Cregan Mary

1832 - Aft 1863  (> 32 years)

• 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 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	28 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	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, ,Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 31 Jul 1863, ,Broadmeadow, Victoria, Australia  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	20 May 2015
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1832 - ,Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland Immigration - 4 Mar 1850 - ,Geelong, Victoria, Australia Married - 25 May 1853 - St James Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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