Individual Details

Eleanor "Ellen" MOORE

(1801 - 9 Sep 1841)

Events

Birth	1801	Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Marriage	1822	as witnessed by the following deposition to the Governor in 1830 asking him to recognise this: "To His Excellency Lieutenant General Darling Governor and Commander in Chief and over the Territory of New South Wales and its dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same The Humble Petition of Patrick Curry per Ship Hooghley (1) free by servitude, and Ellen Moore alias Curry per Ship Mariner (2) the lawful wife of the said Patrick Curry – Most respectfully Sheweth That your petitioners were duly married in the year 1822 at the City of Limerick in Ireland as by the annexed affadavit of Coleman O’Loughlin will more fully appear. That your petitioner Patrick Curry was subsequently transported to this Colony, and that his wife, your petitioner Ellen Curry, also transgressed against the laws of the County for which she has been likewise banished from her native land. That your petitioner Patrick Curry having so become free by servitude as above set forth and being desirous of joining his wife who has only four months to serve of the period of her banishment he humbly prays your Excellencys permission to have them re-united in this Territory in Matrimony as having lost the former Certificate they are unwilling to cohabit wihtout Your Excellencys gracious permission which they humbly trust the annexed affadavit will warrant- And they will ever pray – Patrick Curry Ellen Curry (Pencilled notes on top side Wm Davies King Street Mr. Threlkeld 7 months Factory 3 months D. Nichols 6 weeks Factory 2 weeks Mr. Dunn 12 months Factory 2 years and 2 months Davis) (Notes on back Eleanor Moore of Mariner Husband came as Patk Curry in the Hooghley Feb 6th 1827 First class factory illegally at large Feb 19/27 Absent from her service without leave reprimanded July27/27 First class Factory being absent without leave and general irregular conduct Dec 29/27 Four days in the cells for general bad conduct May 27/28 Two years in the Third class in the factory to be kept to hard labour for Countenancing Mr. McGuire in exposing himself indecently and using unnatural habits before Mr. Dunn’s children. And the attachment: Coleman OLoughlin of the town of Sydney in the Territory of New South Wales Yeoman being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists deposeth and saiath that the deponent in the month of May 1822 was personally present at the intermarriage of Patrick Curry per Ship Hooghley (1) with his wife Ellen Moore alias Curry in the annexed petition named and the same was duly solemnized by the Reverend McGubbins in the Church of Saint Mine---- Parish of Saint Mary and City of Limerick). Sworn before me this 20th day of September 1830Coleman X O’Loughlin W. --------- ----------His mark ------------ Note on back; They must wait till the lady ------- free" - Limerick, Limerick, Ireland - Patrick "Paddy" CURRY
Occupation	1824	housemaid
Transportation	12 Mar 1825	in the convict ship 'Mariner' with 112 other female convicts. The ship arrived in NSW on the 10 Jul 1825. She had been convicted of grand larceny in Limerick City on the 15 Mar 1824 & sentenced to 7 years. She was initially sent to the Female Factory at Parramatta according to a convict muster taken later in 1825 - County Cork, Ireland
Marriage	1831	basically re-marrying her because they couldn't prove that they had already been legally married in Ireland in 1822 - St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Patrick "Paddy" CURRY
Alt name	1831	Eleanor "Ellen" CURRY
Note	22 Mar 1831	On 22 Mar 1881 she was granted her Certificate of Freedom
Death	9 Sep 1841	Camden, New South Wales, Australian Colonies
Burial	11 Sep 1841	St John's Catholic Church, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Families

Spouse	Patrick "Paddy" CURRY (1800 - 1880)
Child	Daniel CURRY (1831 - 1918)
Child	Mary Julia CURRY (1834 - 1922)
Child	Patrick CURRY (1835 - 1896)
Child	John Moore CURRY (1837 - 1906)
Child	Richard CURRY (1839 - 1905)
Child	Terence CURRY (1841 - 1841)

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