Can anyone help with details of James Reidy/Reedy/Ready who sailed as a 19 year old to Australia in 1841 aboard the Duchess of Northumberland. This places his birth c1822
James sailed as a single man from Limerick. He was not a bounty passenger, having paid his own way. In Melbourne he married Ellen Lynch (a 22 year old single woman on the same ship - Ellen a bounty passenger) in 1845. The early marriage certificates had little information so James parents arent mentioned. James and Ellen had 5 children.
James died in Melbourne in 1878 and the entry for his parents is both unknown. This is surprising as Ellen died in 1902 and was the informant, yet didnt know his parents names.
