Miss Mary Griffin
Hello from Australia,
I know very little of my Great Grandmother Mary Griffin. In her obituary here in Australia it said that she came from Galway, Ireland 70 yrs prior to her death in 1943. She died aged 87 yrs. This has her immigrating to Australia in about 1878 and making her date of birth about 1856.
She married my Great Grandfather James Collins on the 23 Dec 1879 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia.
A search of ships arriving in Australia has revealed a Mary Griffin aged 22yrs arriving in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia on the 2 Dec 1878. Single, travelling with no other family members that I can see on the passenger list of the 'Highflyer'. She was travelling as a 'free' passenger. I believe with the dates and ages that this could be my Mary.
Other than this I have no other records to assist in my search. Ancestry has a few families with different information on parents of Mary but with no vital documents to back up their reasoning.
I know this isn't much to go on but I would be grateful for any assistance that may lead me in the right direction.
Some information in our New South Wales Pioneer index indicates the parents of Mrs. Mary Collins nee Griffin are Thomas & Mary/Margaret.
Kind Regards,
Debbie Smart