Eliza Jane Heffernan

Thomas Heffernan,

Do you know his Wifes Maiden Name,

That would help with the research.

Regards

John

As far as I know from certificates, Thomas Heffernan's wife's name was Ann or Anna O'Donahoe

Thanks John      Margaret Alexander

As far as I know from certificates, Thomas Heffernan's wife's name was Ann or Anna O'Donahoe

Thanks John      Margaret Alexander

Sorry sent it twice M

Hi Meg

There is a record of a baptism of Elizabeth Heffernan with father Thomas in Limerick 1834 on www.rootsireland.ie However the mother's name is not Anna or Donahoe

You didn't mention her birth year; that would make her 20 when she arrived in 1854

I notice the Assisted & Unassisted Passenger List to Victoria on ancestry has her aged 15 & arriving with a Margaret Heffernan aged 25 but both are from TIPPERARY but I couldn't find a Tipperary birth/baptism record for either girl. However there is a record of a Margaret Heffernan with father Thomas born 1838 in Limerick!

The Tithe Applotments (free online) 1823-37 have 127 Heffernans in Tipperary including 3 Thomases

There are 64 Heffernans in Limerick but no Thomases

Col

could not find a marriage for 

Thomas Heffernan & Ann Donnohue

in Limerick or Tipperary.

But did find A marriage for

James Heffernan & Ann Donnohue,

1838 Monsea Parish Co tipperary.

john.

Thank you for your posts Col and john I have checked the certificate again..Marriage.. and it definitely says Thomas.
There was no information on Eliza's death certificate. The poor thing had a sad end She died in the Melbourne Lunatic Asylum ! in 1874 aged 34 of TB and Mania ! She had had 5 children 2 of whom died at or soon after birth. There was no information about her parents or husband and family on the death certificate so she must have been alone
RIP Eliza Margaret