Good morning Matt, Here is some information, which may help you with your research, as you are so far away I felt you would need a lot of assistance. The website below has the family history of Michael Houlaghan and contact names of descendants: - http://www.monaropioneers.com/wholahan-m.htm (The Wholohan name has been spelt in a few different ways :- Hoolaghan, Hoolahan and Wholahan, Woloham, Wholoham and Wholohem.) Also, below information I had put together before I found the site above. Michael Houlahan - Aged 40 - Tried Limerick - Atlas (11) 1802 - Sentence Life. Ann Rowley - Aged 18, arrived 1812 on the Emu. Place Warwick - Assize 03/03/1812 - Sentence 7 years. Conditional Pardon: - HOULAHAN Michael WOOLAGAN, Michael Atlas 1802 - CP 26 Aug 1816 [4/4430] 774 WOOLAGAN Michael HOULAHAN, Michael Atlas 1802 - CP 26 Aug 1816 [4/4430] 774 Below: - Colonial Secretary Index 1788-1825:- These documents are held at the Mitchell Librlary in Sydney. HOULAGHAN, Michael. Of Sydney 1818 Sep 10 On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1818 (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.50) HOULAGHAN, Michael 1814, 1815 Convicted of murder; appears as Hallighan (Reel 6070; 4/1265 pp.150-2) 1816 Jun 29 Granted a free pardon (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.216) HALLIGAN, Michael 1818 Jul William London in the care of (Reel 6047; 4/1740 p.255) HOULAGHAN, Michael. Of Sydney 1818 Sep 10 On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1818 (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.50 HOULAGHAN, Michael 1814, 1815 Convicted of murder; appears as Hallighan (Reel 6070; 4/1265 pp.150-2) 1816 Jun 29 Granted a free pardon (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.216) HALLIGAN, Michael 1818 Jul William London in the care of (Reel 6047; 4/1740 p.255) Colonial Secretary Index 1788-1825 Website: - http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/default.htm Genral Muster List of NSW: - 1823-24-25: - Rowley, Ann - Free by Servitude - Broxbomebury 1814 - Sentence 7 years (note above Emu ???) Wife of Woolagan - Campbelltown. Children of Ann Rowley - Roulby, no Christian names - Born Colony 10, 9, 6, 3. Muster Book: - 1823-24-25 - Michael Woollaghan AP Ship - Atlas 1802 - Life - Landholder - Campbelltown:- Children born Colony, Edward 12, Thomas 10, Bridget 5, Michael 7, John 2 - children of Michael Wollaghan of Campbelltown. As per the 1828 Census:- Michael Woolaghan. Aged 60 Absulute Pardon - Atlas 1814 ???? Life - Catholic - Settler - Airds - Appx 3: Acres: 50, Cleared: 40; Culd: 30; Horses: ; Cattle: 4: Sheep: ; Others: Ann Woolaghan. Aged 36 Free by Servitude. Broxbornebury 1814 ???? 7 years. Catholic - Airds. Woolaghan children: - Born Colony - Edward 14, Thomas 12, Michael 10, Bridet 6, john 4, Mary 2 Woolaghan. Richard Ivoyr - Government Servant. Ship: - Tyne 1819 - Sentence Life. Catholic - Labourer. Employed on the Woolaghan property (Richard died Dec 1830) Births, Deaths and marriages, NSW BDM Website:- http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=births Marriage: - V182018 128/1820 WOOLAHAM, MICHAEL to ROWLEY ANN at LD LD - Roman Catholic Church - St Mary's Sydney. Children's births: - V1821102 125/1821 HOOLAGHAN EDWARD MICHAEL ANN V1821103 125/1821 HOOLAGHAN THOMAS MICHAEL ANN V1821192 125/1821 HOOLIHAE JOHN MICHAEL ANN V1822264 127/1822 HOOLAHAN BRIDGET MICHAEL ANN V1822288 128/1822 HOOLAHAHAN BRIDGET MICHAEL ANN V1826957 125/1826 HOOLAHAN MARY A MICHAEL ANN V1826805 127/1826 HOOLAHAN MARY A MICHAEL ANN V1827815 128/1827 HOOLAHAN MARY A MICHAEL ANN V18291341 125/1829 HOOLAGHAN ELIZABETH MICHAEL ANNE V18291208 127/1829 HOOLAHAN ELIZABETH MICHAEL ANN V18291227 128/1829 HOOLAHAN ELIZABETH MICHAEL ANN Death of Michael: - V1836535 127/1836 HOOLOHAN, MICHAEL V1836467 128/1836 HOOLAHAN, MICHAEL Remarriage of Ann Hoolohan?Woolahan/m V1847921 95/1847 MORAN, BERNARD to WOOLEHAN, ANNE LE LE - Roman Catholic Church - St Johns, Campbelltown NSW Death of Ann:- 5539/1875 MORAN ANN ROWLEY DIED CAMPBELLTOWN Regards, Janice Belrose - Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hall" <cispt2@gmail.com> To: <AUS-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:58 PM Subject: [AUS-CON] Michael WOOLAGHAN or HOULAGHAN > (Sent this to another list but it didn't post so trying here) > > Trying to track down the arrival/origins of Michael WOOLAGHAN/HOULAGHAN who, > along with Alexander SUTTER/SUITER, was erroneously sentenced to death for > murdering Rowland EDWARDS in 1814. There is a reference in the trial to > SUTTER arriving as ships crew so i don't think i'll have any luck with him. > > After sentencing, the correct culprits were identified (partly through a > confession on the gallows by Donovan), a pardon was sought and given in > 1816.