Michael & Norry Ryan

Hi Graeme, 
Just trying to help pinpoint your Ryans.
Does Shoalhaven ring any bells, I see it's in NSW.
Can you state the Childrens names that went to Australia please.
Central Goldfield, sorry to be a bit thick but is Bendigo part of that area?
Thanks
Margot

Good afternoon Margot,

Shoalhaven is on the coast about 200km south of Sydney.

There were 4 children of Michael & Norry Ryan who came to Victoria - Patrick,Michael ,John & Mary..All came to the Creswick area which is about 20 km north of Ballarat and 120km west of Melbourne.

There were three children of Patrick & Catherine Ryan  of Coolready who also migrated,Catherine,Elizabeth & Margaret;a son Michael also migrated but returned to Ireland in 1862 & according to my research probably returned to Coolready,married Mary Connell & they had 9 children.The 1901 census showed Michael,Mary & 3 of the children still there.

The plot thickens in Aus.!  Patrick married Elizabeth & his brother Michael married Catherine aka Bridget.I am a direct descendant of Michael & Catherine.

The Central Goldfield area stretches from Ballarat to Maryborough in the North & across to Bendigo there were many mines & many miners,it was one of the most productive goldfields in the world.

Cheers, Graeme R

Hi,  I thought the ones I found were your Ryans, but sadly not.
 Sorry,
Margot