convicts families arrivals in Australia

[Chatso58]

Hi Merlin
just wondering if you can help. you said John was granted his TOL on 10 /1/1843 at Scone and I cann't find it in the Archives I would like to order TOL papers if you don't mind giving me the rego no. as I think he may have been placed in Catherine care. as there first child was born in 1844
I have now received John pardon papers but didn't give me any more information then all you guys found
                   Thank for you help Robyn

[~MERLIN~]

The date I gave you was from the NSW Government Gazettes.

On checking the SRNSW have his name listed as DONALLAN TOL #43/0024

So if you go here:

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=36

Surname=DONALLAN, Given name=John, Ship=Blenheim, Year=1834 the records will show up for you to order 

[Chatso58]

Hi MERLIN
Thank you for being so helpful Chatso58
                                               

[Chatso58]

Hi to all
you have been so helpful in the past so I though I would give this a go. I have now received the ticket's of leave passport for John Donnellan but they never mention Catherine or give up any more information that was't already found
I have received new information that Catherine may have used her maiden name Catherine or Kitty McMahon arriving 3/10/1836 on the Duchess of Northberland but can't find it on shipping records any help would be appreciated
                                                     Chatso58

[~MERLIN~]

There were only two McMahon's on the Duchess of Northumberland sailing 26 May 1836 from Cork & arriving 3 Oct 1836 Sydney as follows:

MCMAHON Catherine age 20yrs
MCMAHON Honora age 17yrs 

Reference SRNSW: COD 394 44, 52 [4/1126], [4/2316.3] - NRS 906, 905

[Chatso58]

Hello MERLIN
Thank you for that information. the 17 year old girl matches catherine's death certificate.but not sure about the name Honora
                                           Chatso58

[Chatso58]

Hello MERLIN
just wondering if you had access to those records if the girls father name was Terence thank's again Chatso58

[Dundee]

Hi Robyn,

This may be a red herring, but I will throw it into the ring for consideration!

Moffatt  Arr. Sydney May 1841

Kitty McMAHON
Aged 21 years on St John's day 1841  (June 24?)
Farm servant
Native of Gort, Galway
Under the protection of Mrs SHAUGHNESSY
Read and write
Roman Catholic
Daughter of Terence and Bridget

On the same ship as a married couple:

Michael SHAUGHNESSY
Aged 23 (21 in application)
Farm Servant
Native of Gort, Galway
Read and write
Roman Catholic
Son of Bridget SHAUGHNESSY COLLINS

Margaret SHAUGHNESSY
Aged 22
House maid
Native of Gort, Galway
Reads
Roman Catholic
Parents deceased

This info is from the entitlement certificates and you can see an image of the index card here (click on the image in the right top corner) http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#collection=fs%3A1542665&surname=mcmahon&p=recordResults&searchType=close&givenName=kitty

Debra

[Chatso58]

Hi Debra
Thank you for your reply.her age is close, I know her father was Terence McMahon and Catherine had a daughter named Bridget, may be after her mother. is Kitty another way of saying Catherine? and she was Roman Catholic
she may have used her maiden name to hide being a convict's wife
                             Thank's again it's very much Appreciated