Michael Dwyer was born about 1802 in County Tipperary, Ireland; son of John Dwyer and Mary Ryan.
Ellen McCarthy was born in November, 1804 at Greenane, County Tipperary, Ireland; daughter of Calawan McCarthy and Honora Hill.
Michael and Ellen were married in Greenane, Ireland, in 1836. They emigrated to Australia on the ship Lysander which arrived here on the 22nd October, 1841.