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William Henry

William Henry

Died
1859-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born elsewhere

William Henry was born mid summer 1770. He said he was from Sligo. He was well educated, reportedly with joining and carpentry and boat building ability. He was sent as a missionary to Tahiti, arriving there in 1797. He married Sarah Maiben Hayes, and had 4 children by her. George b.1795, Sarah b.1797, Samuel Pinder b.1800, and Eleanor. He left Tahiti in 1852 and retired to Sydney where he died in 1859.

Associated communities

Sligo

County Sligo, or Sligeach in Irish, is located in the border region of Ireland.  We are home to Benbulben Mountain, which is said to be Ireland’s most distinctive and shady valleys dominate the landscape here.  Our county town is Sligo and we have a population of approximately 65,393.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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    Dunneill, Kilmacshalgan, Co Sligo

  • Collloney Church of the Assumption

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  • St. Michael's Church

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    462F+G9 Cloonacool, County Sligo, Ireland

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Timeline events in this community

  • 2000s

    Parish of Ardcarne

    2000-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1846

    1846-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Henry Garrett

    1832-08-21 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland

    <p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>

    1832-09-13 12:00:00

Calry (Sligo)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Calry (Sligo). 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.

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Buildings in this community

  • St Columba's Church

    Location: Calry (Sligo)

    Saint Columba's, Saint Columba's Road, BALLYTIVNAN, Sligo, SLIGO

  • Calry Parish Church

    Location: Calry (Sligo)

    Calry Parish Church, The Mall, RATHQUARTER, Sligo, SLIGO

  • Gillooly Memorial Hall

    Location: Calry (Sligo)

    Gillooly Memorial Hall, Adelaide Street, Sligo, County Sligo

  • Yeats Memorial Building Sligo

    Location: Calry (Sligo)

    Yeats Memorial Building, Lower Knox Street, Rockwood Parade, Sligo, County Sligo

Timeline events in this community

  • 1970s

    Foundation of Calry/St Joseph's GAA Club

    1972-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Cholera continues to rage in Sligo

    <p>A snapshot of local history from the Cholera Epidemic in Ireland (1832-33).</p>

    1832-09-05 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Sligo in the 1830s

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

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Cholera in Sligo

    <p>Mayo Constitution - Monday 20 August 1832</p>

    1832-08-20 12:00:00