I think I have a picture of the ship Euphemia in my loft, if there's any interest I'll go and find it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MegG" <MegGm@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:30 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] FW: The Ship Euphemia - 1850 > Forwarded by Admin Meg G > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseluiselrapido@aol.com [mailto:Joseluiselrapido@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:29 AM > To: aus-immigration-ships-d-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: The Ship Euphemia - 1850 > > > Hi! > > Looking for any info. pertaining to the ship Euphemia, out of > Liverpool, England and arriving in Australia in 1850. She was > classified as > a prison ship. My immigrant ancestor, Laurence Hickey, his younger > sister > Margaret and two supposed uncles, Edward and John Luby, sailed on the > Euphemia from Liverpool to New Orleans, LA, arriving in New Orleans on > Oct. > 20, 1849. Relatives have told me that Laurence Hickey and his family > were > freedom fighters in Ireland. This time frame corresponds with the > Fenian > movement in Ireland which was responsible for a Rising in Ballingarry, > Co. > Tipperary in 1848. (Laurence Hickey was born in Cashel, Co. Tipperary > in > March 1831). I am curious to know if any of the Fenians were exiled > to > Australia on board the ship Euphemia in 1850. Thomas Clarke Luby, one > of the > founders of the Fenians, could be related to Laurence Hickey through > Laurence's mother, Margaret Luby. Any info. on this ship would be > greatly > appreciated! > THANKS! > > Joni Leffler > Texas > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/20/02 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/20/02 > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >