Hi from Aus. I am researching my Great Great Great Grandfather William Birmingham who migrated to Australia in 1857. His obituary says he was born in Mullingar in 1831. Any information on him would be most wellcome.
Thank you
Cam
Cam:
Welcome to ireland Reaching Out!
Do you happen to know his parents names? I checked Roots Ireland and there were four William Bermingham baptisms on their data base around 1831: two in 1827, one in 1832 and one in 1833. Below is the transcription of the 1832 record.
Roger McDonnell
Name:William BerminghamDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:29-Jan-1832Address:Not RecordedParish/District:TUBBER AND ROSEMOUNTGender:MaleCountyCo. Westmeath
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John BerminghamMother:Catherine MaganOccupation:Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patrick FiniganSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Bridget Molloy
Hi Roger, thank you for your reply. what we know about William is:
Birth 10 MAY 1831 in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
Death 29 MAY 1916 in Hospital, Casino, N.S.W., Aust.
Father - Patrick
Mother - Mary Kately
Left for Australia - Liverpool 1857 ELLEN STUART: Merchant sailing ship - CAPT Warner sailed on the 14th June 1857 Mersey with cargo and 396 passengers. Arrived in Melbourne 19 Aug 1857 the day before the Dunbar ship wreck.
Spouse Name: Ellen Clear Marriage Date: 1863 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Murrurundi, New South Wales Registration Year: 1863 Registration Number: 2423
I hope this helps
Greatly appreciate this.
Kind regards
Cameron
Cameron:
I searched Roots again and none of those records I located were for your William.
We did not discuss religious affiliation but Roots only has RC records for Mullingar back to 1831 and earlier. if the family was C of I then the Mullingar records do not begin until 1849.
Roger
Hi Roger, William was R Catholic and buried in the RC part of the cemetery. There were I think 3 Birmingham families living in the Casion area QLD. The other 2 seem to have come from Cork. So it is a puzzle.
Thanks for looking
All the best
Cam
Ireland XO, Please get rid of the last post - spam / troll, whatever.
Hi Cam:
I will forward this post to a volunteer in the Mullingar area who might be able to help. You might consider creating an Ancestor profile for one of the Birmingham family members on the XOChronicles if you have not already done so. The link is here:
https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy
The best of luck with your research.
Kind regards,
Jane