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Hi, I am looking for information on my gg grandmother Maria McLoughlin who emigrated to Australia in 1841 on the Neptune with her husband Bernard Reilly.  I believe from information recorded on Australian documents they were married in Templeport Cavan June 1839 and Maria was born in Leitrim around 1821

On Maria' s Australian death certifcate her parents are recorded as Francis McLoughlin ( farmer) and Maria Clarke. 

Her maiden name of Mcloughlin has been recorded in various forms on Australian documents such as McLoughlin, McLaughlan and Loughan. 

Any information on her or family would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Vicki

Friday 11th Jan 2013, 08:34AM

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    AUSTRALIA:Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more informationwas given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong hasproduced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrantsof Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useful for findingout an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has goodonline databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in theColonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a widevariety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants onboard ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more. The National Archives of Irelandhttp://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ The National Library of Irelandhttp://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx Free Settlers' Papers,1828-1852: after serving a minimum of four years, male convicts had the rightto request a free passage for their wife and family to join them. The Papers contain lists of thosemaking such a request, along with transportation details and the names and addresses of the wives.A number of petitions from husbands and wives, and prisoners' letters, are also included. These records were microfilmed and a database was presented to the Australian government andcan now be found in many State archives. The NAI retains copies and the database, in particular, cansave a great deal of time and effort. www.nationalarchives.ie Early convict arrivals records, makingup some of the gaps in the NAI material, are also online at www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm(Irish Convicts to Australia 1791-1815).

     

    Thursday 21st Feb 2013, 02:42PM

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