Patrick McDonnell, convict, probably Tasmania

[Rodney53]

wivenhoe: my apology: statement should have read ...."Parents may possibly be Jeremiah McDonnell and Bridget Neehan", based on perusal of other family trees which may well be connected.
Not a certainty by any means. Best guess.

It hadn't occurred to me that the "brother" reference may not be taken 100% literally. Very sensible observation. That changes things considerably ,and rightly so.

Many thanks.

Rodney53

[Rodney53]

ShaunJ:
Thanks for that clip and clarification.
Very informative.
Rodney53

[wivenhoe]

What happened to Margaret McDonnell after her arrival in Tasmania?.....marriage?....children?....death?

[Rodney53]

She married William Cornelius Quinlan. They lived in the Launceston area. Marriage details are sketchy. No reliable death record.

Large family: most died young. Adults moved to Melb.
Mary Bridget, born 1856 (my 2x g.grandmother). Moved to Melb.
Honora, born 1857
Cornelius, 1858-63
Jeremiah,  1859-69
Dennis 1862-62
Margaret 1863 -1915 Moved to Melb.
William Cornelius 1865-1935 Moved to Melb.
John James born 1858. Looks to have moved to Melb.

An enigmatic family, to say the least.

Rodney53

[wivenhoe]

Use........ Linc Name Search.......
search term...Patrick McDANIEL....finds

CON33-1-58 Image 104

13733 Patrick McDANIEL....tried Drogheda 7 July 1843 arr. 24 Aug 1844
Roman Catholic...can read....convicted of vagrancy.....native place Drogheda.

"Catherine and Ann RILEY transported with me came in the East London"

Seven years for vagrancy seems rather extreme, so maybe earlier convictions?

CON14-1-23 Image 135 and 136   (something happening here about his name)
has 2 sisters Margaret and Judy at Native Place.

This looks interesting. McDANIEL is not so far fron McDONNELL etc for people with limited literacy.
And who are Catherine and Ann RILEY, and why are they mentioned with Patrick's record?