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

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