Hi Kerry, Just read your post regarding look-ups of Bounty Immigrations. My family, Bourke (Burke) John and wife Jane (Nolan) immigrated from Limmerick to Geelong Australia sometime between 1840 and 1842. To find when and how they immigrated has been a brick wall for many years. If you would check your record I would be very appreciative. Thanks, Jane, Lemoore, Ca. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> To: "Patti" <phacht@peoplepc.com>; <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookup Patti >I am confused Patti, > > I am doing look ups for Bounty immigration to Australia NSW 1828 to 1842 > which is a CD. > And also 'A Pauper Warren' a book written by Gerard Curtain of Ballyhahill > about the famine in the Shanagolden/Ballyhahill district. > Then I am writing a book called 'The Shannon to The Crooked' which among > many other families covers two Purtell families both convicts from > Limerick > to Australia and one became a very large squatter. > > I am assuming that you are interested in the book 'A Pauper Warren' there > is > a mention of a James Purtill as there are four pages on him it is too much > to type out and not fair re copyright. So I will give you a brief > description it's about agents to landlords evicting their tenants and > occupying such lands. On November 22 1848, James Purtill and his brother > Michael's house was attacked along with Ellen, Michael, Pat and Thomas > Liston. This was around Moneymohill and Whiskeyhall (Finnoo) pp 56, 57, > 65, > 66 if this relates to your family it maybe worth getting the book from a > library. > > Kerry > > If you come across this line I would be most grateful > > Anne Culhane a servant girl born in Co Limerick in 1809 she was sent to > trial in Limerick on the 30 August 1830 for sheep stealing and convicted > to > seven years transportation. Anne arrived at Port Jackson aboard the vessel > Hooghley in 1831, the following year she married convict John Purtell in > 1832 at St Mary's Sydney > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patti" <phacht@peoplepc.com> > To: <IRL-LIMERICK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:31 PM > Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookup Request > > >> You don't happen to have any Purtell, Purtile or Purtill families in your >> book do you? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Patti >> Lakeville, MI >> USA >> >> ________________________________________ >> PeoplePC Online >> A better way to Internet >> http://www.peoplepc.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: >> 19/01/2008 6:37 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Jane They are not recorded in the Bounty records. In 1840 ships were going to Sydney, where some families went overland to Victoria, others took further steamers from Sydney to Geelong and Melbourne a four day trip and also in that year there were ships direct from Ireland to Geelong and Melbourne. In 1837 there were 60 to 70 families settled around William's Town (Williamstown) and vicinity hence the town of Melbourne came into being. By 1839 the area between Geelong and Melbourne was officially called Hobson's Bay Port Phillip. The main Port of Melbourne was called Sandridge, but many boats preferred to use Williamstown pier to avoid a ridge of sand or having to wind upstream to Melbourne. The State of Victoria in Australia was known as the Port Phillip District of New South Wales prior to separation on 1 July 1851. Settlement at Melbourne, on the northern shore of Port Phillip Bay, commenced in 1835. As John Burke and family were very early pioneers it maybe worth contacting the Port Phillip Pioneers Assoc http://home.vicnet.net.au/~pioneers/ Also some links to the early Melbourne settlers http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/lenorefrost/portphilip.html Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane" <janedart@sbcglobal.net> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:47 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookup Patti > Hi Kerry, > Just read your post regarding look-ups of Bounty Immigrations. My family, > Bourke (Burke) John and wife Jane (Nolan) immigrated from Limmerick to > Geelong Australia sometime between 1840 and 1842. To find when and how > they > immigrated has been a brick wall for many years. If you would check your > record I would be very appreciative. > Thanks, > Jane, Lemoore, Ca. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> > To: "Patti" <phacht@peoplepc.com>; <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 10:00 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookup Patti > > >>I am confused Patti, >> >> I am doing look ups for Bounty immigration to Australia NSW 1828 to 1842 >> which is a CD. >> And also 'A Pauper Warren' a book written by Gerard Curtain of >> Ballyhahill >> about the famine in the Shanagolden/Ballyhahill district. >> Then I am writing a book called 'The Shannon to The Crooked' which among >> many other families covers two Purtell families both convicts from >> Limerick >> to Australia and one became a very large squatter. >> >> I am assuming that you are interested in the book 'A Pauper Warren' there >> is >> a mention of a James Purtill as there are four pages on him it is too >> much >> to type out and not fair re copyright. So I will give you a brief >> description it's about agents to landlords evicting their tenants and >> occupying such lands. On November 22 1848, James Purtill and his brother >> Michael's house was attacked along with Ellen, Michael, Pat and Thomas >> Liston. This was around Moneymohill and Whiskeyhall (Finnoo) pp 56, 57, >> 65, >> 66 if this relates to your family it maybe worth getting the book from a >> library. >> >> Kerry >> >> If you come across this line I would be most grateful >> >> Anne Culhane a servant girl born in Co Limerick in 1809 she was sent to >> trial in Limerick on the 30 August 1830 for sheep stealing and convicted >> to >> seven years transportation. Anne arrived at Port Jackson aboard the >> vessel >> Hooghley in 1831, the following year she married convict John Purtell in >> 1832 at St Mary's Sydney >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Patti" <phacht@peoplepc.com> >> To: <IRL-LIMERICK@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:31 PM >> Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] Bounty Immigration Lookup Request >> >> >>> You don't happen to have any Purtell, Purtile or Purtill families in >>> your >>> book do you? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Patti >>> Lakeville, MI >>> USA >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> PeoplePC Online >>> A better way to Internet >>> http://www.peoplepc.com >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: >>> 19/01/2008 6:37 PM >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: > 19/01/2008 6:37 PM >

Kerry, Thank you so much for all the info. Sometimes I feel that they will never be found and then I get suggestions like yours and I'm ready to try more than ever. Thanks again. Jane (Burke) >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: >> 19/01/2008 6:37 PM >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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