Hugh GAFFNEY Tasmania

[dee48]

Hi
I am also having trouble finding info on the Gaffney"s.
I have found the info you all have stated here. hard to find photo's of any of them, the only photo's i have are of Hugh Frances b.1886  and his wife Alice maud Smith.
This is what i found on Hugh on the convict database Tas state library. dont know if any of you have it.
Convict per "Isabella Watson"
    Departed Dublin 2 May 1842
    Arrived Hobart 3 Aug 1842
 In 1842 the vessel had carried 197male convicts (incl. 2 who died) to Hobart.
Lastname:    GAFNEY         Firstname:    HUGH
Sex:    M      Age:    27
Trial place:    Co. Cavan
Trial date:    28/02/1842
Crime desc:    Robbery of arms
Sentence:    Transportation 14 yrs commuted to 7 yrs
Document ref1:    TR 4, p 18
28 feb 1842 - arrived hobart 3 aug 1842
roman catholic
can read & wright
labourer
height 5/3
complexion  fresh
head oval forehead broad
hair dark brown
eyebrows black
eyes hazel
nose large
breast and arms hairy
scar on right eyebrow
2 scars on forefinger lefthand
2 scars little finger left hand
period of probation 2 years 13/12/1844 (6 weeks from this date)
released from 1st stage of probation  24 jan 1845
ticket of leave 17 nov 1846
suspectected of mutany?.

Deb

[wivenhoe]

The other convict records CON14 have more information. Go to CON14/1/15 from the Gafney search. It is a book of 277 images. Go to 135 to find Francis in this landscape book. Next image, 136, is the right hand side page. It has father James, mother Catherine, brother Hugh (on board), Michael at home, sisters Rose, Ann, Mary, Biddy. This might help if you find some likely Gafney/Gaffney families in Cavan.

[redmr2red]

Hi Deb, welcome to RootsChat.   

This Gafney / Gaffney search is becoming more and more interesting.  I've sent you a PM (Private Mail)

Great find Wivenhoe, I'm off to look at it now.

I have, ... well Kate discovered that Francis Gaffney sailed off to San Fancisco soon after his time was up, so that's why there is nothing about him in Tasmania after his convict days.

Cheers, Kevin

[dee48]

Hi kevin
Have emailed you.

Can any one help with some questions.  I have on on the Gaffney's in tasmania.

1. I have found a son in  john francis Gaffney's will that i did not find in the indexes. was Phillip Patrick   Gaffney born after 1900.
2. I was told that at least 1 or 2 of the spouse's married 3 or 4 times, no idea if true. no idea who. again cant find anything in indexes.
3. One of the lady's married one of the men who started the Mount Lyall Copper Mine .

Deb

[cando]

North Mt Lyell Copper Mine founder was a James CROTTY.
http://www.queenstowntasmania.com/Mt_Lyell_Page.php

Cando

[redmr2red]

From that Mt Lyle Web Site, thanks Cando   

In 1883 three gold diggers, Mick and Bill McDonough and Steve Karlson pegged out 50 acres of land

Christina Gaffney (daughter of Hugh Gafney) married (1) Patrick McDonough and (2) William McDonald so there most likely is a connection there.

I don't have a Phillip Patrick Gaffney, born after 1900, but will have another look.

Kevin

[RobbieF]

Does anyone know of a family link between Hugh Gaffney and Michael Gaffney? 

Michael born 1831 was also transported to Tasmania (see below - Ireland-Australia Transportation Database).  All of Michael's children were born at Sassafras/Port Sorell and he was married at Westbury in 1859.  It would seem to be too coincidental that Michael ended up in the same region of Tasmania as Hugh in the mid 1800's without there being a family connection.  This region was fairly remote at the time.  Hugh's children were born (1853-1876) in the Westbury-Deloraine area (except the first child born in Launceston) which is only 30-40km SSE of Sassafras-Port Sorell.

 
(http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html)
Lastname:  GAFFNEY
Firstname:  MICHAEL
Sex:  M
Trial place:  Co. Mayo
Trial date:  27/12/1848
Crime desc:  Robbery
Sentence:  Transportation 7 yrs
Ship:  LORD AUCKLAND, 00/09/1852
Document ref1:  TR 8, p 120
 
in addition
(http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON14-1-32,252,178,L,80)
Height: 5.3 3/4
Religion: Roman Catholic
Age at trial: 23 yrs (in record but this does not equate to Family links database)
Married
native Place: County Galway

[redmr2red]

Hi Robbie, I don't believe they are, or at least I have not found any evidence linking the two families.  I'm not sure of the correct spelling (one 'F' or 2 "Fs)  or if Gafney was a spelling error, but Michael is Gaffney, while Hugh and Francis are Gafney (later Gaffney).

County Galway and trial in Mayo, is also some distance from County Cavan, even still they could be related back in Ireland.

Recollections from the family suggest that another Gaffney family moved in close by that did cause some cofusion with mail and other deliveries, each receiving items meant for the other.  This is not the case with close relations that lived close together.

Kake found a newspaper entry indicating that Francis Gaffney went to San Fancisco U.S. soon after his freedom, suggesting why I haven't found a marriage or children for him.

Robbie, are you linked wth Hugh or Michael?

Kevin

[RobbieF]

Linked to Michael.  My grandfather (no longer alive) always claimed that the Gaffney's on Tasmania's West Coast (ie. Hugh' descendants) were distant cousins.  Michael was his grandfather.

Michael Gaffney is also spelt with a single 'f' on some links to the Tasmanial Colonial Links database.

Robbie