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Assisted Immigrants "Lady McNaughton" 1837 Patrick Tobin, aged 34, a wheelwright and his 30 year old dressmaker wife Rebecca (nee Lee) left the Blarney Parish of Garrycloyne, County Cork with three children Honora 4, Henry 2 andEllen 1.   They were a Roman Catholic family and both Patrick and Rebecca could read and write.   Patrick Tobin was in berth 16 with Thomas Linehan and Rebecca was allocated berth 43 in the female quarters with her three young children.   Ellen, the baby, died on the 10 February 1837 nine days before the Lady McNaughten reached Sydney and Henry died of chronic diarrhoea in quarantine on 8 March.   The eldest child and her parents were landed in a healthy state and the family stated they had no relatives in the colony.   Patrick and Rebecca had at least two more children in the colony and a summary of their children follows: 1.  Honora: born circa 1833 Blarney, County Cork; married 5 February 1852 to John William Carey at Goulburn RC; died 27 June 1896 at Wee Jasper, NSW; buried 29 June Yass RC; 13 children born in Yass District 1852-1872. 2. Henry: born circa 1834 Blarney, County Cork; died  8 March 1837 of chronic diarrhoea at quarantine station, Sydney. 3. Ellen: born circa 1836 Blarney, County Cork; died 10 February 1837 on board Lady McNaughton. 4. Edward: born 7 October, 1840 Goulburn, baptised 5 November 1840 by RC Rev Francis Murphy, sponsors John Culeen and Mary Stussey, mother named as Rebecca Lee; married 1865 to Ann Potter at Yass; died after 1868. 5. Patrick: born 16 December 1844 at Mummel, Goulburn; baptised 1 January 1845 RC Goulburn by Rev Michael Brennan, father a farmer, mother named as Rebecca Lee; died 1918 Narrabri. Patick Tobin, farmer, died on 19 February, 1858 near Yass following an accidental fall from a horse. The coroner was the informant on his death certificate who provided little information other than Patrick was given a Catholic burial at Yass two days after his accident.Rebecca survived for another 10 years, and died of  "dyspepsia" on 24 March 1868 aged 68 at the Yass River.    Her son Edward, born in NSW was the informant and stated his maternal grandparents were Henry Lee, a sawyer, and Mary Prosser."

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