Individual Details
Richard CARSON
(Abt 1827 - 9 May 1900)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1827 | Seagoe, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland |  | ||
| Note | 1855 | Richard was a weaver as was his wife Mary. He married as a widower, his first wife possibly being Elizabeth Lee or Lue (born about 1823) who married a Richard Carson in Seagoe, Lugan 13 Feb 1849 | |||
| Marriage | 10 Nov 1855 | Seagoe, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland - Mary SERGEANT | | ||
| Emigration-shared | 20 Feb 1856 | (Elizabeth BRADFORD) from Plymouth & arrived in Port Phillip on the 5th June 1856 aboard the 'Fairlie' together with children Mary (& her husband Richard Carson), Emily, John & Sarah. The ship carried 310 immigrants including 82 children under 14 | | ||
| Note | 10 Feb 1865 | witnessed the marriage of his wife's sister Elizabeth to Moses Dickson | | ||
| Death | 9 May 1900 | Kangerong Road, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary SERGEANT (1837 - 1919) |
| Child | Ann Eliza (Annie) CARSON (1857 - 1889) |
| Child | Samuel CARSON (1858 - 1869) |
| Child | Robert Stewart CARSON (1861 - 1927) |
| Child | Sarah CARSON (1864 - 1925) |
| Child | Margaret Jane "Maggie" CARSON (1866 - 1950) |
| Child | Samuel John CARSON (1869 - 1946) |
| Child | Susan Mary CARSON (1869 - 1869) |
| Child | Mary Amelia CARSON (1871 - 1950) |
Endnotes
1. Victorian BDM Index: 4717/1900
2. FindMyPast - Parish Records, Irish Marriages 1619-1898
3. Ireland BDM Index: Vol 7 Page 576
4. Northern Ireland BDM Record
5. Victorian Ships Passengers, "Fairlie" 1856 Fiche 108 Page 002 (unassisted)
6. Victorian Marriage Record: 131/1865
7. Victorian BDM Index: 4717/1900
8. The Reporter (Box Hill), 11 May 1900