Annie Flood & her sister Eliza Flood

I am trying to confirm details of my husbands 2 x great grandmother - Annie Flood - in Ireland; ahead of a planned visit in 2024!  Details I have below:

Annie Flood was born about 1835 in Dublin, Ireland and died on the 3th February, 1914 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. (per Victorian Death Certificate, as follows:)

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  Annie Flood’s parents were William Flood (profession - Farmer) and Mary Leeson

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  Her sister, Eliza Flood, is listed as the informant on the death certificate.

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  She was 79 years of age – birth year calculated from this (1835)

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  She had been in Australia 54 years – arrival date calculated from this (1859-1860)

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  Annie was a widow; her husband Antonio Pinto Suares predeceasing her in 1878.

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  Annie and Antonio had 4 children – William Jose/Joseph Suares (1865-1923), Antonio Suares (1867-1886) Margrida Jane Suares (1869-1902) and John Henry Suares (1873-1879)

I have a shipping record for an Annie Flood arriving on the Commodore Perry in August 1859, at 23 years of age, a “nursemaid”, able to read and write, and religion R/C.

Annie and Antonio married at St Francis Catholic Church on the 1^st June 1861.

After Antonio died, Annie worked for many years as a nurse running a private nursing home in Geelong, Victoria AUSTRALIA.

Eliza Flood (Annie’s sister) died in Melbourne on the 1^st May 1917 and had never married.  Her occupation is listed as a nurse; and her parents as William Flood (profession Farmer) and Mary Gleeson.

Eliza's Death certificate states 49 years in Victoria - I have a shipping record for an Eliza Flood, sponsored by Bridget Flood, arriving from Dublin into NSW in 1859. She is listed as being R/C, can read and write, a housemaid at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin - wondering if this could be my Eliza?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Jacqui Suares,

Australia