Hi,
It appears the family on the shipping index (ship Hampshire, 1883) were from Ireland.
There are more births to the couple, JAMES and MARIA in Australia after their arrival.
One of these is
In 1885 REG.B34683 Arthur Seery. father James. mother Maria McNulty
ARTHUR enlisted for ww1 and sites his sister MARIA living in Brisbane as NOK. She is one of the children on the passenger list.
Maria the mother died, 1892
In 1892 Reg. B25321 Maria Seery father Thomas McNulty. mother Mary McMahon
A nd her husband
James [snr] died 1904
In 1904 Reg. C3260 James Seery. Parents Not recorded.
They are buried together at South Brisbane Cemetery
http://austcemindex.com/inscriptions.phpThe births of some of their children have been extracted from Irish registers and can be seen by searching
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.aspHere are the details for James. (aged 13 on the ship)
Birth James
Date-8th Sept. 1872
Place Ireland
Parents- Father James SEEREY.Mother MARIAH Mc ANULTY
The birth details, on the same search site for the eldest child, ANNE give a specific county of her birth- TYRONE.
This information may be of help if
your JAMES SEERY turns out to be this son of JAMES and MARIA.
Sue