Balmer Family of County Armagh or C. Limerick (Ireland), New Zealand and Australia. Reposting with some additions. It is believed that the Irish Balmers may have had connections with the Royal Irish Constabulary. They may have had connections with London at least for a period around 1850. Corrections, comments or further contributions, particularly in relation to the NZ and Irish connections will be appreciated. 1. Thomas Balmer (b circa 1768, possibly at Dundalk Ire). Possibly died at Limerick. Details of spouse and parents are unknown. No known children of the marriage, other than one son : 1.1 Richard Balmer (b probably before 1788, possibly at County Armagh). Possibly died at Limerick. Date unknown. Married Mary Ann Sarjeant (dau of Thomas Sarjeant, b 1790) at Newmarket, County Clare, Ireland. County Paymaster (possibly for County Limerick). In the Death Notice for his son, Robert Sergeant BALMER, mention is made of ". son of the late Richard BALMER, Brevet Major, Royal Irish Constabulary, Limerick". 1.2 Benjamin Blennerhassett Balmer (b 1813). Emigrated to NZ circa 1849. The only known child was a son, Benjamin Thomas Sarjent Balmer (b 1848) who emigrated to USA where he practiced law in LA. Nothing further known about the NZ connections of this family. 1.3 Richard Balmer (b 1814). Married Emma Eugeniah Case and family emigrated to NZ in 1851. They moved to Melbourne (Australia) in about 1853. Richard Balmer died in Melbourne in 1871. One son (Richard Benjamin Balmer b 1856) returned to NZ to marry Nancy Buck at "All Saints", Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand 1884. RB Balmer and Nancy Buck subsequently returned to Melbourne where RB Balmer died in 1946. 1.4 John Frederick Balmer (b 1816). Married Lavinia Skinner. Nothing else known. 1.5 Charlotte Elizabeth Balmer (b 1818). Married Thomas Barry. 1.6 Thomas Balmer (b 1818). Married Lavinia Skinner ( ie he married JF Balmer's widow). 1.7 Mary Anne Balmer (b 1819). Believed to have emigrated to either Aust or NZ after 1849. 1.8 Robert Sarjeant Balmer (b 1827 at County Clare, Ireland). Robert emigrated to South Australia before settling at Bendigo (Victoria). He died in 1901. The descendants of RS Balmer's two marriages are well documented. Don Bartlett Melbourne, Australia Email [email protected]

Hi List, I'm researching my mother's paternal family tree, the Brown(e)s, it seems they dropped the E when they arrived in Australia. Though some of the next generation added it back. My Patrick Browne was born in County Cork (where is a mystery, though Fermoy is a possibility) approximately 1840, his parents were Patrick Browne and Bridget Kiley. On the 25th May 1867 he married Catherine McCarthy at St Patrick's Church, Belfast (Port Fairy) Victoria. Catherine was born approx 1838 in County Clare, her parents were Daniel McCarthy and Mary Devereaux. They lived at Koroit, Victoria. Patrick was killed on the 5th May 1909, and Catherine died in July 1914; they are buried together with 2 of their sons (William and Daniel) in Tower Hill Cemetery. Their other children were Patrick, John and Mary. Patrick and John both had large families, while Mary had two sons. According to family history Mary (m. James Maloney) ran/owned the Killarney Hotel, Victoria, around 1912. If anyone has any connections to the above, I'd love to hear from you. If anyone has any idea of where in Co. Cork Patrick may have come from, or anyone can help with when they arrived in Australia, would also love to hear from you. Regards Tricia

Hi Kim, Looked through your names and found it to be quite a coincidence that I have hundreds of Redmonds in my Family one that married a McNamarra and one that married a Grice, all from Queensland.. Regards Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim P Hearn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:25 PM Subject: [AUS-IRISH] REDMOND+MCNAMARRA > Does anyone have any imformation on Andrew Patrick REDMOND b about 1817 Queens county Ireland d11 May 1887and his wife Bridget MCNAMARRA b about 1837 County Clare Ireland d 6 July 1904 Andrew +Bridget married 25 May 1860 in Tya which is near Armadale Nsw . Their children were: > Eliza REDMOND b1861 > Catherine b 1863 > Bridget b1864 > Anne b15 oct1865 Walcha Nsw > Sarah Jane b 2 july 1867 Grocers creek Walcha Nsw > Julia b about 1868 Walcha nsw m19 June 1902 August DUPUIS d 20 July 1923 Sydney > Andrew Joseph b1869 d1942 Glen Innis > William b 1871 d1943 > Patrick b 1874 d 1875 > Patrick Joseph b 1874 d1942 Bingarra > Julia REDMOND had at least 3 children > Eileen WEST m Frederick TEASDALE 12 Sep 1917 child born 1918 Edith m TEASDALE Sydney m 1940 ARMSTRONG > ,Edie REDMOND b 5 nov 1886 Armadale [the only one registered ] > and my ggrandmother Ivy REDMOND b 1898 Armadale d 28 April 1925 Brisbane m Arthur GRICE 20 Sep 1917 Woolowin Qld children Phyllis Eileen b 1917, Ruby Gladys, Gladys Margaret, and Madeline Julia all born in Brisbane . > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > >>"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."<< > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

