« Reply #12 on: Thursday 16 January 14 06:34 GMT (UK) »
Perhaps you're right about her seeking to mislead, but I don't think so.
I keep in mind that this was the 1920s, and illegitimacy was considered very differently to what it is today. Creating a fictitious father's name avoided all sorts of questions and potential social stigma....and who was to know? There was no ability to check in those days.
I might add that she also added three years to her age (probably to bring her a little closer to my grandfather's age). In for a penny; in for a pound.....and again, there was no ability to check.
I have a photocopy of the original ship's manifest. It lists her as a single woman, travelling to Adelaide with a number of other young people (in their 20s) from the UK. I can find no names or addresses that might indicate any sort of relationship - even friendship because they come from different cities in the UK.
Hyland, Casey and Tyrrell (Meath and Westmeath, Ireland)
Kelly and Casey (Dublin, Ireland)
Kearney/Carney/Carnie (Fermanagh/Donegal, Ireland, Renfrewshire Scotland), Porteous (Fermanagh/Donegal, Ireland, Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Whitehead (London, Middlesex, England),
Awege (Prussia), Martin (Dover, Cornwall, England),
Stuart (Derbyshire, England),