Share This:

I have two ancestors aboard the 1840 trip of The Adam Lodge, Thomas and Mary (nee McEnery/McInerney) Connolly. I have the shipping records, but sadly there is no village listed for them, just Co Clare. Their parents’ names are recorded. I THINK can read Thos' parents as Thomas and Ellen, and I can read Mary’s father as Michael, but cannot work out the mother’s name from the handwriting. I can work out that they were born c 1816 and 1814 and I know they ended up in Newtown Sydney. I’d really love to know if there is any better information on the origins of the settlers on board the ship. 

Anyone have any information on this couple?

singwell

Tuesday 22nd Oct 2013, 01:43PM

Message Board Replies

  • Thank you for your message.

    Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867 for New South Wales. These are useful for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.

    Australian resources: http://familyhistoryresearch.com.au/resources/index.htm

    Some resources for County Clare include:

    http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

    http://www.from-ireland.net/county-clare-genealogy/

    http://www.clareroots.com/

    Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

    Kind regards,                    

    Genealogy Support

     

    Tuesday 7th Jan 2014, 03:31PM

Post Reply