Mary Josephine McCullough b Drogheda 1895 - in Australia?

Hi J,

I assume you have this record from www.rootsireland.ie/:

Name:Mary Josephine McculloughDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:23-Mar-1895Address:William StParish/District:DROGHEDAGender:UnknownCountyCo. Louth
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Francis McculloughMother:Margaret KingOccupation:
Informant 1:Francis Kellet
Informant 2:Susanna Mulloy

I wonder if the informants could have been involved in her move to Oz?

I couldn't find a death record for Margaret McCullough in Louth; there are some from other counties but none with husband Francis

Here's the parents' marriage record but it doesn't have either of the fathers' or mothers' names to assist with looking for siblings of Margaret.

It doesn't have her age to narrow down birth year either!

Date of Marriage:29-Jul-1889
Parish / District:DROGHEDA
County:Co. Louth
Husband Francis McCullough Roman Catholic
WifeName MargaretKing Roman Catholic

Witness 1: GeorgeHalpin
Witness 2: CatherineWade

Do you know which state they arrived in; if not, where did they end up?

ancestry.com has passenger lists and there are assisted & unassisted passenger lists for most states but may not be as laste as 1898

IF Margaret was born in Drogheda, there are 2 baptisms which might be her; I then searched for other children of the parents and found:

Name:Mary Anne KingDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:30-May-1866Address:
Parish/District:DROGHEDAGender:UnknownCountyCo. Louth
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:James KingMother:Mary HaffertyOccupation:
Informant 1:Patrick Kerley
Informant 2:Margaret Hafferty

Name:Margaret KingDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:29-Aug-1868Address:
Parish/District:DROGHEDAGender:UnknownCountyCo. Louth
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:James KingMother:Mary HaffertyOccupation:
Informant 1:Michael Mcaardel
Informant 2:Rose Sullivan

So Margaret did have a sister Mary Anne

I couldn't find a Louth marriage record fro Mary Ann so she could have brought Mary Josephine out; however, I searched for Mary Josephine + no surname with birth year in passenger lists on ancestry but no luck so tried for Mary King born 1866 + / - 5 on passenger lists but still no luck.

Let us know about the state of arrival / where they ended up & will have another look

Col

Thanks for all that work, and well done. I had explored these avenues and found the same things that you have found, plus a death record for Margaret McCullough (King) on 31st March 1898, aged 30. I only heard the Australia angle last month and I'm only starting on that. I have no idea when or where (or even if) they went to Australia but I suspect that, if it did happen, it was in 1898 or 1899. There is no reference to Mary J McC or to Mary Anne King in the 1901 Census, but maybe Mary Anne had married and changed her name.