These are my main family interests:- Scally, O'Mara, Skelly, Fox, Moran, McCaul, Cronk, McLaughlin, Gannon, Coonan, Littleton, Gleeson. Des Skelly. Moorooka, Brisbane.

Hi List One of my ancestors came out from Ireland as a Redcoat in 1842, and was stationed at Moreton Bay. I have been researching this family for nearly 20 years, and would be happy to share further details. 1 Thomas MCGUIRE b: 1823 d: 11 Jan 1853 + Mary MELIA b: 22 May 1820 d: 7 Sep 1899 2 Mary Ann MCGUIRE b: 1842 d: 30 May 1884 + John MOORE b: 1830 d: 2 Jun 1876 + James SAUNDERS b: 1845 d: 7 Apr 1884 2 Bedelia MCGUIRE b: 20 Mar 1847 d: 29 Jun 1929 + Thomas THOMPSON b: 1838 d: 1872 + Malcolm MCFARLANE b: 12 Mar 1827 d: 20 Jan 1901 For details of the next generations, please see: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=helmrich&id=I391 Thanks you Lorrae Johnson Plainland Qld 4341 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich

Hi Jim I am still searching for my MADDENs here in Queensland from Limerick. A Family Reunion is planned for 26 Jan 2003 in Gatton, Qld. Anyone researching these names are requested to contact me as I would be happy to share. 1 James MADDEN + Mary COGHLANE 2 Cornelius MADDEN + Jane COLLINS 3 James MADDEN b: ABT. Nov 1842 d: 1926 + Ellen BOURKE b: 1843 d: 1897 3 Elizabeth MADDEN b: 1846 + Francis RYAN b: 1839 d: 1874 + Patrick DOYLE 3 Jane Mary MADDEN b: 1850 d: 1931 + Robert MARTIN b: 1847 d: 1882 + Joseph SCANLAN b: 1851 d: 1922 3 John MADDEN b: 1856 d: 1929 + Sarah CAMPBELL b: 1861 d: 1939 3 Four Children MADDEN + Bridget RYAN 3 Eleven Children MADDEN 2 Patrick MADDEN b: 1811 d: 1877 + Margaret BOURKE b: 1825 d: 1882 3 Elizabeth MADDEN b: ABT. 1846 d: 1910 + James RYAN b: ABT. 1841 d: 1920 3 Michael MADDEN b: 1849 d: 1904 + Jane SMART b: 1852 d: 1915 3 John MADDEN b: 1854 d: 1929 + Catherine CALLAGHAN b: 1853 d: 1922 3 Patrick MADDEN b: 1857 d: 1933 + Bridget DOYLE b: 1856 d: 1933 3 William MADDEN b: 1860 3 James MADDEN b: 1864 d: 1949 3 Thomas MADDEN b: 1867 d: 1940 + Ellen Honoria O'BRIEN b: 1871 d: 1953 For more details, please see: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=helmrich&id=I177 Lorrae Johnson Plainland Qld 4341 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich

