Petition of Mary Gorman, Ballinacarrig, County Westmeath, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking government aid with travel to New South Wales, [Australia] to join her family there; noting that just herself and her elder brother remain at home following the departure of other family members to that location where her father [Michael Gorman] was transported in 1820 for stealing a horse. Also reply from Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, to Edgeworth, declaring that Mary Gorman should make her way to Cork where she should report to Francis D Murphy, keeper of the convict penitentiary there, and await further instructions for the journey. Letter from [F] Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown, County Longford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, referring to the application of [Cathleen] Gorman and children for assisted emigration to New South Wales; adding the woman is most thankful for the offer of free passage but wishes to learn if she will need clothing and provisions for the voyage, being ‘a mere beggar’; noting also the ages and names of her five children. Also a ‘List of Applicants for their Wives and Families to be sent to Van Diemen’s Land at the Expense of the Crown, Recommended by the Governor of that Colony’; includes names of the families of Michael Gorman, Frances Cunningham and Bryan Kane. 4 items; 8pp
Original source name : Petition of Mary Gorman, Ballinacarrig, County Westmeath, seeking government aid with travel to New South Wales, [Australia] to join her family there
English translation : Petition of Mary Gorman, Ballinacarrig, County Westmeath, seeking government aid with travel to New South Wales, [Australia] to join her family there
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : CSO/RP/1831/577
Language(s) : English
Geographical coverage : Ireland, Australia
Year(s) : 18 Nov 1823-27 May 1831
Theme 1 : family
Theme 2 : legal
English translation : Petition of Mary Gorman, Ballinacarrig, County Westmeath, seeking government aid with travel to New South Wales, [Australia] to join her family there
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : CSO/RP/1831/577
Language(s) : English
Geographical coverage : Ireland, Australia
Year(s) : 18 Nov 1823-27 May 1831
Theme 1 : family
Theme 2 : legal
Archive name : An Chartlann Náisiúnta
Archive name (English) : National Archives
Archive address : Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland D08 DF232
City : Dublin
Country : Ireland
Official website and institutional resources : http://nationalarchives.ie
Finding aid(s) : https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/context/index.html
Archive name (English) : National Archives
Archive address : Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland D08 DF232
City : Dublin
Country : Ireland
Official website and institutional resources : http://nationalarchives.ie
Finding aid(s) : https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/context/index.html