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Participant Info

First Name

Catherine

Surname

Dolan (Doran, Doolan)

Native Place

Killashandra, Cavan

Age On Arrival

17

Parents

Thomas & Jane (both dead)

Religion

Roman Catholic

Ship Name

Digby (Sydney 4 Apr 1849)

Details

Shipping: occupation not indicated, reads, no relatives in colony; name variously Doolan, Doran, Dorin & Doren; married 1) John Dillon, 1850 at Jamberoo; 4 children; husband transported per ‘Waterloo’ 1836 & died 1857, aged 38 from heart attack following a domestic dispute where a neighbour was charged with his manslaughter but released; in Jan 1858 Catherine’s sister, Jane Doran (sic) arrived per ‘Peter Maxwell’ sponsored by Catherine; Catherine married 2) Garrett Flynn at Kiama in 1859, with sister Jane as a witness; 4 children; Catherine died 1865, at Jamberoo. Catherine’s sister, Jane, married William McAuliffe in 1863 at Jamberoo. Anne Dolan from Killashandra also on Digby is perhaps a cousin.

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