Hi all, hope someone can help find the roots for this family as we're travelling to Co Clare from Australia in May this year and would like to absorb the countryside of his birthplace (if we can find out where it was!). Michael John Grady born about 1831 arrived in SA sometime before his marriage to Mary Anne O'Loughlin in 1862. He put Patrick as his father's name. He later became known as O'Grady. Family knowledge has it that he was born in Waughty Park county Clare but is there such a place, is it Aughty? He also said he landed in NSW and found his way to SA. If this is true, he may have been a government sponsored immigrant and had to work two years before being released. He possibly landed in 1854. Alternatively he may have been a convict (haven't found his name on the list) whatever we have little to go by. He was a labourer / publican. He and Mary Anne settled in Macclesfield in the Hills, sheep and wheat country but by 1874 moved to an industrial/workers' suburb of Adelaide called Thebarton with a family of 11 or 12 children. Nearby was a brewery and many small businesses. Knowing names may give a clue, there were names like Michael, Denis Francis, James Francis, Elizabeth Ellen, Patrick John, William, Edmund, Lawrence and Michael John. His fourth son, publican and bookmaker/horseowner. Michael John born 1874 is husband's line, he married Nora Mary Durkin in 1907 and only had 3 sons including my father in law. My research found that during land clearances in Ireland many families were pushed into the woods of the Aughty, am I correct? If I was to visit, would I see any of the ruins of the villages in the Aughty? regards, Lyn O'Grady

HI Lyn, Its nice to have another O'Grady on the list as we are few in number but have a deep Irish lineage. I am the administrator for the O'Grady DNA project. See http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/grady/ I have put a number of links to O'Grady materials on the home page. I'm happy to try to answer any questions. Are you related to Stuart O'Grady the famous cyclist? My O'Grady's arrived in Melbourne in the late 1850s and where from Parteen cheers Jon o'Grady sydney On 24/01/2013, at 11:04 PM, Lyn O'Grady wrote: > Hi all, hope someone can help find the roots for this family as we're > travelling to Co Clare from Australia in May this year and would like to > absorb the countryside of his birthplace (if we can find out where it was!). > > Michael John Grady born about 1831 arrived in SA sometime before his > marriage to Mary Anne O'Loughlin in 1862. He put Patrick as his father's > name. He later became known as O'Grady. > Family knowledge has it that he was born in Waughty Park county Clare but > is there such a place, is it Aughty? He also said he landed in NSW and > found his way to SA. If this is true, he may have been a government > sponsored immigrant and had to work two years before being released. He > possibly landed in 1854. Alternatively he may have been a convict (haven't > found his name on the list) whatever we have little to go by. > He was a labourer / publican. > He and Mary Anne settled in Macclesfield in the Hills, sheep and wheat > country but by 1874 moved to an industrial/workers' suburb of Adelaide > called Thebarton with a family of 11 or 12 children. Nearby was a brewery > and many small businesses. > Knowing names may give a clue, there were names like Michael, Denis > Francis, James Francis, Elizabeth Ellen, Patrick John, William, Edmund, > Lawrence and Michael John. > His fourth son, publican and bookmaker/horseowner. Michael John born 1874 > is husband's line, he married Nora Mary Durkin in 1907 and only had 3 sons > including my father in law. > My research found that during land clearances in Ireland many families were > pushed into the woods of the Aughty, am I correct? If I was to visit, > would I see any of the ruins of the villages in the Aughty? > > regards, > Lyn O'Grady > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Jon O'Grady Sydney, Australia

Lyn, If you follow my suggestions, you will find a Michael Grady arriving 1854 on both NSW Indexes Online and on Ancestry. My worry is the gap in both time and distance between 1854 arrival in Sydney and 1862 marriage in SA. You should check NSW BDM for possible marriages or death. As I said, Ancestry has two images. Both have mistranscriptions and both have extra data. Look at both. I believe he came from Kilfenora in Clare. He might also appear in emigrant lists at Clare library, but I don't think that will have much detail. I don't want to suggest possible answers based on family stories and be found wrong. He could have arrived as crew in Adelaide the week before his marriage. They may even have met on a boat. There's lots to check and eliminate. I also want you to enjoy the thrill of discovery and the reward for effort.. Peter