Orphan Number: 5208
| Orphan: | Mary SULLIVAN |
|---|---|
| Mother: | BYRNE, Catherine |
| Father: | SULLIVAN, James |
| Mother's ship: | Arabian |
| Father's ship: | |
| Age when admitted: | 5yrs |
| Date admitted: | 4 Mar 1847 |
| Date discharged: | 6 Oct 1855 |
| Institutions(s): | Queens Orphan School |
| Discharged to: | James Mulcahy, Hobart |
| Remarks: | 1/2 sister to Hugh Quin |
| References: | SWD7, 28 |
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Sue Livingstone wrote:
Mary Sullivan is possibly the daughter of my 3rd great grandmother Catherine Byrne, formerley Errett and subsequently Evans and Smith. I have all of the history for Catherine but know nothing further about Mary with the exception of what is on this register. Catherine had seven children in total and I assume she left one child behind in Dublin, two were born in Launceston and another three in Rushworth Victoria.Jo-Anne Simpson wrote:
I believe Mary Sullivan is the daughter of James Sullivan and Catherine Bryan (per Arabian) not Byrne. Catherine was transported with one child on board called Mary and this orphan appears to be the only possibility. Next to Catherine's name on her conduct record is "proper name Sullivan". She was a widow. I also don't believe Mary is a half sister to Hugh Quinn, whose parents are listed in the records as Hugh Quinn and Jane Byrne. I am descended from Henry Laskey, who was the child of Catherine Bryan's marriage in Tasmania to the convict Henry Laskey.
Jo-Anne Simpson
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