I have just found my ancestor, Ellen LEARY's baptism record Sep 1848 in Yass NSW which states that her parents were Daniel LEARY and Mary SULLIVAN. The Ireland Australia Transportation database has a record of a Daniel LEARY (Doc date 31/12/1839) with the comment "Convict's wife, Mary Sullivan, residing in Cork, granted a free passage to NSW" A second reference for LEARY (Doc date 00/12/1840) comments "Return of Free Settlers embarked on the Isabella for NSW. Wife's name Mary SULLIVAN" A third reference for Daniel LEARY , trial place Co Cork, trial date 00/03/1841 for sheep stealing 10 years - I assume this must be a different Daniel LEARY as his trial is after the date Mary Sullivan left on the Isabella. Does anyone have any connections to Daniel LEARY and Mary SULLIVAN or can give me an idea of the year & ship he arrived on? There are a couple of possibilities on the State Records index to Certificates of Freedom. Thanks Marilyn

Hi Marilyn My ggg grandmother was also granted a free passage to NSW and also arrived with her daughter on the Isabella 2 as a free settler to NSW in 1840. Her husband of course was a convict transported to NSW in 1829. He applied to the government to have his wife and children to be brought to NSW. I have paperwork regarding this request (Colonial Secretary's Office) and there are 16 names on the list making this same request. This may be sheer coincidence but a Daniel Leary per Blenheim 1834 is also on this list submitted to the government around 1838. If you have access to NSW State Archives this list can be viewed on Reel 1051 4/3686 page 76. I have a second document from Reel 699 Colonial Secretary's Office Sydney 1st November 1838. This document gives a lot of information but I only copied the one A3 page with my ggg grandmother and her husbands name so I only have six of the names of the sixteen on the original list (above) but they are in identical order to the first list so Daniel Leary's details will be on the page before this one which I think is page 23. Now what is important about this list is that it gives: Name of Applicant (the convict) Ship's name and year that the convict arrived on that ship Wife's maiden name and County Number of children Residence of wife and to whom known (often the local priest or reverend and others..I guess to prove their identity) So it could be just coincidence that a Daniel Leary and my convict ggg grandfather both had their names on that first list (Reel 1051 4/3686 page 76) and both had their wives arrive on the Isabella. Maybe it is worth a look especially at Reel 699 probably page 22 which would give this Daniel Leary's wife's maiden name. Hope this is some help to you and that he turns out to be the correct Daniel Leary. Also just checked Ireland Australia Transportation database and both my ggg grandmother and Mary Sullivan have the same information on their entries "Return of Free Settlers embarked on the Isabella for NSW" with the same document date etc. Good luck. Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <rmhandley@bigpond.com> To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:55 PM Subject: [PJ] Daniel LEARY & Mary SULLIVAN > A second reference for LEARY (Doc date 00/12/1840) comments "Return of > Free > Settlers embarked on the Isabella for NSW. Wife's name Mary SULLIVAN" > > Does anyone have any connections to Daniel LEARY and Mary SULLIVAN or can > give me an idea of the year & ship he arrived on? There are a couple of > possibilities on the State Records index to Certificates of Freedom. > > Thanks> > Marilyn > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Marilyn It appears as though Rhonda may have found that particular convict. He was the last one by that name to arrive in PJ - the others having been transported to VDL in the 1840's. The Indent for the Blenheim I (1) states that he was 32 years of age when he arrived, could read and write and was Roman Catholic. He was a married man with children, one male and one female. He gave his native place as Cork and his occupation was Waterman. Convicted at Cork City on 16 August 1833 for stealing money and received a 7 year sentence. No previous convicted noted. The 1837 General Returns of Convicts notes that he was assigned to Alexander Berry - Illawarra district. As you have found he received his Certificate of Freedom exactly when due in August 1840. Mary timed her arrival perfectly as the Isabella arrived from Ireland in July 1840 Regards Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Marilyn Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:56 PM To: aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com Subject: [PJ] Daniel LEARY & Mary SULLIVAN I have just found my ancestor, Ellen LEARY's baptism record Sep 1848 in Yass NSW which states that her parents were Daniel LEARY and Mary SULLIVAN. The Ireland Australia Transportation database has a record of a Daniel LEARY (Doc date 31/12/1839) with the comment "Convict's wife, Mary Sullivan, residing in Cork, granted a free passage to NSW" A second reference for LEARY (Doc date 00/12/1840) comments "Return of Free Settlers embarked on the Isabella for NSW. Wife's name Mary SULLIVAN" A third reference for Daniel LEARY , trial place Co Cork, trial date 00/03/1841 for sheep stealing 10 years - I assume this must be a different Daniel LEARY as his trial is after the date Mary Sullivan left on the Isabella. Does anyone have any connections to Daniel LEARY and Mary SULLIVAN or can give me an idea of the year & ship he arrived on? There are a couple of possibilities on the State Records index to Certificates of Freedom. Thanks Marilyn