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Petition of the Dempsey family, Ennis, County Clare, for assisted emigration to Australia to join father

    Petition of Michael Dempsey, Catherine Dempsey and Eleanor Dempsey, Ennis, County Clare, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting free passage to South Wales, Australia, where their father, Paul Dempsey, was transported on a charge of currency forgery. They claim to be ‘destitute orphans, as their Mother is dead’ and being without support have ‘no hopes of escaping misfortune’. 1 item; 4pp

    Original source name : Petition of the Dempsey family, Ennis, County Clare, for assisted emigration to Australia to join father
    English translation : Petition of the Dempsey family, Ennis, County Clare, for assisted emigration to Australia to join father
    Creator : Administration
    Document- type 1 : correspondence
    Reference number : CSO/RP/1824/24
    Language(s) : English
    Geographical coverage : Ireland, Australia
    Year(s) : 6 Jan 1824
    Theme 1 : family
    Theme 2 : legal
    Archive name : An Chartlann Náisiúnta
    Archive name (English) : National Archives
    Archive address : Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland D08 DF102
    City : Dublin
    Country : Ireland
    Official website and institutional resources : http://nationalarchives.ie
    Finding aid(s) : https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/context/index.html
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