These are the stories of my ancestors who came to Australia from England, Ireland and Scotland from as early as 1832. I have been able to prove one convict ancestor (John Metcalf Williams). It is likely his wife was also a convict but I have yet to definitely prove this. Another ancestor arrived in Australia on a convict ship as a red coat soldier.
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John Grant was born in Loughmore, Tipperary, Ireland about 1811. His parents were Joseph Grant and Alice Fogarty. Brothers Joseph and John Grant are listed in the Griffith Valuation of Ireland in 1850 as jointly holding the farm 17a 1r…
John Walsh, son of Michael Walsh and Mary Fogarty, was born about 1842 in Kilmacar Parish, County Kilkenny. He was baptised on 14 May 1842 at Kilmacar. John, aged 22, arrived in Melbourne on the “Lightning” in May 1865 from…
