Monaghan Workhouse records

[ELMurphy]

Hi there, I know that those looking after the  Carrickmacross Workhouse have recently done a lot of work on the kids that went off to Australia. They got an artist to recreate the wooden box the kids took with them on the journey- things like that. So they must have been digging out old records. you could contact them directly
http://www.carrickmacrossworkhouse.com/

[Ferrington]

Will do, thank you so much!

[rathmore]

they came under the Earl Grey Orphan Scheme

http://www.geni.com/projects/earl-grey-orphan-emigration-scheme-from-ireland-to-australia/15952

http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1848RomanEmperor.htm
none of the records survied from the roman emperor

[Ferrington]

There are some records which contain names of the girls on the Roman Emperor, just not official passenger lists. I found my ancestors name in a letter from the ship's doctor, for example. 

Sadly, Carrickmacross has been a dead end, but I am not giving up yet!

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   While cataloguing some records of Limavady workhouse which were found in a loft of the old building I came across the names of about 15 children who volunteered for the Earl Grey scheme. Nine of them were selected and they travelled on the Roman Emperor. The records detail the selection procedure and travel arrangements fron Limavady to Plymouth where they boarded the ship.

Regards

[Ferrington]

Thanks Kingskerwell, that's really interesting. I wonder what the criteria for selection was.  Is that made clear in the documents?  Among the names of the 15 who applied, I don't suppose there was a Mary Martin?

Fiona

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   I have just moved house and can't locate the notes which I made at the time. I remember that it was a Lieutenant Henry of the Royal Navy who was employed to travel all over Ireland selecting suitable girls. They had to be recommended by the workhouse guardians and had to be suitable to be employed as servants. The name Mary Martin does not ring a bell but I did pass the names to whoever was running the Sydney Memorial project and he included them in the Roman Emperor passenger list.

Regards

[Ferrington]

Thank Kingkerswell.

[Reedal]

I am also looking for Carrickmacross Workhouse records. I was told the records were destroyed. Any info would be appreciated. My sisters and I have been searching for years for birth records of our father. His name was Patrick Joseph Sherry born March 31, 1904. He was in the Carrickmacross workhouse as a baby. At nine years old he lived with a family in the Monaghan area. Look forward to any replies.
                 Alice