My Gt Grandfather was John Carroll (birth taken from Marriage Cert to be 1844, but not sure of that). He travelled to Australia (Qld) and married Margaret McDonnell (b. Carnan, Co. Tyrone) in the Roman Catholic Chapel, Mackay, Queensland, Australia on 21st April 1874 (Qld M/C 1874/348). Margaret died on 7th November 1885 in Reception House, Brisbane, Qld, leaving John with 6 children (Patrick John 17/02/1875; James 22/10/1876; Margaret 31/07/1878; my Grandfather Thomas 22/06/1880; Eda 31/12/1882; and the baby, Sarah 27/08/1885). The 5 eldest children were sent to St Vincent's Orphanage on 22/11/1885 and I am now trying to find John's movements with little luck and his parents (Patrick Carroll and Margaret Kelly - who I think may have married in the Irish Roman Catholic Parish of Knockany and Patrickswell on 28 Feb 1843. John seems to have disappeared from Brisbane quite poor as he had a few outstanding fines and I must get back to tracking/sluething that info.
I have been trying to trace John's ancestry but find the number of Carroll's amazingly huge and have not had much luck to date (in between work, retirement, renovations, grandchildren, elderly parents etc etc) and hope to get back to this again in the not too distant future.
I hope you don't mind if I use some of your information to check on just in case this is something to do with my John and can lead me a little further.
Many thanks and all best wishes from Oz,
Debbie McNeil (born. Schwartz of the Schwartz married to the Ryan's of Graystown, Tipperary line)