Hello Charles, Your Bridget Larkin seems very illusive, I can understand your plight having a great grandmother who like your Bridget seems to have appeared out of thin air. Perhaps you have tried the following, so forgive me if I am mentioning something you have done before placing your query. 1) Have you thought she may have come out under another name or as an orphan? 2) Put in an orphanage when she arrived here? 3) She could have been an only child? 4) She may have come out with a relative/friend & just entered on the shipping list as 'child' 5) Have you searched under a different spelling for her entry into Oz? 6) Perhaps the shipping list with her name on it was lost? 7) Have you been in touch with David Larkin from Burpengary, Qld who has done extensive research with the Larkin name in Ireland & Aust.? 8) Do you subscribe to the 'All Ireland Sources Newsletter' published monthly by Terry Eakin, it is free if you notify Terry you would like a copy however he is away for 2 months at Irish conferences so his email is not operating for this time, I will look at past newsletters see what sources might be available for Cappinlough, Clare, if I find anything I will let you know. Sometimes we have to take a side road before we can get back onto the highway in this family history game. Good luck Colleen from Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles & Kerri Green <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 7:42 PM Subject: [AUS-IRISH] Bridget LARKIN > > > All, > > Bridget LARKIN was born in Cappinlough, Clare, IRE around about 1870 (at a > guess). She married Thomas Joseph GREEN in 1891 in Queensland, Australia > and they had no less than 12 children, including my grandfather, Francis > Xaviour GREEN (b. 17 Nov 1911 Winton, Qld d. 29 Mar 1968 Mackay, Qld). > > Does anyone know who this Bridget LARKIN is, where she came from, and more > importantly, who her parents and siblings were? > > Additionally, Thomas Joseph GREEN may have been of Irish descent. I have > Thomas GREEN and Mary DOYLE as his parents at death. According to the BDM > index entry his mother was Mary McCLAIR. (Surely, both can't be right. > Any suggestions welcome there, too). > > > TIA > > > Charles > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > >>"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."<< > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Does anyone have any imformation on Andrew Patrick REDMOND b about 1817 Queens county Ireland d11 May 1887and his wife Bridget MCNAMARRA b about 1837 County Clare Ireland d 6 July 1904 Andrew +Bridget married 25 May 1860 in Tya which is near Armadale Nsw . Their children were: Eliza REDMOND b1861 Catherine b 1863 Bridget b1864 Anne b15 oct1865 Walcha Nsw Sarah Jane b 2 july 1867 Grocers creek Walcha Nsw Julia b about 1868 Walcha nsw m19 June 1902 August DUPUIS d 20 July 1923 Sydney Andrew Joseph b1869 d1942 Glen Innis William b 1871 d1943 Patrick b 1874 d 1875 Patrick Joseph b 1874 d1942 Bingarra Julia REDMOND had at least 3 children Eileen WEST m Frederick TEASDALE 12 Sep 1917 child born 1918 Edith m TEASDALE Sydney m 1940 ARMSTRONG ,Edie REDMOND b 5 nov 1886 Armadale [the only one registered ] and my ggrandmother Ivy REDMOND b 1898 Armadale d 28 April 1925 Brisbane m Arthur GRICE 20 Sep 1917 Woolowin Qld children Phyllis Eileen b 1917, Ruby Gladys, Gladys Margaret, and Madeline Julia all born in Brisbane .

Hi Bev, Charles, and listers............. Couldn't agree more with what you both have written re PAF 5.........why muck such a good program as PAF 4, to start with.....I only wish it included provision to create a suplementary timeline so we could match up historical, social etc events with what our families were up to. It helps to explain why they did somethings sometimes to run these together............................... Jim Bev Kerlin wrote: > > Bev, > > > > Hey! Are you saying you don't usually agree with me? What have I said > > that you haven't agreed with? > > > > > > Charles > > Top of the Mornin' Charles > > A friend on the other side of the world said he could tell we are "old pals" > from our bantering. 'Nough said? > > Do you remember teaching me how to do a Gedcom (years ago)? To get what I > want out of PAF5 - I do just that and export it to PAF4. But I have found a > catch. If you leave PAF5 in your program file - every time you try to open > PAF4, the thing tries to convert it to 5. So then, my PAF5 resides in the > Recycle Bin until I want to download some sort of data from Utah. I'll bet > you already knew that!!!!!!!! > > (Sorry Jim - a tad out of order) > > Cheers > Bev > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a cemetery search with a shovel > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

> Bev, > > Hey! Are you saying you don't usually agree with me? What have I said > that you haven't agreed with? > > > Charles Top of the Mornin' Charles A friend on the other side of the world said he could tell we are "old pals" from our bantering. 'Nough said? Do you remember teaching me how to do a Gedcom (years ago)? To get what I want out of PAF5 - I do just that and export it to PAF4. But I have found a catch. If you leave PAF5 in your program file - every time you try to open PAF4, the thing tries to convert it to 5. So then, my PAF5 resides in the Recycle Bin until I want to download some sort of data from Utah. I'll bet you already knew that!!!!!!!! (Sorry Jim - a tad out of order) Cheers Bev

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All, Bridget LARKIN was born in Cappinlough, Clare, IRE around about 1870 (at a guess). She married Thomas Joseph GREEN in 1891 in Queensland, Australia and they had no less than 12 children, including my grandfather, Francis Xaviour GREEN (b. 17 Nov 1911 Winton, Qld d. 29 Mar 1968 Mackay, Qld). Does anyone know who this Bridget LARKIN is, where she came from, and more importantly, who her parents and siblings were? Additionally, Thomas Joseph GREEN may have been of Irish descent. I have Thomas GREEN and Mary DOYLE as his parents at death. According to the BDM index entry his mother was Mary McCLAIR. (Surely, both can't be right. Any suggestions welcome there, too). TIA Charles

