Hi all ..
I am wondering if you could help me please .. trace my 2 x great grandfather ..
Patrick SHEEHAN .. who was born about 1824 in Mitchelstown, Cork.
His parents were John SHEEHAN and Mary SULLIVAN, and I have calculated they might have been born around 1800.
Patrick and his brothers and sisters came to Australia on the "Duchess of Northumberland" ship in 1851, arriving in New South Wales.
His siblings were : Maurice b. abt 1824, Hannah b. 1827, Mary 1827, John 1829, Margaret 1833, Peter 1835, Thomas 1836, James 1837, Annie 1839. (all the dates are approximate)
Not all the siblings came here as far as I can tell .. but most of them did ... Maurice was married to Ann Fraser about 1845, probably in Mitchelstown.
From some of the shipping documents .. I think John SHEEHAN and his wife Mary SULLIVAN were farmers and stayed behind in Ireland ... I would love to know why and what happened to them. Who were 'their' parents .. etc....
Looking forward to someone being able to help me please ..
thanking you
Maree
Sunday 29th Apr 2012, 08:45PM
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Hi Maree
My name is Doreen and I am working on the Reaching Out Project, I dont have information on your query regarding the above at present, but I will forward it on to someone who might be able to help you.
Regards
Doreen McE
Doreen McElligott, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 30th Apr 2012, 07:38PM -
Thank you Doreen .. cheers
Maree
Monday 30th Apr 2012, 10:01PM -
Hi Maree,
There are Roman Catholic church records for the diocese of Mitchelstown (Cloyne) available. These date from 1792 for baptismal records and 1822 for marriage records. These can be found at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 4992; from 1845, Pos. 4993. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.
What other information did you find on the shipping documents? Where did you find these documents?
Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? You have the name of the ship and a year, so this will help a lot. Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useul for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, peitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.
You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffth's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.
There is a doument dated 1836: Memorials for Quarter sessions (this includes Mitchelstown c.100 signatures, with addresses). National Archives of Ireland, OP OP 1836/130.
1836-52: Kingwilliamstown Crown estate censuses, 1836, 1849, 1852. Church of Latter Day Saints, Film 101767.
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)
Tuesday 1st May 2012, 01:49PM