 1855 and they emigrated to Queensland Australia the next year on the "Lady McDonald". Arrived on 12 Oct 1856 in Moreton Bay and travelled to Warwick where they had five children before Jane died aged 31 in 1868.
A number of Peter and Jane's siblings also followed them to Warwick - 2 of Peter's brothers and one of Jane's brothers and 5 of her sisters emigrated. Jane's sister Margaret married Peter's brother Thomas in 1863 in Queensland.
Peter remarried Catherine Keleher from Glanworth, Cork in Warwick in 1870 and they had another 2 children before Peter died in a horse accident aged 48 in 1882.
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| Date of Birth | 30th Jan 1835 | |
| Date of Death | 14th Feb 1882 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Hugh McGuckin 1809-1890 | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Rose Keightley (Kickly) 1810 - 1878 | |
| Townland born | Mullin Lower, Ballinderry | |
| Number of Siblings | five | |
| Names of Siblings | Catherine b1832 Hugh 1834-1898 (emigrated to USA) Thomas 1837-1888 (emigrated to Australia) Mary 1838-1915 John 1843-1917 (emigrated to Australia) | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Jane Campbell 1836-1868 Catherine Keleher 1849-1932 | |
| Number of Children | Seven | |
| First Child | Thomas James 1857-1938 | |
| Names of Children | Thomas James 1857-1938 William 1859-1911 Peter 1861-1940 John Bartholomew 1863-1954 Roseanna 1867-1868 Mary Jane 1871-1914 Hugh Joseph 1879-1932 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Place of Death | Swan Creek, Warwick, Queensland, Australia | |
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