Hi
My name is Jasmine and I am interested in Margaret McKeown, and James McKeown. My mother and I have just started researching Mary Quinlan, who is Margaret McKeown's daughter (named for her sister). We are descendants of Margaret McKeown (and therefore James). We would be interested in anything you could tell us. We have not got much information, but of course will share with you what we can. Looking at your post, I think you know much more than we do. Are you in WA? We think the sisters Margaret and Mary came out to WA as serving girls (designed to marry convicts and therefore keep them in check because the population in WA was so male oriented). Mary McKeown married Richard Drake, and Margaret McKeown (we have the name as McKeonne) married William Quinlan who was convicted of sheep rustling, and sent to WA for 7 years. The girls were probably sent to WA, due to deaths and food shortage from the potato famine. I assume you know all this, so I'll stop now, in case I am telling you what you already know. I would love to hear from you.
