Yes thank you!!! someone else just comfirmed this for me. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "David R. Simpson" <simmosdad@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 4:58 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] Doolan/Birmingham > Hi Sharon > I believe the place of her deth is Sydney, New South Wales > > Kind regards > > David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon" <gresearch@softcom.net> > To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:24 AM > Subject: [AUS-IRISH] Doolan/Birmingham > > > > Hello All, > > > > Am new to the list and appreciate the Dowling, Doolan information even > > though I am not sure how it fits in right now. Any information about the > > Doolans or Birminghams that I haven't provided below would be most > > appreciated. > > > > My Irish to Australia were Edward J. Birmingham/Birmingham who was married > > to Margaret Doolan/Dowling abt 1833 (I presume Ireland). I found a record > > that I believe is them imigrating to Australia with State Records of NSW, > > Colonial Secretary: Reports of Vessels Arrived 1832-December 1834, AO Reel > > 1264, Ref 10, NQ929.3944 8. The Journey of 1833 ship the "Lady East" > > arrival in Sydney, 15 November 1833. Edward BERMINGHAM 25 > > Scotland,Blacksmith and > > Margaret BERMINGHAM, wife 20 are shown as passengers in steerage. > > > > Through the NSW vital record site I as able to figure out who the children > > of Edward and Margaret were. My g-g-grandmother Elizabeth b. 1834, > > Catherine b. 1836, Ann 1840, Christina 1842, William 1845, and Margaret > > 1847. > > > > Other records indicate that Edward Birmingham left Australia 10/16/1849 on > > the ship "Duke of Roxborough" and arrived January 14, 1850 (after 99 days > > from Sydney) to San Francisco according to shipping entries 1849-51 of > > people whose names appeared in papers as leaving Australia for the > > California Goldfields. The ship was an English bark, Collard?(I am not > sure > > what this means). > > > > There is a funeral notice of a Margaret Birmingham 6 Jan 1852 who died in > > Australia at her residece Castlereagh St. a few doors south of Bathurst > St. > > (I am not sure what town in Australia this is) leaving a husband and 6 > > children. This information would fit Margaret Doolan Birmingham but I am > > not positive it was her. My theory is that she died (because I can't find > > any record of her being alive in Calif.) and some of her children went to > be > > with their father in Calif. I know for sure that Elizabeth, Margaret and > > Ann did, but have not found any information on William and Christina. > > > > Edward J. Birmingham was a native of Ireland (according to census records > > for Calif.). I believe he died in 1886 at the age of 77 years old in > > Alameda County, California. Two of his daughters died in Calif.; > > Elizabeth(married to Arthur G. Miller) died in 1868, and daughter Margaret > > (married Benjamin F. Newberry) died in 1872. Daughter Anna(married George > > Tilley) and was still alive in Alameda County, Calif. in 1880. I have not > > been able to track her after that. > > > > Thank you for viewing this information. > > > > Sharon VanVleet > > California USA > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <itshimselfthen@bigpond.com> > > To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:33 AM > > Subject: [AUS-IRISH] Doolan Armagh/Australia > > > > > > > Posting to multiple lists. > > > > > > Headstone at Lancefield Victoria Australia. > > > > > > Don't know these people. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Mick Dowling > > > Melbourne Australia > > > > > > Erected By > > > John Doolan > > > in memory of his beloved mother > > > Ellen Doolan > > > Native of Armagh Ireland > > > who died 4th December 1899 > > > aged 72 years > > > May her soul rest in peace. Amen > > > Also > > > John Doolan > > > dearly loved husband of > > > Mary Doolan > > > who died 28th May 1905 > > > Aged 35 years > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a > > cemetery search with a shovel > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a > cemetery search with a shovel > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a cemetery search with a shovel > > ============================== > 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 >