Davison family of County Derry

Hi Lorrae, 

Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? 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 useful 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, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more. 

You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38): Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). 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. 

I wish you the best of luck with your search.

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,

Genealogy Support

Ireland Reaching Out

Hi Lorrae,

She had twin sisters Elizabeth & Nancy born 1845.

Brendan

www.researchireland.com

My DAVISON family came to Australia in the 1880's. The family story is that they came from Bellaghy (or Mullaghboy).  My Great Grandfather, JAMES DAVISON came with his brother HENRY DAVISON and sister RACHEL DAVISON. 

James and Rachel stayed in Australia (Brisbane area) but my Grandmother said HENRY had taken one look at the place and got the next ship back to Ireland.

Their parents were ANTHONY DAVISON and RACHEL KENNEDY.  Anthony died in February 1884 aged 78 (born abt 1806) and Rachel died 2 January 1883 aged 68 (born abt 1815). This information came to me from a 'birthday book' belonging to my Grandmother, another Rachel Davison and daughter of James Davison.

I am seeking any information or contact with the family of HENRY DAVISON.

JAMES DAVISON married MARY ELIZABETH KENNEDY in Brisbane (she came with her sister ISABELLA some years after James) and both James and Mary Elizabeth gave Mullaghboy as their birth place on their marriage certificate. The family story is that after seven years waiting James wrote and said "if you are not on the next boat I will marry someone else".

Mary Elizabeth KENNEDY and Isabella were the daughters of Thomas Kennedy and Eliza Kennedy 

Peter WOOD, Brisbane, Australia