Annie Flood
- Born
- 1 Jan 1835
- Died
- 2 Mar 1914
- Gender
- Female
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in Australia
Below is what I can verify from records so far about my husbands 3x great grandmother Annie Flood, however you will see that there are some contradictions in the records. I would appreciate any help regarding her Irish family and history.
Annie Flood was born about 1835 in Dublin, Ireland and died on the 3th February, 1914 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. (per Victorian Death Certificate, as follows:)
*Annie Flood’s parents were William Flood (profession - Farmer) and Mary Leeson. Her sister, Eliza Flood, is listed as the informant on the death certificate. She was 79 years of age – birth year calculated from this (1835) She had been in Australia 54 years – arrival date calculated from this (1859-1860). Annie was a widow; her husband Antonio Pinto Suares predeceasing her in 1878. Annie and Antonio had 4 children – William Jose/Joseph Suares (1865-1923), Antonio Suares (1867-1886) Margrida Jane Suares (1869-1902) and John Henry Suares (1873-1879).
I have a shipping record for an Annie Flood arriving on the Commodore Perry in August 1859, at 23 years of age, a “nursemaid”, able to read and write, and religion R/C. Annie and Antonio married at St Francis Catholic Church on the 1st June 1861. The marriage certificate cites her parents as William Flood (profession Carriagemaker) and Mary Gleeson. After Antonio died, Annie worked for many years as a nurse running a private nursing home in Geelong, Victoria AUSTRALIA.
Eliza Flood (Annie’s sister) died in Melbourne on the 1st May 1917 and had never married. Her occupation is listed as a nurse; and her parents as William Flood (profession Farmer) and Mary Gleeson.
Eliza's Death certificate states 49 years in Victoria - I have a shipping record for an Eliza Flood, sponsored by Bridget Flood, arriving from Dublin into NSW in 1859. She is listed as being R/C, can read and write, a housemaid at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin. In the Melbourne Age published death notice Eliza is referred to as Elizabeth.
