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Anne Bennett

Anne Bennett

Born
1843-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1927-08-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

My great great grandmother was Anne Bennett. Her parents were Bryan Bennett and Bridget (Biddy) Garty. She was born at Geehanstown? Westmeath?.

Parish records show she was baptised in the parish of Clonmellon on 25/11/1843. The witnesses were John Bennett and Catherine Coyle.

Other siblings baptised in the same parish were: John 1/3/1827, Mary 3/4/1830, Bryan 17/2/1832, Joseph 30/4/1834, James 17/4/1836.

Anne married my great great grandfather Bartholomew Brady on 26/11/1864 in County Westmeath.

They boarded the ship "Sunda" at Queenstown on 20/2/1865 and arrived in Queensland Australia on 23/5/1865.

They settled on the Darling Downs in Queensland and were farmers and sawmillers. They had 14 children and to this day is a very large family. My great grandfather James was one of those 14 children.

Looking to connect with any family still living in Ireland or any information on Anne Bennett and her family.

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Meath

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    A Teltown Marriage

    <p>Irish historian John O'Donovan (1806-1861) who surveyed this district in the 1830s wrote of the 'Teltown Marriages':</p> <p>"A number of young men went into the hollow to the north side of the wall, and an equal number of marriageable young women to the south side of the wall which was so high as to prevent them from seeing the men; one of the women put her hand thro' the hole in the gate and a man took hold of it from the other side, being guided in his choice only by the appearance of the hand. The two were thus joined hands by blind chance were obliged to live together for a year and a day, at the expiration of which time they appeared at the Rath of Telton and if they were not satisfied with each other they obtained a deed of separation and were entitled to go to Laganeeny again to try their good fortune for the ensuing year."</p> <p>According to O’Donovan, this ceremony was performed at a place close to the Knockauns known as Lag an Aonaich or “Leganeeny” (the Hollow of the Fair).</p>

    1838-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1650s

    Civil Survey of Telletwon

    1654-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Teltown aka Kilalton in the 1830s

    <p>From "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Night of the Big Wind

    <p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-ireland-1839">https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-irelan…</a></p>

    1839-01-06 12:00:00

Killua (Westmeath)

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    Location: Killua (Westmeath)

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    Location: Killua (Westmeath)

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Anne Bennett