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Offline Brian Ken

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Mary Wray
« on: Friday 15 June 12 03:05 BST (UK) »
Require help in locating a Mary Wray or Rey or Rea born C1847 in Donegal I believe that she arrived in Brisbane Queensland Australia with her sister in about 1865 aboard the ship Fiery Star. I could not locate the Immigrants log for that ship. Parents were Thomas and Eleanor Wray, Mary married a Arthur McGregor in 1868 in Wee Waa NSW.

Any information about her Irish ancestors would be gratefully appreciated.

Brian

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #1 on: Friday 15 June 12 09:55 BST (UK) »
Hi, have you any more information? At least a Parish or place name where your Mary may have came from, her sisters name may also be useful, Mary Wray would be a common name in Donegal so more information would be required in order to help you

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Joe
McCorkell, Clarke, Williams, Craig, Baird, Peoples, MacDonald, Wray and associated families, Counties Donegal and Londonderry, Ireland and America

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #2 on: Monday 18 June 12 11:23 BST (UK) »
In 1865 th Fiery Star caught fire going from Brisbane to London.

http://Trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1273203

could not find her on http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au

the Fiery Star on 1864

have you got the name of the ship right?

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #3 on: Monday 25 June 12 11:09 BST (UK) »

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #4 on: Friday 24 August 12 04:31 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the info. yes the name of the ship is correct it sank on it's return near NZ. and it first landed in Queens land but for some reason no mention of her sister?

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #5 on: Friday 24 August 12 06:10 BST (UK) »

There's a farmer Thomas Wray and wife Eleanor in the area at the right time, the parish is Donaghmore.

Find the town of Ballybofey on a modern map, you're not far off the area.

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #6 on: Friday 24 August 12 06:24 BST (UK) »

Griffiths Valuation shows Thomas Wray farming just over 10 (I think it says that...) acres in  the townland of Carrichnamanna, Donaghmore parish.

Thomas and Eleanor had a daughter Eleanor who was baptised in 1855.

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Re: Mary Wray
« Reply #7 on: Friday 24 August 12 07:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Gaffy

Thanks heaps your info has made my day

Regards

Brian Ken
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