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Cregan Mary

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Name Cregan Mary Born 1832 ,Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland [1, 2]
Gender Female Occupation 17 Oct 1848 Workhouse,Fermanagh,Enniskillen,Ireland [3]
Immigration 25 Feb 1850 ,Port Phillip Bay, Victoria,Australia [4, 5, 6]
- Per Derwent. 17 House servant read and write Church of Rome
Came under the Earl Grey Scheme.
Immigration 4 Mar 1850 ,Geelong, Victoria,Australia [7]
Name Mary Cligan Name Mary Creigan Name Mary Criegan Name Mary Criegan Name Mary Criggin Name Mary Duncan Name Mary Gregson Occupation 18 Mar 1850 ,Darebin Creek, Victoria,Australia [7, 8]
Servant Religion Roman Catholic [9] Residence 25 May 1853 ,Keilor, Victoria,Australia [10]
Died Aft 1863 - Searched 1863-1900 Vic.
Notes - Entered workhouse along with widow Nancy Creegan 17 Oct 1848, left 26 Oct 1849. [11]
- PRONI BG14/G/4 (230) Laragh, Belview, (4000) entered workhouse along with widow Nancy Creegan 17 Oct 1848, left 26 Oct 1849. Empl. Walter Furlong, Darebin Creek, £10, 6 mths.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (hereafter PRONI) holds a fine collection of workhouse Indoor Registers. Public Record Office Northern Ireland, Workhouse admission and discharge registers [11] - Dear List
Sorry it has taken me so long, but I have finally transcribed the following
report on the ship 'Derwent' which transported 136 orphan girls from the
northern counties of Ireland to Melbourne Australia, arriving in February
1850. I thought it might be of interest to some in describing the
conditions under which the people travelled.
Best wishes
Fiona Harris
Report of the Immigration Board
On the Ship Derwent
50/71 The Board of Immigration Melbourne, 7th March 1850
His Honor the Superintendent Reporting upon
The Immigration Ship Derwent
No 7/50
Immigration Office
Melbourne March 6th 1850
Members Present
Drs Patterson and Sullivan
And the Acts(?) Harbour Master
Sir,
We have the honor to report for your Honors information that on the 25
ultimo? we proceeded to the Immigrant Ship Derwent which arrived in
Hobsons Bay the previous day from Plymouth, after a passage of 112 days.
The Derwent has brought to the Colony the undermentioned Immigrants viz:
MaleFemaleChildren
Married776
Single persons (sub matrons??)3
Female Orphans from Ireland136
71466
In all one hundred and fifty nine souls equal to one hundred and fifty three
and one half statute adults.
2.The orphans have been selected from several poor house unions in the
Northern Counties of Ireland, their ages vary from 14 to 20 years. Very few
of them accustomed to any kind of service whatever and a very small minority
of them can either read or write.
3.The passengers enjoyed good health during the voyage, not a single death
occurred, there were two births, one of which took place about 7 days after
the ships arrival in port, the other at sea.
4.The provisions and water were good in quality and sufficient quantity,
not a single complaint was made by any of the passengers.
5.The vessel is well calculated for the conveyance of Immigrants, being
roomy and lofty between decks, every attention appears to have been paid to
cleanliness and ventilation.
6.The Board begs to direct your Honors attention to the arrangements as
respects the Hospital and Married Peoples Apartment. The After hatchway
led to the Hospital through the Married Peoples Apartment, and, as in the
case of the Diadem (the arrangements of this part of the __________ in
this Ship being exactly similar) offered an easy access from the upper deck
either through the doors separating the Hospital from the Married Peoples
Apartment, or through the Water Closet which was common to both apartments.
The Board cannot approve of the communication that existed between the
single females and Married Peoples Apartment.
7.The Orphans are reported to have been generally well conducted and
obedient to the regulations. Some few however were disorderly and
disobedient, and the Surgeon was compelled to have recourse to confinement
and to deprive such of a part of their rations.
8.One of the Sub-Matrons Miss Sarah Beatty was reported by the Surgeon
Superintendent as having been very inefficient in the discharge of her
duties. On investigating the charge, it was found to be correct, and we beg
to observe to your Honor that we cannot recommend her for the gratuity.
