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Wexford / Re: Catherine Cavanagh/Kavanagh - born abt 1838, possibly around Tintern, Saltmills
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 05:27 BST (UK)  »
Her death certificate says she was 63.

The death notice and/or certificate could have been slightly out because they were both done by her son-in-law. On balance, though, I think she was born in 1837 or 1838.

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Wexford / Re: Catherine Cavanagh/Kavanagh - born abt 1838, possibly around Tintern, Saltmills
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 05:24 BST (UK)  »
Re Catherine's age:

She married on 9 Feb 1860 and gave her age as 22.

She gave birth to a daughter on 20 November 1860 and gave her age as 23.

She gave birth to a daughter on 12 February 1862 and gave her age as 24.

She gave birth to a son on 21 November 1863 and gave her age as 25.

She gave birth to a daughter on 1 June 1865 and gave her age as 26.

She gave birth to a son on 13 May 1877 and gave her age as 37.

She died on 22 December 1903 and her age was given as 63.

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Wexford / Re: Catherine Cavanagh/Kavanagh - born abt 1838, possibly around Tintern, Saltmills
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 05:10 BST (UK)  »
Yes, that's John's arrival. I have quite a lot of info about him. It's his wife, Catherine Cavanagh/Kavanagh, who has me a bit stumped.

I haven't been able to find her arrival in NSW online. I know the immigration records are there but I've not been able to find her, either as an assisted immigrant or as an unassisted immigrant. As far as I am aware, the Immigration Deposit Journals are not available online unless you have access to Ancestry.com, which I don't.

I'm interested in the Immigration Deposit Journals because I suspect Catherine and John knew each other in Ireland and that her immigration was sponsored by a relative. Her husband, John, and his two siblings were sponsored by their maternal uncle who was already in NSW and I know this was a common thing with Irish families. Catherine's mother's maiden name was Murphy and a William Murphy was a witness at her marriage to John so I'm wondering whether he may have been an uncle who sponsored her.

As far as the date she arrived in NSW is concerned, Catherine and John were married in February 1860 so she couldn't have arrived in NSW any later than January 1860. She died in 1903 at the age of 63 and it's noted on her death certificate that she had lived in New South Wales for 43 years which would have had her arriving in Sydney in about 1859 at the age of twenty, about three years after her future husband had arrived.

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Wexford / Re: Catherine Cavanagh/Kavanagh - born abt 1838, possibly around Tintern, Saltmills
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 02:00 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, culbaire.

I'm aware of James Merrin - he's my John Merrin's father. The thing is, I already knew where John Merrin was born when I went looking at the Griffith's Valuation records. For Catherine Cavanagh, I have no idea which parish, etc she was born in.

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The Common Room / Re: Do you contact people on Social Media?
« on: Monday 13 April 20 09:53 BST (UK)  »
I have. What I tend to do instead is to post messages on fb groups for the areas where family members used to live.

For example, my mum's family comes from the Crookwell-Goulburn area in NSW and both places have fb history groups. So I posted a photo of my 3xg-grandfather with a bit of a story and had several family members contact me.

FB looks at your surname and at your friends in order to throw up people you might like to "friend". It also looks at things you might have in common like the school you went to.

Felicity

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Wexford / Catherine Cavanagh/Kavanagh - born abt 1838, possibly around Tintern, Saltmills
« on: Monday 13 April 20 09:10 BST (UK)  »
Good evening everyone,

I'm in Australia and have managed, over the years, to track down the origins of most of my Irish and English forebears but am stuck on one.

From her death and marriage certificates in NSW I have:

Catherine Mary Cavanagh/Kavanagh
Born about 1838 in County Wexford
Parents: Peter and Mary (nee Murphy)
Emigrated in 1858, 1859 or very early 1860 (most likely 1859)

Catherine married John Merrin in February 1860 in NSW. I haven't been able to find a record of her arrival in NSW. Immigration records are not available online. Will check in person when with NSW State Archives records when this Covid-19 thing is over.

John Merrin came from Saltmills, Tintern in County Wexford and I'm working on the assumption that he and Catherine knew one another in Ireland. I am also thinking he probably sponsored her to come to NSW.

So my question is: how can I find out if there were any Cavanaghs in the area in the 1850s? And is there a way I can find out where they were?

Many thanks,
Felicity

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London and Middlesex / Re: Norman Faulkner Bent
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 12:52 BST (UK)  »
Carole,
Both Rosalie and I have recently been in contact with Leah via Facebook. Sadly, we were advised that she passed away on 22 June.
Felicity

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Murphy Family's Car Early 1930s NSW, Australia?
« on: Sunday 03 February 19 04:40 GMT (UK)  »
This is a photo of my maternal grandparents (the couple in the middle), my grandfather’s parents (couple on the right) and his brothers (on the left and in the car). They were married in about 1935 and had their first child in December 1937 so the photo is earlier than 1937.

I’d be very grateful if someone could help with an approximate date, looking at the car and at their clothes. It would have been taken around Tumut or possibly Goulburn in country New South Wales.

Many thanks,
Felicity

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Australia / Re: Travelling England to Australia by Sea in 1916
« on: Tuesday 29 January 19 04:52 GMT (UK)  »
Wow, thank you Ros!

That's exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for.

Many thanks,

Felicity

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