Assisted Immigrants "Lady McNaughton" 1837 Patrick Tobin, aged 34, a wheelwright and his 30 year old dressmaker wife Rebecca (nee Lee) left the Blarney Parish of Garrycloyne, County Cork with three children Honora 4, Henry 2 andEllen 1. They were a Roman Catholic family and both Patrick and Rebecca could read and write. Patrick Tobin was in berth 16 with Thomas Linehan and Rebecca was allocated berth 43 in the female quarters with her three young children. Ellen, the baby, died on the 10 February 1837 nine days before the Lady McNaughten reached Sydney and Henry died of chronic diarrhoea in quarantine on 8 March. The eldest child and her parents were landed in a healthy state and the family stated they had no relatives in the colony. Patrick and Rebecca had at least two more children in the colony and a summary of their children follows: 1. Honora: born circa 1833 Blarney, County Cork; married 5 February 1852 to John William Carey at Goulburn RC; died 27 June 1896 at Wee Jasper, NSW; buried 29 June Yass RC; 13 children born in Yass District 1852-1872. 2. Henry: born circa 1834 Blarney, County Cork; died 8 March 1837 of chronic diarrhoea at quarantine station, Sydney. 3. Ellen: born circa 1836 Blarney, County Cork; died 10 February 1837 on board Lady McNaughton. 4. Edward: born 7 October, 1840 Goulburn, baptised 5 November 1840 by RC Rev Francis Murphy, sponsors John Culeen and Mary Stussey, mother named as Rebecca Lee; married 1865 to Ann Potter at Yass; died after 1868. 5. Patrick: born 16 December 1844 at Mummel, Goulburn; baptised 1 January 1845 RC Goulburn by Rev Michael Brennan, father a farmer, mother named as Rebecca Lee; died 1918 Narrabri. Patick Tobin, farmer, died on 19 February, 1858 near Yass following an accidental fall from a horse. The coroner was the informant on his death certificate who provided little information other than Patrick was given a Catholic burial at Yass two days after his accident.Rebecca survived for another 10 years, and died of "dyspepsia" on 24 March 1868 aged 68 at the Yass River. Her son Edward, born in NSW was the informant and stated his maternal grandparents were Henry Lee, a sawyer, and Mary Prosser."
Monday 22nd Apr 2013, 04:02AM
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message and for sharing this information on our message boards. I can?t imagine what it must have been like for the couple to lose two of their children due to the journey over. There is some really great information here though that I am sure will help others who are researching the same family.
Given the date of their emigration the best source for information on their ancestors will be church records. Catholic records for Blarney parish begin as early as 1791, with records online starting in 1820. You can see this on the Irish Times website:
You should be able to find other family members using these church records Even if you got the children's birth records other family members should be listed as sponsors. Sometimes marriage records can also be useful as the couple?s fathers? names can sometimes be listed. Most Catholic records are still held locally so it may be an idea to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. Otherwise you could contact Mallow Heritage Centre who have copies from 1820+, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: mallowheritagecentre@gmail.com
You could also check the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century to see if you can find record of any family that remained behind:
There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
You could also check the 1901/1911 census records to see if there was any Tobins or Lees still in the area at the time. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
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
Genealogy Links:http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html
Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com
Family search: www.familysearch.org
I hope that some of this is helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support