----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Brown" <patricia@acay.com.au> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 8:17 AM Subject: Re: Irish Orphans on website > I note that Sherri mentions a "partial" listing for Irish orphans and this > is indeed an important point. Irish orphans including my ggrandmother were > sent to Australia over a wide period of time not just the time between > 1845 -50 covered by Trevor MacLauglin's excellent book.It is very difficult > to track other Irish orphans as they were often sent by private > organizations with little or no documentation. My Irish orphan grannie came > in 1857 I think, and I think I have found her entry into Melbourne - and it > was family 'lore' which got me that far!. > > I would be marvellous if we had a comprehensive listing for all those boys > and girls (mostly girls) who came out here from Ireland after the Famine > with absolutely nothing > > Patricia in Sydney > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Sherd43@aol.com> > To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:36 PM > Subject: Irish Orphans on website > > > > A website with a partial listing of Irish Orphans can be found at: > > > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/page4.html > > > > It lists the name, date of arrival, name of ship and native place. There > are > > some from Cork. > > > > Sherri > > > > > > > X-Message: #1 > > > Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:47:48 +1000 > > > From: "PETER BOOTH" <peterbooth2@bigpond.com> > > > To: IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com > > > Message-ID: <000e01c1da1a$afb27e80$19f136cb@peterbooth2> > > > Subject: Female IRISH ORPHANS to AUSTRALIA c 1845 - 1850 > > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > "BAREFOOT and PREGNANT" by Trevor McCLAUGHLIN > > > > > > A great read and an invaluable reference for people researching female > > > orphans from Kerry and Cork to Australia around 1845 - 1850. Contains > > > shipping lists, ages, parents if known as well as documentation from the > > time > > > and selected histories of families in Australia. > > > > > > Two editions. Available in Australia through most libraries. > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Searchable archives for IRL-CORK can be found at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=irl-cork > > > ============================== > 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 >