9.The Board cannot conclude without remarking upon the very indifferent
success attending the School established on board; as before remarked in
paragraph 2. very few of the Orphans would either read or write, upon
questioning the girls, it was found that although the greater part of them
(as they stated) attended the school regularly throughout the voyage, very
few had learned to spell even their own names to the most simple words.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Honors Most Obedient Servt
For the Board
John Patterson
? Immigration Agent [12]
Person ID I104 GeniAus Family Tree Last Modified 15 Mar 2021
Mother Living Family ID F99 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Duncan James, b. 1824, ,Aberdeen,,Scotland , d. Aft 1863 (Age > 40 years)
Married 25 May 1853 St James Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria,Australia [10, 13]
Children 1. Duncan Francis, b. Abt 1853, ,Mooney Ponds, Victoria,Australia , d. 20 Sep 1921, Prince Street, Cobar,NSW,Australia
(Age ~ 68 years)
2. Duncan James, b. 20 Dec 1857, ,Heidelberg, Victoria,Australia 3. Duncan Thomas, b. 29 Jul 1863, ,Broadmeadow, Victoria,Australia , d. 31 Jul 1863, ,Broadmeadow, Victoria,Australia
(Age 0 years)
Last Modified 15 Mar 2021 Family ID F96 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Per Derwent. 17 House servant read and write Church of Rome
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S13] WWW, VicGold Genealogy Database.
Have printout - [S23] Birth Certificate.
Of Son Thomas Duncan
- [S13] WWW, http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/en/orphans/database/?surName=criggan&firstName=mary&age=0.
Surname : Criggan (Creegan)
First Name : Mary
Age on arrival : 17
Native Place : Enniskillen, Fermanagh
Parents : Not recorded
Religion : Roman Catholic
Ship name : Derwent (Melbourne Feb 1850)
Workhouse : Fermanagh, Enniskillen
Other : Shipping: houseservant, cannot read or write. PRONI BG14/G/4 (230) Laragh, Belview, (4000) entered workhouse along with widow Nancy Creegan 17 Oct 1848, left 26 Oct 1849. Empl. Walter Furlong, Darebin Creek, £10, 6 mths. - [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 Record for Mary Criggan New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 1850 > February > Derwent > 2 Name: Mary Criggan Birth Year: abt 1833 Age: 17 Gender: Female Arrival Date: 25 Feb 1850 Vessel Name: Derwent Origin Location: Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
- [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Mary Criggan Name: Mary Criggan Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Age: 17 Arrival Date: 25 Feb 1850 Arrival Port: Port Phillip Bay, Australia Departure Port: Plymouth Ship: Derwent Nationality: Irish.
- [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 6 Mar 1850 Page 2 .
The Derwent brings out 139 single females
and seven married couples, in all equal to
153 1/2 statute adults. They have been all very
healthy during the passage, no deaths having
occurred, and only one birth. - [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Mary Criggan.
Name: Mary Criggan
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Age: 17
Arrival Date: 4 Mar 1850
Arrival Port: Geelong, Australia
Ship: Derwent - [S43] PROV, (Disposal List - VPRS 14/P0000/0006).
- [S43] PROV, http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Mary_Criggan.
Mary Criggan was one of the Irish Famine Orphans on the Derwent. She had never been in Service prior to leaving her native place of County Fermanagh; she was Roman Catholic; . (Nominal Passenger List - VPRS 14/P0000/000) - [S19] Marriage Certificate.
- [S13] WWW, http://irishfaminememorial.org/orphans/ships_vic.htm.
- [S13] WWW, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CoTyroneIreland/2002-03/1015742621.
- [S57] Victorian BDMs.
Family Name: DUNCAN
Given Name(s): James
Sex: Male
Event: MARRIAGE
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Family Name: CLIGAN
Spouse's Given Name(s): Mary
Age:
Birth Place:
Death Place:
Registration Year: 1853
Registration Number: 6327
- [S13] WWW, VicGold Genealogy Database.