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Maria McGuiness

Maria McGuiness

Born
1834-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1891-10-19 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Born about 1834. Possibly abandoned child who was baptised at Clogher, Monaghan, on 5 Sep 1836.  No parents named on record. 

Maria named her parents as Thomas McGuiness (baker) and Anne McGuire for her marriage record in 1854. 

Migrated to Australia about 1853. Claimed to come from Clones, Co Monaghan.

She married Richard O'Reilly from Dublin in Castlemaine, Victoria, on 28 November 1854. They had 12 children.

Maria died in Castlemaine, Victoria, on 19 October 1891, three weeks after her husband died. 

Associated communities

Monaghan

Co. Monaghan, or Muíneachán in Irish, is located on the Border Region of Ireland.  We are famous for our ancient Irish craft of lace-making and we have many lakes,  forests and small mountains.  Our county town is Monaghan and we have a population of approximately 56,000.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Cahan's Meeting House

    Location: Monaghan

    Lisnavane, County Monaghan

  • Hope Castle

    Location: Monaghan

    Castleblaney, County Monagham

  • Ulster Canal Stores

    Location: Monaghan

    Clones

Timeline events in this community

  • 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

  • 1930s

    1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1930-09-28 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Monaghan in the 1830s

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

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

    1974-05-17 12:00:00

Clones (Monaghan)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Clones (Monaghan). 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.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Clones Workhouse

    Location: Clones (Monaghan)

    ABP Foodgroup, Clones, Monaghan

  • Fermanagh Street, Clones

    Location: Clones (Monaghan)

    Clones, Co Monaghan

  • Cara Street Clones

    Location: Clones (Monaghan)

    Clones Co Monaghan

  • Hibernian Hotel & Erin Square Clones

    Location: Clones (Monaghan)

    Erin Square, Clones, Co Monaghan

Timeline events in this community

  • 1890s

    Clones Horse Fair

    <p>Clones Horse Fair 1894<br /> Co Monaghan</p>

    1894-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    Clones Shell Depot staff

    <p>Clones Shell Depot Staff</p>

    1919-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1590s

    1591 Map Clones Co. Monaghan

    <p>This is the full 1591 map showing Clones, bottom left, Cavan, Enniskillen, Monaghan, Dungannon and a few others up towards and including the relatively minor port of Ballyshannon.</p>

    1591-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Famine Times in Clones

    <p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>

    1845-01-01 12:00:00

Maria McGuiness