« Reply #4 on: Saturday 29 September 12 01:34 BST (UK) »
G'day Miss May, thanks for your helpful & kind reply.
It's highly possible Bridget "Biddy" McConnell who arrived on the Gilbert Henderson was Sarah McConnell's sister.
I've also just found a shipping record for Mary Dunn, it appears she was the wife of an Owen McConnell who was transported to Sydney Cove in 1830 along with his young brother Michael McConnell on a ship sailing from Ireland named Hercules at "his majesties pleasure" for 14 years. There could also be a third brother named James McConnell who was already in Australia at that time, they appear to come from Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland.
We "think" Mary Dunn & her 4 children may have arrived on board a ship named Diamond about 1838 from Ireland.
Records show Owen McConnell got his ticket of leave 8 years early in 1836, rather than in 1844 he must have been a good boy. It was granted to him by the Illawarra Bench in July of that year.
Sarah McConnell's death certificate states she was Catholic.
Anyone else reading this post in the future that is related to any of the names listed above feel free to contact me.
My search continues...
Kind Regards,
Stephen
England: Ashem, Booth, Carter, Dealy, Hall, Hatcher(Hampshire), Leighton(Bedfordshire), Littlely, Peer, Wells(Bedfordshire), Player, Pulley, Rope, Rowe(Cornwall), Rushby, Tindall, Troon.
Scotland: Anderson, Campbell & MacKay(Fife), Adamson, Davidson, Campbell, Kennedy, Wallace(Ayreshire), Fotheringham, Gairns, Gardiner, Hogg, Sorley(Clackmannan), Lees, Luckie(Perthshire), McDonald & McLean(Isle of Skye) Duff(Glasgow)
Ireland: Kelly, Landers & Parrington(Tipperary), McConnell(Enniskillen),Tinkler