I am looking for any info on my great great great granfather who was sent to australia in 1853
on the ship Dunbar I believe he stole a sheep.
At the time of his deportation he was married with one child but I cannot find any info on them
thank you
This is the only one I can find, and the date and name doesn't quite match.
Hope this helps.
Kerry
Hi Alec
There are 7 marriage records of Bartholomew Kelleher 1845 + - 7 years on www.rootsireland.ie/
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?page=1&confirmPageView=Y
6 records are from Cork & 1 from Kilkenny
Cork: 1847,1849 1841 1850 1830 & 1838 Kilkenny 1842
rootsireland requires credit to be purchased to view the full records
On ancestry.com.au the A Stute public member tree has him born in Cork 1831 and married to Mary Shea in 1860 in Bourke Victoria
You may wish to try www.irishgenealogy.ie/ which is a free site and has lots of Cork records
Col
And then there is another person enquiring about him
Hi Sharon
Info on KELLEHER Bartholomew Convict number 2435 1822 - 28.12.1886
Guildford accident - Married one child, laborer semi lit RC , conv Cork
6.4.1850 sheep stealing 10 yrs: arr Phoebe Dunbar 30.8.1853 Ticket of Leave
29.6.1854 Exp. 4.1860
The above info from Convicts of Western Australia 1850-1867 ( Erickson R &
O'mara G)
Regards,
Carolyn
>
> Hello everyone,
> Does anyone know of a WA convict of the name of Bartholomew Kelleher? I
am
> just following a hunch, that he may have been known under an alias of
> Keilor/Keilar/Keelor and any other variations you can think of.
> I will start checking the convict records when I am able to get in to the
> library, but as this will not be for a few months, I thought I might get a
> bit of a start now through SKS.
> The Kelleher/Keilor I am chasing married a Bridget Kenny. Their childrens
> birth registrations all have varying spellings of his surname.
> Any information would be helpful
> Regards Sharon Wishart
>
>
> See my genie surname interests at
> http://www.wags.org.au/mid/9710.htm
>
I hope that is helpful
Kerry
Thanks for this helpful info. Best of luck in your search Alec!
Regards
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Sharon Wishart you are searching for info on Bartholomew Kelleher convict to Western Australia
please contact me luke2@iinet.net.au
regards
Alec
Hi Alec,
I looked at my Convicts in Western Australia Dictionary and it states that he arrived on the "Phoebe Dunbar" on 31 Jul 1853. He was convicted in Cork, maybe it was Cork City. His offence was "Sheep Stealing" and was sentenced for 10 year transportation. He was given a Ticket of Leave on 29 June 1854 and his setence finished (expired) in April 1860.His Records state that when he was a convict, he was married (in County Cork?). Others have said he married Bridget Kenny, but I can't verify this with the WA Records. However a death for a Bridget Kelleher ocurred in 1908 (Registration No 556) in Perth WA. This may be her. I think he may have changed his name. I'll keep a look out for him.
Regards,
Tom
Hi Alec,
I found a little more information
Convict Number (in WA) 2435
Married on arrival in WA
1 Child
Height 5 foot 6 inches
Black Hair
Dark Grey Eyes
Oval Face
Fresh Complexion
Stout
Cut on inside of left thumb
Regards,
Tom O'Driscoll
Hi Alec,
From the Convict records in Western Australia, it looks like Bartolomew's Court date in Cork was 04 April 1850. From previous experience, the local papers in Ireland would have reported upon this case very soon after the conviction. Presumably the Court case was in Cork City and as such the papers in Cork City may have reported on this case in April 1850. It may be wise to search for these newspaper articles.
Regards,
Tom