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James Gilligan, life sentence in Mulligar, Westmeath and transported to Australia 1809

WestmeathMullingar (Westmeath)

I am hoping to find the family of my3 x great grandfatherJames Gilligan. He was given a life sentence in Mullingar, Westmeathin 1808 (unknown conviction)and transported to Sydney Australia in 1809. He was later moved by the governmentto Tasmania Australia, where he was eventually pardoned, approved a land grant, established a successfulfarm and built a two storeybrick residencehe called Clifton Lodge.Hedied in 1847. He was buried on his property, Clifton Lodge, Avoca, Tasmania. The headstoneapparently sayshe was 79yo, so his birth year is approximately 1768.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Regards,

Angela from Australia

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Dear Angela

My apologies for the very late response. Have you managed to learn anymore about these ancestors? ​Have you already searched the National Archives finding aid here:

http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/index.php?searchDescTxt=Gilligan…

 

One of the issues with finding more information on James will be the early period of the search as many parish records do not begin until the mid-late 1800s. You could have a look on the early Birth and Marriage Indexes here:

 

http://www.irishancestors.ie/?page_id=6328

 

Find My Past also have convict registers though I assume you have already searched those and the only baptism I can find for the period is in Dublin dated 23-May-1769 in the parish of Booterstown, Blackrock and Dundrum

 

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support 

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