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Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« on: Friday 23 May 14 04:28 BST (UK) »
I am searching for the Downey family connected to the following Downey girls who came to Tasmania in the 1850's.
Catherine and Mary Downey were sisters arriving in Tasmania, as servants, on board the William Hammond in 1854. The ship records indicate they had 1st and 2nd cousins in Melbourne Victoria Australia and that their native place was Killkenny, Ireland. Mary settled in Tasmania and married John Paice. Not sure what happened to Catherine.
Another sister, Anne, arrived in 1857 - sponsored by her sister Mary. She also settled in Tasmania and married Richard Hanslowe. I have not been able to locate their parents or the cousins living in Melbourne. Does anyone have any information or leads?? :-[

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Re: Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« Reply #1 on: Friday 23 May 14 04:57 BST (UK) »
Hi Kwicks,
  Welcome to rootschat  :)

Here is Ann HANSLOW's death notice in case you don't have it
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12368119

It mentions she is sister of the late Mrs John PAICE and widow of Richard - but no other relatives  :(.

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Re: Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« Reply #2 on: Friday 23 May 14 05:28 BST (UK) »
Here are memoriam notices to Mary PAICE from her husband John and sister Annie HANSLOW
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10214299 She died April 3 1911

I can't find a death notice ... yet

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Re: Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« Reply #3 on: Friday 23 May 14 06:25 BST (UK) »
Thanks Ros
Thanks for all the information. I am a member of Ancestry.com and so I already have all of the above information. What I really need is some information about their parentage in Ireland. So far I have been unable to complete the puzzle.
kind regards
Kathy

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Re: Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« Reply #4 on: Friday 23 May 14 06:42 BST (UK) »
Looks like they arrived in Vic before heading to Tassie

VIC state archives
Ship SACRAMENTO April 1853
DOWNEY CATHERINE 20
DOWNEY MARY 18

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Re: Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« Reply #5 on: Friday 23 May 14 08:39 BST (UK) »
I dont have any knowledge on the Tasmanian marriage and death cert. but i would think one of them would have parents names noted. [If the informant of death knew parents names]

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Re: Downey, Catherine, Mary and Anne emigrated to Tasmania Australia
« Reply #6 on: Friday 23 May 14 08:52 BST (UK) »
Hi
Unlike Victorian, Australian records, the Tasmanian marriage and death certificates do not list the parents names. Very unfortunate and  frustrating.

Kathy
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