Over the next few days only, I will look up Bounty immigrants from Limerick to Australia 1828-1842 if anyone is interested these records quite often record the parents names and townland. Kerry

G'day Kerry Any change that you may extend the search into the 1850s? My lot left Limerick just a little later! regards Ian : Over the next few days only, I will look up Bounty immigrants from Limerick : to Australia 1828-1842 if anyone is interested these records quite often : record the parents names and townland. : : Kerry :

Hi Ian Sorry that is the extent of the Bounty records on CD, these records include wives and children of convicts and ones sent over to replace convict labour when it ceased in NSW. I have found that many take the gold rush era as the time their family arrived, but have found that the convicts started many chains of migrations, also the Bounty migrants that by the time the gold rush happened in the early fifties individuals arriving already had sibling or aunts, uncles and cousins etc in the colony, also when I have gone through the workhouse books you will find families sending money back to help others to leave. Records after this can be searched at the link below this covers assisted immigration and some of the Gold rush era, of course each state has its own immigration records. http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/record_series_1653.asp Kerry

G'day Kerry Thanks for your reply. Oh well, we can't win all the time! <grin> I will now use the link that you sent and go looking! Regards Ian : : Sorry that is the extent of the Bounty records on CD, these records include : wives and children of convicts and ones sent over to replace convict labour : when it ceased in NSW. I have found that many take the gold rush era as the :

G'day again Kerry I'd appreciate any info. on Sheahans and Madigans from the list. It might ultimately provide a link to Patrick Sheahan who travelled later. Many thanks again Kevin Sheahan -----Original Message----- From: irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kerry Sent: Sunday, 17 February 2008 4:56 PM To: irl-limerick@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookups Over the next few days only, I will look up Bounty immigrants from Limerick to Australia 1828-1842 if anyone is interested these records quite often record the parents names and townland. Kerry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kerry - would be grateful for any reference to the name SHEEDY many thanks for the offer Joan Williams Killarney Victoria Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookups > Over the next few days only, I will look up Bounty immigrants from Limerick > to Australia 1828-1842 if anyone is interested these records quite often > record the parents names and townland. > > Kerry > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >