Maria (Mary) Higgins
Maria (Mary) Higgins is my 3 times Great Grandmother, Maria was an Irish Orphan sent to Sydney Australia with her sister Margaret. Father Timothy mother Margaret Dunn. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Christine Hodge
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Christine,
Records from Ancestry.
Mary was listed as a farm servant. Margaret (14 yrs) was listed as a nurse maid.
| Name | Mary Higgins |
| Gender | Female |
| Arrival Age | 16 |
| Birth Date | abt 1834[abt 1834] |
| Arrival Date | 1 Aug 1850 |
| Arrival Place | New South Wales, Australia |
| Origin Location | Athlone Westmeath |
| Alternate Origin Location | Mogarl, Leitrim |
| Vessel | Tippoo Saib |
| Can Read and Write | Neither |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Father | Timothy |
| Mother | Margaret |
| Author | New South Wales Government |
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They had 6 children.
| Name | Maria Higgins |
| Marriage Date | 1852 |
| Marriage Place | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Registration Date | 1852 |
| Registration Place | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse | John Matthews |
| Volume Number | V C |
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| Name | Mary Matthews |
| Death Date | 1907 |
| Death Place | Granville, New South Wales |
| Registration Date | 1907 |
| Registration Place | Granville, Australia |
| Father | Timothy |
| Mother | Margaret |
| Registration Number | 13791 |
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Athlone Townland, Co. Westmeath
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Margaret Higgins
| Spouse | William Driver |
| Father | Timothy Higgins |
| Mother | Margaret Dunn |
| Birth | 1836 Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland |
| Death | 1875 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Residence | 1862 New South Wales, Australia |
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Orphans from Ireland to Australia
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