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Participant Info

First Name

Johanna (Honora, Hannah)

Surname

Haley (Hurley,Henley,Hely)

Native Place

Cork?

Age On Arrival

16

Parents

Not recorded

Religion

Ship Name

Elgin (Adelaide 12 Sep 1849)

Details

possibly: ggmother of Ms Montgomery. ancestor from Co Cork, probably one of the orphan girls on the "Elgin", unfortunately records cannot confirm this but a Johanna Haley, from Cork would fit & is the right age. Her name recorded variously as Hannah Hely (on her son's birth certificate), as Johanna Haley (on her death certificate and her son Robert's dc. Married (1) 1851 or 1855 - no record found - in Sydney to Robert Wilson, 3 children Robert and Caroline plus another unnamed female.rnMarried (2) John Macpehrson at Wellington NSW on 18 March 1880, no issue. Died 18 Jun 1905 at Drill Creek NSW (near Wellington) aged 74 years.rn

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