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Armagh / Re: Hyland/McKearney (Ireland to Australia) 1879
« on: Tuesday 31 January 12 04:28 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Nicta (?)

It's absolutely wonderful to make contact with you.  As I was doing my family tree work, it broke my heart to track down information on your Mum and the two children.  I have some information which I'll send you; my email address is (*).

Send me an email and I'll attach paperwork back to you.

All the very best,

Steve Hyland

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Derbyshire / STUART FAMILY PHOTO?
« on: Sunday 29 January 12 00:56 GMT (UK)  »
The attached photo belonged to my grandmother (Marie Stuart, born in Belper 1906, migrated to Australia 1923 and died in 1955). 

I don't belief it was her stepfather (Hiram Heaps).  Apart from the likelihood that he would be too young for the photo which seems to be of 1930s vintage, the child is out of place - my grandmother's half-sister, Doris Heaps, migrated to Australia in 1925 and the only other child, Aaron died in the early 1900s.

This leads me to believe it may be one of my grandmother's Stuart uncles.

Any help identifying the persons in the photo would be most helpful!

Regards

Steve Hyland

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Armagh / Re: Hyland/McKearney (Ireland to Australia) 1879
« on: Sunday 22 January 12 12:25 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the responses.  I have a copy of the "at sea birth record" for Mary (and have noted the Heyland and McArthy).  For the other four children born in Australia, it was variously Highland, Hyland, McKearney and McCarney.  I suspect accents resulted in spelling variations. 

I haven't checked death certificates in South Australia.  I considered this option, but in the time period in question (1907-1937) there was limited information on  South Australian death certs.  That's why I was trying to work forwards from marriage, rather than backwards from death!

If nothing comes from the Irish end, I might try to track down original migration documentation in SA archives.     

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Armagh / Hyland/McKearney (Ireland to Australia) 1879
« on: Sunday 22 January 12 05:30 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to track paternal great grandparents, James Joseph Hyland and Annie McKearney, originally from Ireland, who departed England for Australia in 1879.  (Annie's name has variously been written as "McKearney" and "McCarney".)

Their first child, Mary Theresa Holmesdale Hyland, was born on the ship (the "Holmesdale") on 6 April 1879. 

James died in Adelaide in 1916, and Annie died in Adelaide in 1928 (aged 74).   

I assume James and Annie would have married within a year or two of departure from Ireland/England but I haven't been able to find any record of the marriage in Ireland or England.  The closest I've come is a marriage in Lurgan (Armagh) of James Hyland and Annie M'Conaghy in September 1878.

Any help would be appreciated! 

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Cornwall Completed Lookup Requests / Re: MARTIN Thomas COMPLETED for now
« on: Sunday 22 January 12 04:48 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Meggles

This discussion appears to be closed, but I would appreciate anything you have on Thomas and Harriet Martin (my 3rd ggrandparents on my maternal mother's side.  I haven't worked out how to send a PM (!), but I'm happy to provide my email address.

Regards

Steve Hyland

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