Francis Carolan. [1]
Born 1818 Tullaghobegly, Donegal, Ireland. [2]
Event: Arrival 16 Aug 1841. [3]
Having a look online at New South Wales State Archives & Records, Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists, there is no vessel listed as arriving on 16 Aug 1841 per the above biography. The nearest is the ship 'Pearl' that arrived the day before, on 17 August, and there are no passengers, single or as a couple/ family, in the name Carolan listed as being aboard it.
It is understood that all entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships should otherwise appear in the Miscellaneous Immigrants Index. However, there are also no people currently identifiable as Francis Carolan in either the:
None of the above is to suggest that the sources cited are incorrect. Perhaps there is a minor error of some kind in transcription, possibly within State Archives?
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