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Thomas Patrick Sheedy and
Johanna Carroll

Preface by Jenny Fawcett The following families are still under research and all information should be authenticated from official sources. At this stage of our research, we have three couples named Thomas and Johanna Sheedys in NSW pre 1900, care needs to be taken in distinguising families and certificates should be purchased to confirm parents,especially marriage certs. Thomas Sheedy & Johanna Carroll [came per Adam Lodge][see below] Thomas Sheedy & Johanna ?unk [came per Adam Lodge] Thomas Sheedy & Johanna & Thos m Elizabeth Dempsey?] Thomas Sheedy [m Johanna Carroll] stated he was born c1814-18 at Glenroe,Spittle, Kilmallock Co Limerick, and he was the son of James Sheedy and Catherine Flynn. Thomas had a brother Patrick who also camed to New South Wales sometime prior to 1860 at least. Thomas eventually settled at Lithgow where his brother? Patrick Sheedy had taken up land in 1860.Patrick possibly died ? at Parramatta in 1894.[cert needs to be obtained to be certain it is the same Patrick.] --------------------------------------------------------------- Known information on Thomas Patrick Sheedy & Johanna Carroll. Thomas Patrick Sheedy - born c: 1814 - 1818 Glenroe,Spittle,Kilmallock.Co Limerick [shipping record #] parents: James Sheedy & Catherine Flynn source: death cert & shipping indent. [#] residence: Bowenfels, N.S.W [Between Hartley and Lithgow] note: there was a place called Sheedys Gully near Lithgow. religon: roman catholic occupation: coachsmith.[1840-Glenree] [shipping record] literacy: death: 25th Dec.1890.Lithgow New South Wales. [no 7245 & #] burial: Bowenfel Cemetery shipping arrival: per Adam Lodge in 1840 Feb 14th.N.S.W. Bounty Immigrants. Details on Indents: Thomas Sheedy [age 26],coachsmith,from Glenroe, SPittle,Kilmallock.Limkerick. Limerick, son of James Sheedy and Catherine Flynn and husband of Johanna Sheedy [nee Carroll] [age 27],dau of Thomas and Bridget Carroll.] and their daughter Margaret Sheedy [age 8] arrived per Adam Lodge on the 14th Feb 1840 to New South Wales. on the same vessel reference was also: Bounty Immigrants. Thomas Sheedy [age 26],ploughman,from Bruff,Co Limerick, husband of Johanna Sheedy [age 37],a cook from Bruff,Co Limerick, and daughter Margaret Sheedy [age 8] marriage: probably Ireland prior to arrival in Aust. probably between 1831 - 1840. spouse1: Johanna Carroll parents: Thomas Carroll and Bridget [shipping records] Patrick Carroll & Bridget Maney [death cert] died: 31st of July 1892.1890.Lithgow New South Wales [no ] buried: Bowenfel Cemetery. History: Possible Children [@ denotes listed on death certs of Thomas Sheedy and his wife Johanna Carroll] Margaret Sheedy @ born c 1832.Limerick ? Ireland. arrived N.S.W per Adam Lodge with parents. did she marry Joseph Shuemack ? Patrick Sheedy @ possibly:- b 1840.Bathurst.NSW. [no v1840 2222 162B] [who is ?Pat Sheedy d 1894 Paramatta ?] m.1865.Louisa Weal at Hartley [no 2270] d.? issue known. Eliza Sheedy b 1868.Hartley [no 10214] d 1868.Hartley [no 4318] no more children reg to this couple then Louisa Sheedy d 1886.Syd.of Louisa Sheedy [no 1803] Mary Sheedy d 1886.Syd.of Louisa Sheedy [no 1798] and Louisa Sheedy m 1885.to Ah Ham.at Albury [no 3590] may possibly be the wife of Patrick. John Sheedy @ possibly b 1846.Yass. NSW. [no v 1846 395 63] Ellen Sheedy @ possibly b 1847. Co Cook. NSW. [no v1847 3695 64] marry Daniel Daley ?1873.Bathurst. 1859 Bridget Sheedy @ possibly - Bridget Sheedy. b 1842.Bathurst. NSW. [no v1842 2281/61] possibly:- m.1862.Patrick Carroll at Hartley.NSW. [no 2071] d.1891.Lithgow.NSW. [no. parents on death cert: Thomas and Johanna issue known. Cath Carroll.b 1863.Hartley. [no 8378] Thos Carroll.b 1865.Hartley. [no 9576] d 1867.Hartley. [no 5345] Margt Carroll.b 1867.Hartley. [no 10286] Rody Carroll.b 1870.Hartley. [no 10859] Catherine Sheedy @ probably b. m.1868.Joseph Bartley at Hartley.NSW. [no 2378] d.1872. Gulgong.NSW. [no.5151] parents on death cert: Thomas and Johanna issue. John Bartley.b 1869 Hartley. [no 11766] d 1870 Murrurundi [no 4666] Thos Bartley.b 1871 Hartley. [no 11233] Mary Sheedy @ probably:- Mary Sheedy b m.1871.Edward Gallagher at Hartley.NSW. [no 2414] d.1894.Woollahra. NSW. [no 14936] parents on death cert.Thomas and Johanna. issue known. Johanna.b 1872.Gulgong.NSW. [no 13478] Jas Thos ? b 1874.Yass.NSW [no 21726] Edw? b 1876.Gundagai.NSW [no 12541] _____________________________________________________________ possible children ?] of Thomas Sheedy and Johanna Jordan:- Patrick Sheedy. b 1840.Bathurst.NSW. [no v1840 2222 162B] Mary Ann if? she is the Mary Ann who spent time in gaol in Vict.. bc 1844.NSW. [src:gaol record] moher on death cert listed as Eliz ?Dempsey? John Sheedy b 1846.Yass. NSW. [no v 1846 395 63] Ellen Sheedy b 1847. Co Cook. NSW. [no v1847 3695 64] children listed of any Thomas & Johanna Sheedy? John b. d.1900.Paramatta.NSW. [no 10841] parents listed as Thomas and Johanna Sheedy. or is he John,son of Thomas and Johanna Sheedy who died 1922.Young. no 18215? note: his uncle Patrick died there also Thomas Sheedy b d.1922.Young. NSW. [no 18215] son of Thomas and Johanna. Family Researchers: Notes * = sighted original record. * SMH= Sydney Morning Herald. # - sighted by Norma Sheedy [assisting J.Fawcett]
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