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Bernard Reilly

Born
1836-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1879-09-02 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Bernard is my great-great-grandfather. I believe Bernard's parents were Hugh Reilly and Catherine Flanagan. He migrated to the colony of Victoria in 1857 aboard the Montmorency, sailing from Liverpool. He may have been living in Liverpool before migrating. He appears to have traveled alone and arrived in Melbourne 25th May 1857. In the ships manifest he is listed as a mechanic. His age in the manifest suggests he was born in 1833. 

He is said to have married Jane Russell in Geelong, 1858 although there is no record of the marriage in the Public Records Office of Victoria and it's been suggested they may have eloped. He was living near Warrnambool in 1862 (his son William was born that year) and passed away at Ararat Asylum in 1879 from what I assume today would be called dementia. 

I'd like to validate Bernards place and date of birth, parents and when/if his parents and siblings left Ireland. I'm also curious about the occupation listed in his immigration record - mechanic? 

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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Buildings in this community

  • Clements Estate & Tenant Maps KILDRUMSHERDAN

    Location: Cavan

    Kildrumsherdan, Co Cavan

  • First Presbyterian (Corglass) Church

    Location: Cavan

    Bailieborough, County Cavan

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

    Location: Cavan

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

  • Cloughoughter Castle

    Location: Cavan

    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

Bernard Reilly