TULLY catherine Galway 1850

[sparrett]

Hi Sue,
Yes I do see that it looks pretty doubtful.

However,If agribble's (ANNE Reply #1) Catherine Tully is yours, it is possible that agribble knows the mother & father of Bridget(the sister of Catherine  whom she mentions). 
It may be interesting/helpful to see if it is Mary ROXAN.

You may like to contact her as she has kindly offered to share what information she has.

Sue

[agribble]

Hi Sue and Sue,
Unfortunately I have very little information about the Tully girls. I am researching a group of girls (to which they belonged) that came to Western Australia in 1853 on the "Palestine" to try and estbalish where they came from (which by the way is looking like Galway). I have no information about their parents, although next time I am at the library I will look their names up in the Dictionary of Western Australians which is where I have been able to track down quite a lot of info about other girls on the ship. I do know they were both married in York (a lot of the "Palestine" girls travelled to Toodyay and York) but have very little other facts to go on.
I will keep you posted if I find anything else!
Anne

[agribble]

I have discovered more information about Catherine Tully who arrived in Western Australia. I note that a lot of the previous posts are quite old, but if anyone out there is still interested please let me know and I will share this information.

[Emjaybee]

A Catherine Tully could have been married to Joseph Watkns my 3x great granddad.
 I would be glad of any info you now have. Thanks.

Mike

[agribble]

Hi Mike,
Catherine Tully (b. 1830) came to Western Australia on the "Palestine" with 30 other single young women (orphans of the famine). We have now discovered that these women came from the Mountbellew workhouse in Co Galway who would have sponsored their passage to WA. I have seen her name recorded as both "Tully" and "Fully". There was also a Biddy Tully/Fully (b 1831) on the same ship to WA. Catherine Tully was from Castleblakeney in Galway and was actually a subsititute for another girl who fell sick and therefore couldn't sail to WA. I have little information on what happened to Catherine in WA, except that she was partner to Joseph Watkins (not sure whether they ever married) in York. Biddy Tully marries Samuel Willis in York in 1856 and she dies in 1907. My g, g, grandmother was on the same ship as Catherine Tully and she was also one of the three replacements chosen for a sick girls.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Anne

[Emjaybee]

Ann,

That is so exciting.We new she lived with our Joseph, and like you we don't think they ever married.

I am in contact with a distant relative in W,A, another Gt. Gt. Gt. granddaughter of Joe.She will be delighted witht this information.

Thank you for sharing.

Mike

[agribble]

Glad you found this useful, Mike. Please ask your relative in WA to contact me as I have documentation and we are gathering information on the girls who sailed on the Palestine to WA and sharing this information with the Castleblakeney Heritage Centre in Galway.
Anne

[pafuller]

This is my first time posting on rootschat. I see that these posts are old but hope some of the respondents are still monitoring. I am related to Samuel Willis who married Biddy or Bridget Tully in York WA. I find conflicting information on when they were married and do not find any children for them. Do you have any further information on any children for Bridget and Samuel or on Bridget's and Catherine's family? I found a family that looks like it could be there's in Galway with father John and mother Bridget.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
Pam

[Emjaybee]

Hello, we researched Catherine only as she married or lived with our 3x gt granddad Joseph Watkins.