Individual Details
George IRELAND
(1796 - 18 Feb 1852)
Events
| Birth | 1796 | Bridge of Dee, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, Great Britain |  | ||
| Marriage | 9 Jul 1816 | Whithorn, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom - Elizabeth MCGUFFIE | | ||
| Occupation | 1820 | tailor in Bridge of Dee | |||
| Living (fam) | 1841 | a tailor - Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - Elizabeth MCGUFFIE | |||
| Immigration (fam) | Oct 1841 | emigrated to NSW on the "Agnes" together with their 7 children, arriving on 13 Feb 1842. George & Elizabeth lowered their age as people over 40 didn't attract the emigrant bounty. They also lowered the age by 2 years of most of their children & their eldest son, Alexander, pretended to be George's brother. This was quite common - Elizabeth MCGUFFIE | | ||
| Death | 18 Feb 1852 | due to "a visitation from God" according to the coroners report - Sussex St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth MCGUFFIE (1795 - 1851) |
| Child | Agnes IRELAND (1816 - 1846) |
| Child | Janet IRELAND (1818 - 1819) |
| Child | Alexander Gibson IRELAND (1820 - 1845) |
| Child | William IRELAND (1824 - 1843) |
| Child | John IRELAND (1825 - ) |
| Child | Robert IRELAND (1827 - 1902) |
| Child | George IRELAND (1829 - 1901) |
| Child | Thomas IRELAND (1831 - 1888) |
| Child | Helen IRELAND (1833 - 1856) |
| Father | Alexander IRELAND (1764 - 1837) |
| Mother | Janet MCMURRAY (1764 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Margaret IRELAND (1785 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Jane IRELAND (1790 - 1868) |
| Sibling | James IRELAND (1794 - 1794) |
| Sibling | Robert IRELAND (1799 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Thomas IRELAND (1805 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Mary Copland IRELAND (1813 - 1884) |
Endnotes
1. Research by John Ireland (UK), No sources quoted
2. , FamilySearch (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
3. Scotlands People, Vol 10 Page 94
4. NSW Assisted Migration, Agnes 1842
5. ancestry.com, Rookwood Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, Hereinafter cited as ancestry.com
6. Photographic Proof, Headstone Rookwood Cemetery Presbyterian 5C_Zone A/#/4440. Hereinafter cited as Photograph.
7. The People's Advocate & New South Wales Vindicator