Hello from New Zealand.
I have been doing some research based on information written by my Great Aunty Mary. According to it my great grand mother Ellen McIlroy (nee Scally) had a sister Bridget Scally who became Mrs. McQuill and later immigrated to New Zealand and lived in a small town called Geraldine. I have previously posted a quiry about the McIlroy's here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=760680.0.
Now I have researched 'McQuill' for Geraldine and I
think my great Aunty Mary was referring to a James and Bridget McQuillen (alt spelt: McQuillan). From the what I have found out about the McQuillen's is that they, like the McIlroy's, came from Antrim and departed Ireland for New Zealand on the 1st October, 1869 aboard the Celaeno. Also looking at the age of Bridget McQuillen she would have been about the appropriate age to be a sibling to my great grandmother. Her husband was James McQuillen and they were married in Ireland.
I think chances are highly possible that I have the correct Bridget, but ideally I would like concrete proof before committing myself to saying it is. So if anybody can find a marriage certificate that states that Bridget was a 'Scally' or 'Scully' that would be fantastic and an enormous help. And if you can find her exact age/birth date would be cool too.
Many thanks for your time.
Ashley