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Mary or Maria Possibly Jane Cronin

Mary or Maria Possibly Jane Cronin

Born
1821-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1855-11-17 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Mary Cronin was born in 1821 in Limerick and emigrated to Australia, probably about 1843.   

Mary's parents were Timothes Cronin and Maria Reardan. Found in 

Ireland Catholic Parish Registries 1655 to 1915

Cashel and Emly

Tipperary

1810 - 1822

24 January 1848 in Geelong, Australia,  she married William Matthews, of County Down. He was born 18 May 1823.He arrived in, Australia 2 March 1839

Mary died in childbirth , in Moderwarre, Australia 17 November 1855

 

Mary and William Matthews had 5 children, all born in Ausralia.

 Three of their children survived to adulthood and married. 

 

Their second daughter MaryJane Methews married Samuel Edwin Vagg. They would have been my maternal great grandparents. 

Mary and William would have been my maternal great great grandparents. 

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