Individual Details

John IRELAND

(18 Oct 1825 - )

Events

Birth18 Oct 1825Bridge of Dee, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
Baptism4 Nov 1825Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
Immigration (fam)-sharedOct 1841(George IRELAND and Elizabeth MCGUFFIE) 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
Note13 Feb 1842John was listed in the immigration records as Johanna for some reason. But the birthdate equates to John, son of, baptism in Kirkcudbrightshire

Families

FatherGeorge IRELAND (1796 - 1852)
MotherElizabeth MCGUFFIE (1795 - 1851)
SiblingAgnes IRELAND (1816 - 1846)
SiblingJanet IRELAND (1818 - 1819)
SiblingAlexander Gibson IRELAND (1820 - 1845)
SiblingWilliam IRELAND (1824 - 1843)
SiblingRobert IRELAND (1827 - 1902)
SiblingGeorge IRELAND (1829 - 1901)
SiblingThomas IRELAND (1831 - 1888)
SiblingHelen IRELAND (1833 - 1856)

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