Hi Charmaine Very little is known of Mary MELIA, certainly even less is known of her arrival in the colony. The first record of her is at the birth of her second child, Bedelia, known as Delia. I t is believed that she arrived with Thomas McGUIRE and that their first child was born enroute. It is recorded that she was one of the first free white women in the settlement of Moreton Bay. She was also from Ireland. Lorrae Johnson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 8 February 2002 1:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] Thomas McGUIRE - Redcoat Hi Lorrae I am enquiring about the Bedelia McGuire that you mention. It is an unusual christian name and we have 3 of them in our line. What do you know of her mother's origins? As well, 2 of the Bedelia's we have also have sisters named Mary. Charmaine I would be interested in hearing from anyone with connection to: > > Thomas McGUIRE, born c 1823 Kilglass, Ireland > married Mary MELIA (1820-1899) > > The two counties of Roscommon and Longford both contain parishes named > Kilglass. > Nothing is known of his life until 16 Aug 1839 when he joined the 99th > Regiment while it was stationed in Ireland at Kilkenny & Dublin. > (The 99th Regiment wore red uniforms with yellow lapels - Red-coats). > Regimental # 1261. Age - about 17 yrs. > November 1841 - regiment commenced the process of transfer to NSW by moving > to Clapham to await embarkation on the "JOHN BREWER" which departed > Sheerness in December 1841 and arrived Sydney on 25 April 1842 via Van > Diemen's Land (9-16 April 1842), and Newcastle (19-23 April 1842). > (Four women were on board). > His name appears on the Moreton Bay Muster Roll for the end of May 1842. > > I know he had two daughters before his death on 11Jan1853 at Woodford, Qld, > Aust. His widow Mary remarried Robert WORLEY who died in 1882. She moved > to Esk/Moore area and raised her grandchildren after the death of her eldest > daughter in 1884. > > Mary MELIA 1820 - 1899 > ..+Thomas MCGUIRE 1823 - 1853 > ....... 2 Mary Ann MCGUIRE 1842 - 1884 > ........... +John MOORE 1830 - 1876 > ........... +James SAUNDERS 1845 - 1884 > > ....... 2 Bedelia MCGUIRE 1847 - 1929 > ........... +Thomas THOMPSON 1838 - 1872 > ........... +Malcolm MCFARLANE 1827 - 1901 > > ..+Robert WORLEY 1814 - 1882 > ....... 2 Richard Thomas WORLEY 1856 - 1924 > ........... +Rosa Ann MARTIN 1859 - 1932 > > I have a lot of details on the earlier generations but would love the chance > to exchange information with other researchers of these families. > > Lorrae Johnson > Plainland Qld 4341 > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich > > Researching: > 4. McGUIRE - Ireland 1842 Redcoat - Qld Aust. > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~garter1/mcguiretom.htm > Including - Melia, WORLEY, MOORE, SAUNDERS, THOMPSON, McFARLANE, Martin. > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > <Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narret qui accepit.> > May he who does a good deed be quiet; may he who receives it tell about it. > > ============================== > 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 > >