Thomas and Honora Ryan from Drombane arrived 1840 South Australia on the Birman
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I am an Australian living in Melbourne who is a descendant of Thomas and Honora Ryan (nee Fox) who arrived in South Australia in 1840 on the Birman, seemingly as free passage immigrants with a number of children.
I will summarise my research;
1. From shipping details etc in the State Library of South Australia in Adelaide, Thomas and Honora arrived in 1840, on the Birman. Place of origin is Drombane.
2. A Rev VL Trenor gave references for them, as he did for some other Ryans on the Birman.
3. I have been advised that Rev Trenor was a COI minister who owned land in this area, and also Moyaliffe and Glebe.As they were farmers and labourers, it seems possible they worked on his land.
4. Rev Trenor was also on a board of some kind who approved people for free passage to South Australia at the time.
5. On board was also a John Ryan and wife, who I have found was Catherine(Quinnane?). There were also children, one of them Julia born around 1833, and who married a Eugene Sullivan in 1856 in Adelaide. John Ryan is likely to be a brother or cousin of Thomas Ryan , as above.(I have connected with descendants).
6. Thomas Ryan had a son, also Thomas who I have found in parish records at the National Library in Dublin.
7. Baptism was for Thomas Ryan of Thomas Ryan and Hanora Ryan on 19 Nov 1839, which fits the age on the death certificate here in Melbourne.(This Thmoas, my great grandfather married Margaret Sufferan in 1865 in Melbourne, she was from Dublin)
8. The details come from film for Upperchurch 1829-1876.
9. The details of Parish are shown as : "Dromdoha" , and then on the opposite side of the page of the printout , and lower down is ; "Knockmarau/w' or similar. It is hard to read the writing.
10. It is not "Knockacarhanduff" which is in Moyaliffe, and which appears on the next page of the printout.
11. Re Honora nee Fox, there may be a link to a Patt Fox and Peggy Fogarty who arrived at the same time, but in New South Wales as Bounty Immigrants. They are shown on these docs as from Moyaliffe.
I am wondering whether any of this rings a bell out there? Anyone missing family who emigrated here long ago? These first immigrants to South Australia were considered Pioneers of the colony. The Ryans farmed around Saddleworth and Manoora in country South Australia .
I also would be appreciative if someone could enlighten me as to the Dromdoha and other parish here.
These ancestors were obviously Catholic. I do have problems re the parishes. Obviously, they lived in smaller villages and baptisms would take place at long intervals.
Any assistance is appreciated,
Thank for your time and consideration.
Esther Kahn Melbourne Australia ( a Jewish descendant!)