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Edward Connaughty (Connerty)

Edward Connaughty (Connerty)

Born
1809-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1864-10-30 12:00:00
Gender
Male

looking for any family relations of Edwards parents etc or siblings.

Edward was born 1809 in Westmeath died Oct 1864 in Sydney Australia. Edward was tried for perjury in 22/7/1835, with 7 years penalty and shipped to Australia on the vessel "Surry" late 1835

On release, he lived in Wellington NSW Aust.and married Mary Hayes in 1846 in Fish River NSW, and produced 5 children.

He Married Mary Loughry 25/5/1833 in Multyfarnham, Westmeath she died in Balladina Multyfarnham Westmeath 25/5/1837.

I believe they had a child, name unknown and could have died at birth.

Regards...Les Cook, Sydney Australia

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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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