Bev Kerlin wrote: > > Hi Crazy Man Charles > > At last we utterly agree! PAF 5 is the pits. Bev, Hey! Are you saying you don't usually agree with me? What have I said that you haven't agreed with? Charles

Research leftovers Charles Frederick Blair M. Alice Eaton Christopher Alexander B. 1865 Andersons vic ref No. 120 Joseph Ralph Eaton B. 1867 " 81 Edmund Harold B. 1870 " 88 Jim research Blair/Moor/McClelland/Porter

I am posting this for a friend who does not own a computer. (yet) Searching for O'SHEA / SHEA from Robertston Limerick Ireland. John O'SHEA born approx 1825 married Mary McCarthy. At this stage we are aware of the following children. Mary O'SHEA married in July 1864 to Thomas Neville also from Limerick. Bridget O'SHEA John O'SHEA Apparently Mary O'SHEA paid the deposit for Thomas NEVILLE to come to Australia. To this day we have been unable to find when Mary came out. Mary had also paid the deposit for her sister to come to Australia. Thomas NEVILLE was the son of Patrick NEVILLE and Bridget GALVIN. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tracie King for Margaret Dolahenty

Hello: I am looking for information on two sisters who went to Sydney from Kinvara, Galway. Honora (Nora) Kavanagh was born 2/23/1866. She married Dr Charles Richardson after she moved to Sydney. Don't know when she moved nor when the marriage took place. Sara Kavanagh was born 12/1/1879 in Kinvara, died 1/2/1967 in Sydney. Sara didn't marry; she was a nurse. Any information would be helpful. TIA, Nancy [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Does anyone know of any recruitment schemes for immigration from Ireland pre 1845 Judy

Hi all My name is Gail Riddell (nee MONAGHAN).I have had the family research disease all of my life I think.It just gets worse as I get older and I am told there is no cure.So here I sit at my computor (a change from the cemetary). Matthew MONAGHAN came to Australia with his sister Ellen (a milkmaid) and Patrick (a policeman).They came from Kells,county meath Ireland (I think they came out 1849) Their parents were patrick Monaghan (land steward) and Mary Fitzsimmons. My line is Matthew.I am having alot of trouble finding out what happened to Ellen and Patrick Matthew married Mary LYNCH at Bald Hill (Hill End) in 1859. Their children 1.Bridget MONAGHAN b.1859 2.Mary MONAGHAN b.1861 3.Elizabeth MONAGHAN b.1863 4.Patrick MONAGHAN b. 1865 married Catherine mary WHEELER 1885. 5.Margaret MONAGHAN b.1865 6.Mathew N MONAGHAN b.1869 7.Ellen Teresa MONAGHAN b.1871 8.John MONAGHAN b.1875 These above were all born in and around the gold field area of Tambaroora and Hill End. Child No 4 married Catherine Mary Wheeler at Eulo(Qld in 1904) Children 1.Botha Patrick MONAGHAN born 1902 at Cunamulla QLD 2.Nicholas George b.1904 Qld 3.Gordon Laurence born 1905 married Maud Eliza Cupitt 4.John 5.Maurice born 1913 Bourke 6.Ronald born 1917 Redfern 7.Lennon Raymond born 8.Trussdon 9.Zelma 10 Eric brian 11 Lester Lyle lived at Botany NSW 12.Lorna Elieen 13.Wilga Faye I wonder if anyone might have a connection to any of these people Gail

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Hello Jan, Your message does not convey to me whether you have actually traced the O'Neills in Cairns, if you haven't you might find the following useful as they have biographies for various areas in the Cairns district between 1876 - 1920. For a SSAE + 2 stamps you can send to Cairns & District FHS, PO Box 5069, Cairns, Qld 4870 & they will send you further information. Good Luck Colleen from Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: Yamba Real Estate <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:57 PM Subject: [AUS-IRISH] Roll Call: O'NEILL > Tracing the family of William O'NEILL and Anne JOBSON from County Meath. > William died in Ireland and Anne and at least 7 of their 9 children came out > to Australia in the 1880s. The childrens' names were James, Walter George, > Letitia, William, Annie Margaret, Elizabeth and Edward and they all settled > in the Cairns area. There was also a Jane and a Thomas but I'm not sure if > they came to Oz. If anyone has any connections to these O'NEILLs, I'd love > to hear from them. > > Regards > Jan > Yamba NSW > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a cemetery search with a shovel > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >