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William Fitzgerald

Born
1 Jan 1821
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

My 3 x great grandfather, William Fitzgerald, arrived in Adelaide, Australia 31st July 1846 on ship, Canton with wife Mary (Murphy?) and son John. Mary died in December . He then married Catherine Kelly on 9th Mary 1847 at St Patrick's Catholic church, Adelaide by Fr Mick Ryan. William's son John died on 9th July 1847. He and Catherine arrived in Victoria between then and 1848 where their first daughter Catherine was born 11th April 1848. He went to the Victorian goldfields in the early 1850s with two of his children born there. Cannot find any record for his death in Victoria. We believe he was originally from Cork in Ireland but not sure.

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Cork

County Cork, or Corcaigh in Irish, is the southernmost county in Ireland and also the largest county.  It is known as “The Rebel County”.  We are home to the Blarney Stone and known for our beaches and beautiful scenery.  We have a population of approximately 542,196.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1810s

    MARY SUSAN CONNELL

    1810-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Queen Victoria’s 1st visit to Cork Aug 1849

    <p>Queen Victoria’s 1st visit to Ireland, August 2-12, 1849.</p>

    1849-08-02 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    Kilmichael Ambush

    1920-11-28 12:00:00

  • 1610s

    West Cork mapped by John Speede 1610

    <p>Part of a map of Munster dated 1610 showing West Cork by John Speede</p>

    1610-01-01 12:00:00