Searching for origins of: MCNALLY, Catharine Christiana

[davclem]

No, No, No! the Mitchell library advice does NOT mean that Catharine wife of John Mcanalty and mother of 1811 John is eliminated- it is just another example of variations in spelling of the name of the same person. The linch pin of the Mcnally/Cummings/Amos/Ransom scenario is the 1816 employment notice, but the 1811 birth gives us the name Catharine, and John Mcanalty/McNally was active as a sealer in Sydney pre 1811,and don't forget the switch in the 1819 muster from James Macanlly being per Boddingtons to John McNally being per Boddingtons. This is not a reference to be dumped! But it does mean that we are looking for a Catharine X who existed as X before 1811 but dissappeared and  became McNally after1811.

David

[majm]

Hi David,

Umm, what 1816 employment notice (no, first name is not Pauline, but PLEASE EXPLAIN  )

OK, I have put that 1811 sighting back on MOI list 

JM

[davclem]

 Re Catharines possible age, rather than the aad in 1857- when  I introduced  Catharine McNally marrying John Bowen in 1806/07 , it required Catherine to be born 1781- I can accept a 7-8 year fudge of dates- after all The Hermit in VDL describing FLS courtship of Catherine at the Royal Oak in 1829 put her on the wrong side of 40-she could have been up to 48. But in that case she was 39 when young Thomas was born in 1820, so I think that 1781 is the limit
David

[davclem]

The notice in the Sydney Gazette 6th January 1816

MR. CUMMINGS, of Port Dalrymple, gives Notice of his intention to return to that Set-
tlement by the Brothers, Colonial Vessel ; and of his intention also to take down with him (under a yearly engagement) John McNally and Wife.

David

[majm]

Thanks David,

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2176495?searchTerm=%22cummings%22  of course !

JM

[majm]

I think this cutting would be of interest, its about Mrs Cummings and her children, at PD in Sept 1820, her daughter aged 11 and her son aged 3, saved, but not Mrs Cummings..

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/658366?searchTerm=%22cummings%22

JM

[davclem]

Henry Savery (4 August 1791 - 6 February 1842) wrote a series of sketches of activities and personages in the colony.[8] These were published in the Colonial Times and, collected in the book The Hermit of Van Diemen's Land (1829). under the pseudonym 'Simon Stukeley' ,  No 28 December 11 1829 describes the courtship of Catharine in the RoyalOak by Stieglitz , “a certain very gentlemany man, a native of the Emerald Isle” and another suitor,  “a darkish complextioned middle aged man of spare habit and long visage”. Catharine is described as “the good, notable,clever and obliging mistress of the house, although she is not all she has been , she has still not yet so far o’erstepped the meridian of her days as to have lost the possession of much, for which doubtless, she has heretofore been greatly admired”
David

[Wiggy]

Hi all,      What a busy evening you've all been having!   
Some of you, JM, have forgotten that my forté is looking up papers!  It is my one strength!!   While you all do important things, I look up papers!!     I find Thomas Amos's death and his poor orphaned sons grieving, Thomas's death, Thomas's Will, Catharine's probate notice, Catharine's/Christina's marriage, Ann Cumming's death by drowning, etc,etc - and I did think I shared it with you all - 'cos it was the one contribution I was making!!       Didn't I??      It's OK - you can look them up again - I don't mind!

Is anyone the slightest bit interested in: Catharine McNally baptised 6 Jan 1790 - Ireland.  Daughter of  Henry and Mrs Alice McNally - (an unsubstantiated LDS entry?)          Me - I like her already - and if I could spirit her to VDL I would!   

Good to see you all working so hard  - if I could, by way of a thank you, I'd send you all a bunch of aromatic herbs which are growing in profusion in my garden!

Wiggy

[majm]

Ah, thanks David,

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8644742?searchTerm=%22emerald%22

I think this would be the cutting for that courtship.

JM