Hello I am trying to trace my great great grandmother Francesa Agnes Brady who was born between 1817-1819 in Merrion Square Dublin. According to her Australian Death certificate she was 16 years when she married Moyses Kavanagh from Gorey Co.Wexford on 23 October 1835 at St Nicholas Without Dublin. Witnesses to the marriage were Maurice Tracey and Elenor’s Synnott. In 1837 Frances and Moses had one child Daniel who was baptised in Roman Catholic Church of Kilanerin Gorey, Co. Wexford. Sponsors were James Finn and Eliza Finn. A baptism record was found for Francesca (Frances) Brady to a Hugh and Catherine Brady on 9 July 1817. This would have made her 18 at her marriage but does not match details on her death certificate or the Shipping Records. Frances her husband and child were Assisted Emigrants and departed on 28 February 1840 on the Andromache through the port of Plymouth, UK arriving in Melbourne Australia on 27 June 1840. Frances and Moses had 9 children in total, one in Gorey, Co.Wexford and 8 in Victoria Australia. As I do not have Francesca’s parents details, I have used the Irish naming convention it looks like that Daniel was named after his father’s father, Hugh the second son after his mother’s father, Catherine the first daughter after the mother’s mother, Moses the third son after his father, Frances the second daughter after her father’s mother, John the fourth son named after his father’s oldest brother, William the 5th son named after father’s second oldest brother, Alfred the 6th son after his second oldest brother or mother’s oldest brother and finally Alice my great grandmother the 3rd daughter who is named after - who knows this does not follow the Irish naming convention. Frances was widowed in March 1856, Alice was born three weeks after Moyses died. Frances reared her children whilst working as the Publican and licensee of the Oxford Arms Hotel in Collingwood Victoria, Australia. Francesca named on of her homes in Mitford St St Kilda Victoria Australia ”Merion” obviously fond memories of her home. Frances died on 16 October 1909 and is buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery Carlton Victoria Australia. I visited St Nicholas Without yesterday what a beautiful church.
