RILEY/O'RILEY REILLY CATHERINE

[kenneth cooke]

Thanks for that. You can get a full list of all the ships and the names & details of the girls, in a book called "Barefoot and Pregnant" by Trevor McClaughlin.
When the girls on the Diadem arrived in Melbourne, they were transferred to a depot, from where they were allocated suitable work.
Catherine went to work as a nanny for Daniel Leahy, grocer of Latrobe St. for 6 months at L9 per year.
She soon met Thomas Brown from Westmeath, a policeman, whom she married on 5.5.1852.
Regards,
Ken

[kingskerswell]

Ken,
     Many thanks. I was in contact with Trevor McClaughlin a couple of years ago.

Regards

[kenneth cooke]

If Catherine Riley came from the village of Whitehill, which RC parish would that be in ?
Perhaps someone knows, and I could contact the parish church.
Otherwise, we won't get any further, it seems.
I heard some time ago that there could be more personal details on some of the girls at the National Archives, Belfast, I think it was. Does anyone know ?
Ken

[aghadowey]

Workhouse records, if that's what you mean, might be in PRONI - see online e-catalogue at www.proni.gov.uk.

[kenneth cooke]

Thank you for that. Yes, I did mean Workhouse Records, and I will try the PRONI site,
Ken

[rathmore]

Ship Daidum is spelt DIADEM depart 13.10.1849 arrived 10.1.1850
Catherine Riley (18) (Ryley) orphan emply Daniel Leahy, La Trobe street,
married Thomas Brown a police man later a miner in 1852 had 10 children lived at Taradale Buried Malmsbury 9.4.1912
Proni BG14/G/4 (486)

[kenneth cooke]

To Rathmore,
Thanks for that. Did it come from the Proni records ? You quoted their Ref. No.
Yes, one of the ten children was my grandmother.
Regards,
Ken

[rathmore]

I went through search eng. google when the box came up type in - Ballycassidy Workhouse
then I went down the page and clicked on Ships-Victoria Australia-Irish Famine Memorial
lots of ships with a lot of passengers.  Your Catherine Riley was listed on this site with the Proni ref: no.
this site was complied initially from article by Trevor McClaughlin "Barefoot and Pregnant" will send you e-mail address private message.

[Malmsbury]

Rathmore
Thankyou so much for your help with Catherine it has been a long long search to find anything.I had given up but then it niggles away at you until you come back to find a little more
tegards

gayle