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Ann Sullivan

Ann Sullivan

Born
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1906-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

My 2 x great grand mother is Ann Sullivan she came to Australia on the Tippoo Saib arriving on 1 August 1850.  This was the last ship of the Earl Gray "famine girls" ships to arrive.

According to the ship's records she was 17 when she left Ireland giving her an estimated birth year of 1833.  However she stated that she was 14 when she married in 1851 making a possible birth year of 1837.  The ship's records said she was from Athlone Ireland and her parents were Patrick (deceased) and Bridget (living in Athlone).  I found a marriage event for a Patrick Sullivan and Bridget Murphy for 28 November 1837.  If these are her parents then the marriage and younger birth year of 1837 seem to match.

This is all we know of Ann before she came to Australia.  If anyone can find out about her family history in ireland then it would fill a big hole in my family tree.  Gratefull for any assistance.

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Westmeath

Co. Westmeath, or An Iarmhí in Irish, is located in the midlands region of Ireland.  It is home to Athlone Castle which, after a multi-million euro renovation, reopened in 2012 as a state-of-the-art, multi-sensory visitor experience.  Our county town is Mullingar and we have a population of approximately 88,396.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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  • Fore Abbey

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    Fore, Westmeath

  • St Marys Parish Church, Streete, Co Westmeath.

    Location: Westmeath

    St Marys, Streete, Co Westmeath

  • Bellaugh Parochial House

    Location: Westmeath

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Ballymore GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Westmeath in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    May Day traditions across Ireland

    <p>Lá Bealtaine (May Day) officially heralds the beginning of the summer in Ireland. The name is said to derive from Old Irish, meaning "bright fire" (Belenus was the Celtic sun and 'healer god'). Old traditions involved lighting bonfires at sunset on Oíche Bealtaine (or May Eve - April 30) on prominent local landmarks. The Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath is the most famous example. These and other rituals (such as creating a May altar) still survive, particularly in the west of Ireland. Our 19th-century ancestral piseóga (superstitions) were recorded diligently by Irish schoolchildren in the 1930s ...</p>

    1830-05-01 12:00:00