Winifred Ina (Tiernan) Masters (abt. 1834 - 1909)

Born about 1834 in Ardcarn, County Roscommon, Ireland

Wife of David Masters — married 1853 in New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 May 1909 at about age 75 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Winifred (Tiernan) Masters was an Irish famine orphan who emigrated to Australia between 1848-1850.

When Winifred Ina Tierney was born in 1834 in Roscommon, her father, James, was 51, and her mother, Margaret, was 42.

She arrived in Sydney on 29 July 1850 aboard the ship 'Tippoo Saib' and is recorded on the immigration register as 'Tiernan, Winifred', age 16, with the calling of 'Houseservant'.^[1] She was an orphan and destitute who came to Australia under Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme.

She married David William Masters on 7 June 1853. They had 18 children in 26 years. She died on 12 May 1909 in Taree, New South Wales, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Mitchells Island, New South Wales.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW State Archives & Records, Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists: 1850, 29 Jul, 'Tippoo Saib' (Reel 2136, (4/4786) p.619) p.13

• Billingham_O'neill family tree

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 February 2018, 06:13), entry for Winifred Ina Tierney(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2DTL-P8H); contributed by various users

• Irish Famine Memorial, Famine Orphan Girl Database: Tiernan (Tierney), Winifred

• NSW BDM marriage 809/1853 V1853809 39C between Masters, David and Tiernan, Winifred

• NSW BDM death 7223/1909 registered at Taree in the name Winifred I Masters showing parents James and Winifred I

• Death: The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1886 - 1942) Fri 21 May 1909 Page 3

• Fact: Burial Mitchells Island, New South Wales, Australia