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Jane Malcomson

Jane Malcomson

Born
1832-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1908-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

My 3 x great grandmother, Jane Malcomson immigrated to Australia as part of the Earl Grey Irish Orphans Scheme from 1848-1850. She arrived in Sydney 4 April 1859 on the ship Digby which had departed Plymouth on 16 December 1848. The immigration record states that she was 17 years old, Church of England, could not read or write, parents were both dead and she came from Drumlane Co. Cavan.

She married Thomas Joseph Turner as Jane Makisson in August 1849 in Dapto NSW and I understand they had nine children including my 2 x great grandmother Frances Ann Elizabeth Turner. After Thomas' death in 1876 she remarried a John Pye.

Jane died in Wellington NSW in 1908.

The Irish Orphans Memorial in Sydney includes a database which includes Jane. This includes the parents names of Nathaniel Malcolmson and Nancy. I have also seen information that her mother's name may have been Ann Nancy Crawford but I have not confirmed this.

I would like to confirm Jane's name, that of of her parents and where they came from, with townland if at all possible.

I would also like to know if Jane was in a workhouse as this is reported as the source of many of the orphan girls on the Earl Grey Scheme.

 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Di Wykes

Associated communities

Cavan

County Cavan, or An Cabhán in Irish, lies in Ulster and borders on Northern Ireland.  It is known as "The Lakeland County" as it is reputed to have 365 lakes.  Our county town is Cavan and we have a population of approximately 76,092.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors' place of origin. 

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  • First Presbyterian (Corglass) Church

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  • House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland

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    House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland

  • Cloughoughter Castle

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    Lough Oughter, Cavan, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    Emigration to Australia - John & Jane (Leahy) Duignan & 2 sons

    <p>John, Jane, and their 2 sons, John Joseph and James Henry, departed on 'The Lucy' from Liverpool, arriving 4 months later on 25 Jul 1850, at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. In the few years prior to their departure, the family was living in Killashandra parish, Cavan (potentially Cornafane).</p>

    1850-03-25 12:00:00

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1925 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1926-01-10 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1928 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1928-09-30 12:00:00

Drumlane (Cavan)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Drumlane (Cavan). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

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Buildings in this community

  • St. Huberts, Belturbet

    Location: Drumlane (Cavan)

    Belturbet

  • Riversdale and Kilconney, Belturbet

    Location: Drumlane (Cavan)

    Belturbet

  • Convent and Rectory, Belturbet

    Location: Drumlane (Cavan)

    Belturbet

  • Church of Ireland, Drumlane, Belturbet

    Location: Drumlane (Cavan)

    Belturbet

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    County Cavan in the 1830s

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

    1837-01-01 12:00:00