Seeking information about Catherine Magee/McGee
born 1830 Crumlin or Belfast , Antrim Ireland
Parents may be Arthur and Jane?
She was possible part of a program of shipping Irish Orphans from N. Ireland to Australia. Catherine aged 18 and Anne Jane Best and her sister Margaret Best were all on the ship Lord Gray. Both Catherine and Anne were witnesses to each others marriages in Sydney.
Marriage Information
Date 13 July 1849 to Charles Brown.
At the St Andrews Presbyterian Church of Scotland.Sydney, New South Wales, Australia The witnesses were William and Anne J. Burtenshaw(nee Best) and William Birchmore.
Catherine died in Death 1907 at Echuca, Victoria Australia.
Catherine and Charles worked the goldfield in Victoria after marrying. finally settling in Echuca Charles worked at the saw mills and Riverboats. they had 12 children.
Saturday 19th Jan 2013, 02:39AM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried searching in church records for information?
Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be helpful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. Crumlin is in the Roman Catholic Parish of Glenavy, to see what records are available there follow this link:
For Belfast, follow this link:
For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.
You could aslo try searching for here or her family at https://familysearch.org/ This is a huge database of genealogical records that has been complied by the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
Alternatively, you could try contacting the Ulster Historical Foundation for possible assistance-however a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:
Ulster Historical Foundation,
49 Malone Road,
Belfast BT9 6RY,
Northern Ireland.
Phone: +44 28 9066 1988 Email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk
I hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 19th Mar 2013, 12:43PM