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Margaret Reardon

Margaret Reardon

Born
1832-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1890-06-18 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Nursemaid who migrated age 17 as an Irish orphan to NSW in 1850. Made her mark upon marriage to John Colburn, by Daniel V.M. O' Connell. Witnesses Francis Murray & H. Morris who signed too. J.P.B. Casey witness to all signatures.

"Mother Johanna McInerney in Rathkeile union" according to indent on "Maria" ship. Native Place "Croom", Limerick, Ireland. Religion: R.C. Health: "good". Read but not write. Complaints about the voyage: none, relatives in the country: none.
Arrived on August 1 1850 as an Irish orphan, father John Reardon. 
Board of Immigration Shipping List MARIA, AONSW Ref. 4/4918 - Reel 2461.

Died 18 Jun 1890 in Redfern, buried in Waverley cemetary, Sydney, NSW by a Presbyterian minister, in the Presbyterian section.

I don't believe John Reardon, a farmer, was Margaret's biological father, having in recent years checked the available Croom, Limerick, parish registers for Johanna McInerney & found no evidence of such a baptism. I believe her real father was John Myres. I found no marriage either for her biological parents or her stepfather & mother. See below:

"Bapt. 6th Jun 1832 Margarita Myres illegitimate  file Johannis Myres et Johannes McEnery de Janellen [Canellen?] spon Catherine Casey", Croom, Limerick Catholic Parish Registers microfilm of baptisms on line.

My information is from original hard copy certificates & AJCP microfilm records of the 1980s.

Associated communities

Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland.  Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city.  We have a population of approximately 195,175.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick

    Location: Limerick

  • Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

    Location: Limerick

    Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

  • Kilpeacon House in 1850

    Location: Limerick

    Kilpeacon

  • Bunratty Castle

    Location: Limerick

Timeline events in this community

  • 1860s

    St. Patrick's Graveyard

    <p>Parish Priest</p>

    1861-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1888-04-29 12:00:00

Margaret Reardon