Confused

[sherpa2]

Hi. I don't think Hughie (Hugh Whelan) is one of your relatives, although not 100% sure. We think he was the 5th child of Hugh & Margaret (Biddy) Whelan (Wheelan) , from Tipperary, who arrived on the Sibella 18th March 1852:- http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?dateFrom=1850-01-01&l-advstate=South+Australia&sortby=dateAsc&q=hugh+wheelan+Whelan+sibella
The obituary in Trove was uncorrected text, it actually reads he died in the Seven Stars Hotel in Adelaide.  We think that branch of the Whelans lived in Kent Town, they had a connection to Logue's Brewery and went on to manage several hotels.  His uncle Darby died in a flood while working at the brewery, also in Trove.

[Neil Todd]

It is also possible that Bridget married again to a Patrick CASEY in Adelaide in 1860. I dont see any children from them. He may have died in 1866 but who knows if you don't buy a certificate, but even that may not have the right information on it.

Genealogy is not an exact science, it is painstaking in the extreme sometimes You do need to get the facts, not the supposition, so buying certs is probably the only way to ensure you have the right person.

Neil

[Spike H]

Neil, looks like more than one Bridget was about at that time. The one you mention was 24 when she married and her father's name is shown as Patrick Whelan (Adelaide Book/Page 41/200).