Hi I am looking for any information on Joseph McEvoy and Mary Moore. They were both still living when their son Michael McEvoy left Ireland on the Matoaka arriving in NSW on the 17 May 1855.
Michael was born about 1828 in Arles. Shortly after his arrival in NSW he married Alicia Keating in Parramatta in 1856 who also travelled out to NSW on the Matoaka.
Michael's work as a stonemason saw him travelling to various locations in NSW before they finally settled in Goulburn. After Alice's death, Michael went to live with his eldest son Joseph in Yass. Michael died in Yass on the 12 Oct 1896 and is buried in the RC cemetery at Kenmore near Goulburn.
judy calder
Sunday 3rd Feb 2013, 06:33AMMessage Board Replies
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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 next thing you could do is find the counties and places in Ireland your family names are mostprevalent. Look at the website http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ and perhapssomething will match some other clue you may have found elsewhere? If nothing turnsup ? it is advisable to try different variations of the spellings of the names. If you have a possiblefirst name you could try the Irish Census 1901, 1911 at www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ or the landvaluation record called Griffiths Valuationhttp://askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml
Thursday 4th Apr 2013, 10:40AM -
oh..really? i hope you can find them as soon as possible.
Friday 20th Jun 2014, 04:18AM