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Bridget Fitzgerald (née King)

Bridget Fitzgerald (née King)

Born
1835-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female

Bridget King at the age of 16 years, was one of many 'Potato Famine Orphans' who were sent to Australia 'where they could lead a better life'.  Bridget and her Mother, Margaret King were inmates of the Tuam Workhouse when she was selected to travel to Sydney, Australia on board the "Panama" in 1849.  She along with all the other girls sent to Australia are listed on the memorial wall at Hyde Park Barracks, Macquarie Street, Sydney.  http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/en/

Love to find out more about her life in Galway before being sent to Australia.  Her father was given as Edward King and dead at that time.

There were two brothers, Denis and John King who were sentenced to 7 years and transported to Tasmania c 1848 along with the Keane brothers because they had been caught sheep stealing in Co. Mayo.  They settled in the Richmond area in Tasmania and can be considered a successful relocation.

  • Surname : King

  • First Name : Bridget

  • Age on arrival : 16

  • Native Place : Hedford [Headford], Galway

  • Parents : Edward & Margaret (mother living at Hedford)

  • Religion : Roman Catholic

  • Ship name : Panama (Sydney 12 Jan 1850)

  • Workhouse : Galway, Tuam

  • Other : shipping: nursemaid, reads & writes, no relatives in colony.Empl. T Lucas, Phillip St., Sydney, £6-8, 3 years. Im. Cor. 51/350, 2 Sep 1851 Moreton Bay; married William Fitzgerald 1853, Ipswich; husband a general dealer; lived Toowoomba, Warwick, Jimbour, Drayton, Dalby, Daandine, Blackall & finally Winton; 11 children; she died 1893, buried Winton.

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Galway

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  • Portumna Irish Workhouse Centre

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    Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway, Ireland

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    Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcroan in 1837

    <p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inisheer

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inishmaan

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inishmaan survived the Public Records Office fire. </p> <p>Family names featured: </p> <p>Beaty</p> <p>O'Brien</p> <p>Callaghan, Callaughan, Collaughan</p> <p>Carey, Keaghry </p> <p>Clancy</p> <p>Concannon</p> <p>Connor</p> <p>Conneely (Connolly)</p> <p>Cook</p> <p>Costelloe</p> <p>Curreen</p> <p>Collins</p> <p>Dignum</p> <p>Dirrane (Derrane)</p> <p>O'Donnell</p> <p>Faherty</p> <p>Flaherty</p> <p>Fitzgerald</p> <p>Flemon (Fleming)</p> <p>Folan</p> <p>Ginnane</p> <p>Glinn (Glynn)</p> <p>Grealish, Grelish</p> <p>Griffy</p> <p>Higgins</p> <p>Joyce</p> <p>Kane, Kean, Kine</p> <p>Keating</p> <p>King</p> <p>Linnane</p> <p>Maher</p> <p>McDonough</p> <p>Mulkern (Mulkerrin)</p> <p>Murry (Murray)</p> <p>Prendergast</p> <p>Scahill</p> <p>Sullivan</p> <p>Welch</p> <p> </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Arranmore, Ennismain and Innishere in 1837

    <p>As described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

Tuam (Galway)

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1940s

    Old Tuam Society founded

    <p>The Old Tuam Society was formed after a talk on "The Old Churches of Tuam", given by Dr. Tom Costello in July 1942.</p>

    1942-07-01 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    Foundation of Mayo Gaels GAA Club

    1975-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Tuam Stars GAA Club

    1887-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Cortoon Shamrocks GAA club

    1888-01-01 12:00:00