Sheedy Profiles
MICHAEL SILK/SHEEDY

Michael Silk is Michael Sheedy, son of 
Timothy Sheedy and Ellen Brown and brother to
Thomas Sheedy m Catherine Walsh
and Margaret Sheedy m Pat Geary.

Michael consistently used the name Sheedy in Ireland, Wales and
England, and it was not until his departure to Australia in 1876
that he is noted as using the surname Silk. His reason for 
changing his name should bear investigation.

A descendant of Timothy Sheedy and Ellen Brown was aware that one
branch of the family had changed their name to SILK, and Michael's
details fit fairly comfortably with known information on
Timothy Sheedy's son.
Another branch of a different family of Sheedy's in NSW also changed 
their  name to SILK, Silk being a rough gaelic transcription of
Sheedy [O'sioda]

Michael Sheedy Silk

born		c1820			src.1871 English cencus
		probably Kilfinane/Mahoonagh dist in Limerick
		c1823 Co Limerick. Ireland  [srce-age on death cert]
parents:	Timothy Silk and Ellen Brown.[srce:death cert]
		{Timothy Sheedy and Ellen Brown had a son Michael listed
		still alive on the death certificate of Timothy,1871}
note:		arrived in South Australia under the surname SILK

death:		11th Feb 1889,Melbourne East.Victoria. [src:death cert]
buried:		14th Feb 1889, Melbourne General Cemetery [src:death cert]
		note: his brother Thomas Sheedy is also buried at
		      the Melbourne General cemetery.

occupation:	Tailor 			# [note.as Sheedy]
		note: his father Timothy Sheedy was also a Tailor
		      by occupation prior to his arrival in Tasmania.

arrival:	Wales c 1851.
		England c 1859 ?
		South Australia  1876 per "Arundal Castle"
		Victoria  c 1877/78
details:	Arundel Castle, arrived South Australia
		19th April 1876.
		passenger list:
		Anne Silk.	[76/9 [2] & 76/37]
		Ellen Silk	[76/9]
		Joseph Silk	[76/9]
		Margaret Silk	[76/9]
		Mary A Silk	[76/9]
		Michael Silk	[76/9]
		William Silk	[76/9]
		papers held in the PRO, South Aust, 
		ref GRG 35/48/1876

married:	Anna Curley
		date: unknown.possibly c 1847.Ireland.
		born c 1824.dau of Brian Curley and Margaret unknown
		at Waterford. Ireland.  #
		died 1911 age 87y in Seymour,Vict.Aust [no 10901]

History
As indicated by the birth places of his children,Michael
Sheedy was in Ireland c 1848, Wales c 1851,Ireland c 1861,
London c 1865 & 66, back in Ireland c 1875,[all the while
using the name Sheedy] and he arrived
in South Australia in 1876 aboard the Arundel Castle
under the alias of Silk, with his family 
Michael's death certificate stated that he had been in 
South Australia for 15 months, and 11 years in Victoria,
and as he arrived in South Aust in 1876 he would have arrived 
c 1877 in  South Australia, coming on to Victoria in c 1878.

At the time of his death, Michael Silk was living at Apsley Place,
Gisbourne Street,Melbourne.The informant on his death certificate 
was his son in law William Good,[wife of Mary Annas],and Good was 
living at 7 ? Street South, South Melbourne.

Children

Michael SHEEDY SILK	born c 1848 .Waterford.Ireland   #
			recorded on 1871 cencus as SHEEDY
			in 1871 resided at St Marylebone.London.
			occupation in 1871. - tailor.
			not known if in Australia.

Margaret SHEEDY Silk	born c 1850  Wales.   #
			recorded on 1871 cencus as SHEEDY
			in 1871 resided at St Marylebone.London.
			age on cencus.22yo. 
			occupation in 1871.envelope folder.
			arrived Australia 1876 with parents
			on the Arundel Castle

			married ? Claxton
			died 1877.Victoria.	[no 8630]

Ellen SHEEDY SILK	born c 1859. Middlesex. ST Lukes.  #
			recorded on 1871 cencus as SHEEDY
			in 1871 resided at St Marylebone.London.
			age on cencus. 12yo
			occupation in 1871 : tailoress
			arrived South Australia in 1876 aboard
			the Arundel Castle with family.

William Patrick Sheedy Silk
			born c1860.Middlesex. St Lukes.  #
			recorded on 1871 cencus as SHEEDY
			in 1871 resided at St Marylebone.London.
			occupation in 1871: scholar.
			arrived South Aust 1876 per 
			Arundel Castle

			died 7th May 1917 Prahran.Victoria.[Aust]
			buried Seymour Cemetery.Vic.

Ann Sheedy Silk		b 1865 London.England.
			c 1865.Middlesex.St Lukes  #
			in 1871 resided at St Marylebone.London.
			occupation in 1871: scholar.
			age in 1871. 5yo.
			arrivedSouth Aust 1876 per Arundel Castle

			m 1884 ,Vict[Aust] to William NEWELL [5556]
			d.1911.Seymour.Vict.	[no 10899]
			

Mary Annas Sheedy Silk 	born c 1866.London.England
			not recorded on 1871 cencus.
			arrived 1876 to South Aust per
			Arundell Castle with family.
			m 14th April 1884.St James Cath.Melb [1918]
			to William GOOD.[b 1856 Co Cork]
			Mary died 2nd March 1938 Richmond.Vict[Aust]
			     buried San Remo Cemetery ,as is husband
			     who died 7th Jan 1907.
			Issue
			Dahlia Anemone GOOD. 
				born 9th Feb 1885,Middle Park
				marr. 1912 Wm Rchd DE SILVERIA
				died 1928 Richmond.Vict.
			Sylvia Cath GOOD
				born 16th AUg 1886 .Melb
				marr. 1915 John J.P.McDONALD
			Wm Barrett Silk GOOD
				born 23 Feb 1888 Melb
				occupation:Farmer /soldier
				died 29th Oct 1915.Gallipoli.
				buried .Gallipoli.
			Ernest Varian Oswald GOOD
				born 9th Dec 1889.Melb
				marr.1916 Mary Francis DE FREITAS
			Horace Wilfred Colville GOOD
				born 16th Aug 1894. Seymour.Vic
				died 1962 Darwin.NT.Aust
			Lindsay George Arnold GOOD
				born 13th Jan 1897.Goodhurst.Vic
				occupation.soldier.[WW1,22nd Battn]
					   shrine guard. 
					   policeman.Commissionaire.
				married 15th Nov 1927 Bruns.West.Vic
				to Beryl WALSH,[dau of Jas & ALberta]
				Lindsay died 14th Jan 1965.at the
					Heidleberg Repat Hospital
				cremated.Springvale Cemetery

Sylvia Sheedy SIlk	born c 1878.Middlesex. Westminster
			in 1871 resided at St Marylebone.London.
			age in 1871. 3 years.
			not listed on 1876 shipping lists with
			family to South Aust.
Joseph Sheedy Silk	born c 1874.Ireland. 
			arrived South Aust 1876 per 
			Arundell Castle with family.
			died  1957.Fitzroy. Vic.Aust
unknown SILK
unknown SILK
unknown SILK
unknown SILK
unknown SILK
unknown SILK


Family Researchers:			
Descendant: Jan Roberts
postal address  :22 Fifth Parade
		:Raymond Island. 3880

information also supplied by Marion La Rioj

Sources
#  = 1871 English  cencus