Sorry the Murtagh's are not related to me. I was responding to a request from Brenda for help with finding Murtagh's. Regards Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dusty & Barbara Miller" <bardus@xtra.co.nz> To: <australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:59 AM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] 1840's - District ChathamBarracksinGillingham, Chatham, Kent England MURTAGH MAPEL > Hi Gay, > I don't know if my MURTAGH connects with yours. > I have Redmond James MURTAGH bn 1914 Taihape. Parents unknown marr 1939 to > Norma Hillary Keith WAKEFIELD she was bn 12 Jan 1921 Mataura Southland d/o > James George & Mary WAKEFIELD nee LAWRIE > James and Norma had 10 Children. > Barbara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gay O'Neill" <gayoneill@bigpond.com> > To: <australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; > <Australian_Genealogical_Researchers@yahoogroups.com>; > <KIWIGEN-L@rootsweb.com>; <UK_Genealogical_Researchers@yahoogroups.com>; > <AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-L@rootsweb.com>; <nz-AUCKLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 10:40 PM > Subject: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] 1840's - District Chatham > BarracksinGillingham, Chatham, Kent England MURTAGH MAPEL > > >> Hi Brenda, >> Not sure if you got this information I sent to you. >> >> Do you have these details in Victoria Australia. >> Also listed below is the shipping information for the family from >> Victoria >> to New Zealand. >> Regards Gay O'Neill >> >> MURTAGH, George CB 1502502 Birth >> Father: Gerald Mother: Maple Harriot >> Event Place: Cwood 1855 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 5826 >> >> MURTAGH, Gerald Joseph CB 1502504 Birth >> Father: Gerald Mother: Maple Harriett >> Event Place: Coll'Wood 1859 Reg State: Victoria >> Ref Number: 5495 >> >> MURTAGH, William CB 1502554 Birth >> Father: Gerald Mother: Maple Harriett >> Event Place: C Wood Year: 1862 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 1696 >> >> >> Because this child is Gerald Murtagh...do you know if Thomas (the father) >> is >> a brother of your Gerald. >> MURTAGH, Gerald Michel CB 1502505 Birth >> Father: Thomas Mother: Quin Margaret >> Event Place: Cwood eg Year: 1855 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 9379 >> >> MURTAGH, Gerald Michael CD 649815 Death >> Father: Thomas John Mother: Quinn Martha >> Age at Death: 8 Birthplace: Melb >> Reg Year: 1863 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 8129 >> >>>From the Victoria website..departed from Victoria >> Family name Given name / title Age Ship name Departure month Departure >> year Destination Film Ref month Film Ref year Page >> MURTAGH GEORGE I EBLANA MAY 1856 WELLINGTON N Z MAY 1856 001 >> MURTAGH GERALD 33 EBLANA MAY 1856 WELLINGTON N Z MAY 1856 001 >> MURTAGH HARRIET 28 EBLANA MAY 1856 WELLINGTON N Z MAY 1856 001 >> MURTAGH JANE 5 EBLANA MAY 1856 WELLINGTON N Z MAY 1856 001 >> MURTAGH MARY ANNE 4 EBLANA MAY 1856 WELLINGTON N Z MAY 1856 001 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:41 PM >> Subject: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] 1840's - District Chatham Barracks >> inGillingham, Chatham, Kent England MURTAGH MAPEL >> >> Hi all, >>> apologies for any cross-postings but I wondered if sks could direct me >>> to where I could find information >>> regarding the the soldiers records and any passenger lists or ships the >>> soldiers travelled on 'down under' of the District Chatham Barracks in >>> Gillingham, Chatham, Kent England, .. >>> >>> I have a person in the 1841 census, occupation 'Soldier' living there - >>> Gerald MURTAGH b. abt 1826 in Ireland. >>> 1849 he is married (in the same district) to Harriet MAPEL and then >>> went to New Zealand. I did read somewhere the great excitement >>> regarding the new ruling that allowed a ratio of 12 wives per 100 >>> Soldiers (as opposed to the old 'six wives' per hundred soldiers) when >>> being posted abroad and it was about 1849 so that may have been the >>> reason for marrying. >>> >>> Neither Gerald or his wife are in the English 1851 census and one of >>> their children Thomas Henry MURTAGH >>> was born in 1857 in Wellington, New Zealand. >>> On his son's marriage details in Auckland NZ 1883, Gerald's occupation >>> is given as 'Painter'. >>> >>> Any help or direction gratefully received. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Brenda >>> Hamilton, New Zealand >> >> >> >> Queensland Dead Persons Society >> Toowoomba www.audps.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.19/1008 - Release Date: >> 9/14/2007 8:59 a.m. >> >> > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 4030 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > > Queensland Dead Persons Society > Toowoomba www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.21/1010 - Release Date: > 15/09/2007 7:54 PM >