G'Day from Australia
I looking for any information on my 7x's grandfather PATRICK FARRELL born 1798 in County Meath. He was transported to Sydney on the "Royal Admiral" in 1833. Was tried in Dublin for pig stealing. He was living in County Kildare and was a "good" wheelwright according to the records. Our family has absolutely no knowledge of his parents etc in Ireland, only the little remaining paperwork of his time in the colony which isn't much. He was sentenced to 7 years but was freed after 4 years. Must of been a tough bloke because we're still here.
He married HONORA NOWLAN (also noted as Hannah or Norah) born 1816 in Stokestown, County Roscommon. Came to Australia on the "Crusader" in 1840 as a housemaid. We also have nothing about her or her family in Ireland.
The Farrell's here have always considered ourselves very Irish but we know nothing of our families history in Ireland other than that's where they came from. I would love to visit one day and I sincerely intend too.
Top of the Morning to you!!
Regards Jimmy Farrell
Tuesday 30th Apr 2013, 12:20PM
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
Some sites that may assist you for Co Meath are:
http://www.meath.ie/CountyCouncil/Heritage/Genealogy/
http://www.meathroots.com/ (a fee may apply)
Sites for Co Roscommon are:
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml
http://www.roscommonroots.com/ ( a fee may apply)
General sites that you may find helpful are:
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
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/
Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Friday 31st May 2013, 09:30AM