Died
at about age 40
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Biography
Maria Dobson was born in 1805 at Killishandria, County of Cavan, Ireland. She was the daughter of William Dobson and Judith (Carr) Dobson.
Maria Dobson married Alexander Allerton about 1824 at Killishandria, County of Cavan, Ireland.
Alexander age 36, and Maria age 35 and their children: James age 15; William age 14; Joseph age 10; Henry age 6; Ann age 8 arrived in New South Wales, on board the "United Kingdom" on 07 September 1841. James' occupation was Farm Labourer. [1]
Maria (Dobson) Allerton passed away 02 December 1845 at her residence, George-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Death Notice
"Family Notices" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 4 December 1845
DEATH.
At her residence, George-street, Sydney, on Tuesday, 2nd instant, Maria, wife of Mr Alexander Allerton, Ironmonger, aged 40 years, native of Killishandria, County of Cavan, Ireland, after a lingering illness of six months, leaving behind her a husband and six children to lament their loss.
Arrival in Australia "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2Z-V9G : 9 March 2018), Alexander Allerton, 7 Sep 1841; citing Ship United Kingdom, volume 56, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,870. Alexander Allerton | Birth Year (Estimated) 1805 | Age 36 | Native Residence Place Killesandra, Cavan, Ireland | Father's Name James Allerton (farmer-dead) | Mother's Name Ann Mason (same place) | Spouse's Name Maria Allerton | Age 35 | Spouse's Residence Place Cavan, Ireland | Spouse's Father's Name William Dobbs (dead) | Spouse's Mother's Name Judith Carr (dead)| Ship Name United Kingdom | Event Date 07 Sep 1841 | Volume 56| Children: James age 15; William age 14; Joseph age 10; Henry age 6; Ann age 8 (as at November) Arrived 07 September 1841
DeathNSW BDM Index 363/1845 V1845363 30B ALLERTON MARIA AGE 40 (parents) — & —
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria: