Searching for origins of: MCNALLY, Catharine Christiana

[davclem]

BIRTH .--On the 28th ultimo, at Mr. Fryett's farm near Herdsman's Cove, a woman named Catherine O'Neil was safely delivered of three fine boys. The mother is doing well ;   but the infants all died before proper medical attendance arrived. It is Singular that this good woman has been delivered of four Sons within the Short Space of eight months
Hobart Town Gazette 2 Jan 1819
David

[davclem]

It was a pretty tight system within a very small town

Government Public Notice.
Secretary's Office, Hobart Town, 3rd January, 1818
ALL Female Prisoners not affigned to Service, and who are allowed to be at large on their own Hands, must have regular Tickets of Leave ; they are required to apply at the Secretary's Office on Wednefday next, .the 7th Inftanf, between the Hours of Ten and One O’Clock, and to bring with them in writing the Names of the Ships in which they left England, the Years in which they arrived from Europe, and.the Names of the Veffels by which they arrived at this Colony alfo, the Periods and Places of Trial, and the periods of Sentence.
Such Women as negleclt or disobey this Notice will be ordered into Government Employment.
Several Females haying appeared at the General Muster having stated themselves themelves to have become Free by Servitude, but were unable , to exhibit any Certificate of Freedom, all females, who have become  Free by Expiration of Sentence, not poffering a Certificate ,of Freedom,, are to apply, at this Office, on the following Day ,(Thürsday 8th),betweèn the Hours ot Ten and One; and bring with them in writing particulars Of their Trials, Sentences and vessels in which they arrived from Europe and at this Colony, , . . , ,
By Command of His Honor the Lieutenant Governor,
W. A Ross, Secretary

[regross]

Dave,

just makes it harder to understand how Catharine went unrecorded

Robyn

[davclem]

Would Catherine have seen this sort of notice after arrival?

18 July 1818 WANTED immediately, for a small Family in Town, a middle aged Female Servant of All-Work,-Apply at the Gazette

David

[Wiggy]

David - Yes I saw that ad too - but which small family? - I saw another like it - but without reference to a family!

Robyn - I think - still    - that she didn't get recorded because she wasn't a convict!!  I will hold to that conviction (!) until someone proves otherwise!

Wiggy

[regross]

Wiggy,

I agree but with all the checking and musters the necessity for church records of life events it is hard to understand that she id not noted as we know her until Thomas' baptism.

Hope you manage to track down Ann Ransom's baptism.

Dave, such scrutinybis perhaps the onlt way that she will be found. I am in awe of your research.


regards

Robyn

[regross]

Bye the Bye,

I have been looking at Thomas Ransom's earlier relationshhip via the IGI and restricted to London and Middlesex areas.

In 1778 a Thomas Ransom married Elisabeth Durell in Shoreditch.

Two possible daughters  Ann 1780  and Magdalen Jane, 1784, both baptised in Bethnal Green.

Also found a possible marriage fro Ann to Sam Huetin Bethnal Green ib 1804, two daughters Ann 1805 and Elizabeth 1807.  Both are too young to be contenders fro Catharine.

Magdalen Jane I can't trace yet.

regards

Robyn

[Wiggy]

We are inclined to think Elizabeth Durrell is the one!   Been trying to chase those two daughters.

Wiggy

[davclem]

 Macnally, MacAnally and Nally all share the same original Irish origins, in the two Irish names Mac an fhailghigh, "son of the poor man", and Mac Con Uladh, "son of the hound of Ulster", the latter name is almost entirely confined to Ulster including most of what are now counties Armagh and Monaghan. Today, the anglicized versions of the name remain very common in these counties, with the "Mac-"forms in the majority, Outside Ulster, the principal origin of the name is in north-west Connacht, in counties Roscommon and Mayo,( Bridget and Winifred!)  The most common form in these counties is the simple "Nally"( as suggested by JM) In 1890, McNally was concentrated in counties Antrim, Armagh and Monaghan, (MacNally was among the 20 most common names in Monaghan (1970) while Nally was almost exclusive to Roscommon and Mayo...David