Michael Cleary
- Born
- 1832-01-01 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
My gggrandfather was MICHAEL CLEARY b. about 1832 in Kildare, Ireland.
The facts that I know:
From marriage extract:
Married May 3rd, 1857 Liverpool, England
MICHAEL CLARY married ANN LANGAN
Kildare (in Hibernia) listed as place of birth for both
Fathers listed as THOMAS CLARY, PATRICK LANGAN
Witnesses listed as Patrick McDonaghue & Elizabeth McDonaghue, both of Liverpool
I have a record of a Michael & Ann Cleary arriving August 1857, in Victoria, Australia on the EASTERN CITY which had departed from Liverpool
Their ages were Michael 25 & Ann 22. On the same ship were Laurence Cleary 20 years & John Cleary 26 years - they were all listed as IRISH. Don’t know if they were related.
Elizabeth Cleary (my g’grand-mother) was born Oct 1857 and baptised 10th Nov., 1857 in Coburg, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
I have a an extract of entry for birth of Thomas Cleary 1st March, 1861, New Town, Beechworth, Victoria. Father listed as Michael Cleary, labourer, 28 years, born Kildare, Ireland
Married Liverpool 1857 to Ann Langan- age 28 years, born Kildare, Ireland
Names of their children:
Elizabeth, Bridget, Mary Ann, Thomas, James, William, James, Frank, Amy, John Joseph, Ada Majella
This is about all I've been able to discover about Michael Cleary - would love to learn more.
