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Title: Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons
Post by: Noleen.Richardson on Friday 04 August 17 04:36 BST (UK)
Hi - I am trying to find records for Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons - I don't have a lot to go on.  I beleive they had children Patrick Doherty, Hugh Doherty and William J - there maybe further children.  The children mentioned moved to Australia
Any help of information with this would be great - thank you all
Title: Re: Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons
Post by: rosball on Friday 04 August 17 05:03 BST (UK)
Just adding a link to the Australian thread http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=656367.0

Patrick DOHERTY was born in 1832, Hugh DOHERTY was born 1845 (or possibly 1855) and William was born in 1849.  They were born in Church Hill (or Churchill) 8 miles from Letterkenny.

Ros

adding : Patrick's daughter left money to a cousin Annie O'Callaghan, a cousin, in Letterkenny in 1937
Title: Re: Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons
Post by: healyjfch on Friday 04 August 17 08:12 BST (UK)
Hi - I am trying to find records for Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons - I don't have a lot to go on.  I beleive they had children Patrick Doherty, Hugh Doherty and William J - there maybe further children.  The children mentioned moved to Australia
Any help of information with this would be great - thank you all

Do you have a possible address for your Doherty's or year that they traveled to Australia
The surname Doherty is plentiful around Ireland
Title: Re: Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons
Post by: rosball on Friday 04 August 17 08:17 BST (UK)
Patrick Doherty's obit says he arrived in Australia in 1852 and that he was born in Churchill near Letterkenny
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91386517 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91378854

There was a Patrick Doherty who arrived in 1855 aged 20 on the Constant

Ros
Title: Re: Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons
Post by: majm on Friday 04 August 17 08:29 BST (UK)
There are three people with surname DOHERTY arriving together into Melbourne in the colony of Victoria on 18 October 1852 on ticket no. 165 per the Maria which departed from Liverpool, England
James DOHERTY aged 36
Patt DOHERTY aged 32
Mary DOHERTY aged 21

Many others surnamed DOHERTY arrived in various colonies in Australia in 1852, but this is the closest for "Patrick" that my limited resources turn up at the moment.   I think it may be possible the gold rushes lured them. 

Victoria resources board : http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=369963.0 

JM
Title: Re: Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons
Post by: Noleen.Richardson on Friday 04 August 17 11:35 BST (UK)
This is the information that I have
Hugh Joseph Doherty  B:1845  Donegal - parents Michael Doherty and Hannah Gibbons

Hugh Joseph married Eliza (Lizzie) Fitzgibbons in 1898 in Victoria

I have a note that he has a brother Patrick but no details to back that up as yet - I believe Patrick married Mary Brennan

Does this help.