Godfrey Taylor and Catherine Clarke

Hi Alison,

My name is Andrew from Melbourne, Australia. I've got a bit of info for you on Fanny Taylor, as she's my great-great grandmother. 

I haven't located their passage records, but I can give you some information about Fanny's life in Australia. The Taylors settled in Crossley, near the town of Koroit in South-West Victoria between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. Fanny Taylor married John Ryan (b. 1841 Co. Tippary, d. 1919 Koroit, Victoria) in 1867 at Port Fairy, Victoria. They had 9 children, including my great-grandmother, Margaret Mary Ryan (1884-1969, married Joseph Lawrence Sheehan in Koroit in 1904). Fanny only outlived her mother by 4 years, passing away at Crossley in 1908. 

Additionally, Catherine Taylor (nee Clarke)'s death record in Victoria shows she was 85 when she died in 1904, which puts her birth somewhere around 1819, with her birthplace listed as Co. Galway. Her death record lists her parents as Richard Clarke and Fanny Shoebridge, and that she has been in Victoria for 51 years, which means they would have immigrated around 1853. 

Regarding the Taylors in Ireland, do we know where Godfrey and Catherine were married in 1841? also anything about when/where Godfrey was born?

All the best,

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your reply and information. I have a copy of the Marriage and it took place in Clonfert on 7th September 1841.

Transcription:- 1841 Sept 7 This day by Licence from the

                         Lord Bishop of Killaloe & Clonfert, Mr

                         Godfrey Taylor of Carrigan Parish Clonoulty of 

                         Diocese of Cashel Bachelor & Catharine

                         Clarke of the Parish of Lickmolash

                         Spinster- were married by me John Armstrong

                         Witnesses present

                         Richard Clarke

                         John Clarke

There is a group on Facebook Called Descendants of The Clarkes of Portumna, Galway which has a lot of information and family connections. I'm on Ancestry and My Heritage.

Regards Alison, Mount Martha, Victoria 

Hi Alison,

For a site that has good ship passenger/manifest records, I have had good luck with the site at the link below. I found my Grt-Grt-Grandparents and their family on a ship passenger list from 1870 through this site. If they traveled as a family it makes a positive identity much easier. A different ancestor of mine traveled alone (I think) and I have found several young men with the same name emigrating around the same time I think he did. But it is harder to know for certain which one is MY ancestor. With the children traveling with the parents it gives you much more assurance that this is the same family you are looking for.

Good luck with your search!

Bobbie

Sorry, forgot to include the site!! Here it is....

https://immigrantships.net/

Bobbie

Thanks so much Bobbie.