Hello Judith,
Thank you for the reply.
I don't see a connection in the data that you have given.
However, I have most of the various state BDM cd's at my disposal that could
possibly shed some light on what you are seeking. Also at hand is the 1881
census, 1851 census (partial) National Burial Index 1525-2000 of
England,some partial transcriptions of various south west English counties
census enumerations and The Australian Vital Records Index.
You wrote,
I am researching Mary Annie Callaghan, came to Broken Hill date
unknown with one/two brother/s and later moved to the Western
Australian goldfields and married Richard Kilderry in late 1890s.
Father may have been Daniel and mother may have been Bridget
Harvey. Can't find arrival date into New South Wales.
Ok, lets pull this apart and see what logic can be applied to the above
data.
Where was Mary Annie born?
If it was Ireland than I don't think that her middle name would be Annie,
more than probable that it would be Ann.
Annie is predominantly of English or Scottish use.
You say that she arrived in Broken Hill at date unknown with possibly two
brothers.
What was an approximate year?
What were their names?
Have you tried "The Barrier Truth" newspaper for clues?
Or the Trades Hall in Broken Hill for union membership of the brothers?
No one worked in the mines there, or any where else in Broken Hill for that
matter, without a Union ticket.
" and later moved to W.A."
When?
"and married Richard KILDERRY in late 1890's"
Where? W.A.? or NSW?
How old was she at this time?
"Father may have been Daniel and mother may have been Bridget Harvey."
What leads you to this conclusion?
HARVEY is English spelling. HARVIE is Irish. Some clues there maybe?
"Can't find arrival date into New South Wales."
What makes you think she came into NSW rather than through S.A. or Victoria?
First guess would be S.A., as there was a rail line to Broken Hill from
Adelaide operating then. And the cheaper alternative when migrating. Have
you tried the 'Assisted Passage Immigrants Index to Victoria 1849-1870'? It
is available online. The years quoted are from memory.
Do you have a copy of the marriage cert to Richard KILDERRY ? Most of the
details you seek should be there, including the important question 'How long
in Colony', which would at least pinpoint the year arrival and give place of
birth, age, her father, and her mothers maiden name. How about her death
certificate?
Get back to me with what you can positively pin down and I will see what I
can find.
Regards,
Mike Harvey
Newcastle NSW
mikeh(a)cn-newc.com.au