William
Fahey
Born about in County Limerick, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Sullivan) Fahey
— married
28 Jun 1853 in Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Stephen Andrew Fahey and Mary Ann (Fahey) Coutts
Died
at about age 83
in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jun 2017
This page has been accessed 137 times.
Biography
William FAHEY was born about 1826 in County Limerick, Ireland
Mary SULLIVAN and William FAHEY were married on 28 June 1853 in Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland[1].
The ship, Almora set sail from Liverpool, England on 31 January 1854 with the FAHEY family (listed as FAHY) among the assisted immigrant passengers and arrived in Portland, Colony of Victoria on 25 April 1854[2][3]. The FAHEY family from Limerick, Ireland, consisted of parents, William (age 27, Agr. Labourer) and Mary (26) and their infant daughter, Catherine.
Their children included:
- Catherine FAHEY 1853–1941
- William FAHEY 1855–1938
- James FAHEY 1857–1937
- John FAHEY 1858–1934
- Edward Timothy FAHEY 1860–1876
- Stephen Andrew FAHEY 1862–1936
- Mary Ann FAHEY 1863–1936
- Margaret Angleas FAHEY abt 1865–1878
- Honora E FAHEY abt 1867–1950
- Teresa Cecilia FAHEY abt 1870–1957
He passed away on 30 September 1909 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia[4] and was buried at the Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia[5].
Sources
- ↑ Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915. Name: William Fahy; Gender: Male; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1853; Marriage Place: Hospital, Ireland, Ireland; Other Event Place: Cahercarney; Diocese: Cashel and Emly; Spouse: Mary Sullivan. ancestry.com.au (Paid site)
- ↑ Public Records Office Victoria. Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14. Ship: Almora; Departed: Liverpool, England, 31 Jan 1854; Arrived: Portland, Colony of Victoria, 25 Apr 1854. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E28FA191-F1B1-11E9-AE98-A39C9D2AFA57?image=216
- FAHY WILLIAM 27 ALMORA 1854-04 10 223
- FAHY MARY 26 ALMORA 1854-04 10 223
- FAHY CATHERINE I ALMORA 1854-04 10 223
- ↑ Ship Arrival: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1854, May 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4807083
- ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 11064 / 1909; Family name: FAHEY; Given name(s) Wm; Place of event: Ballt, Australia; Mother's name Unknown; Father's Name: Unknown. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227972504/william-fahey : accessed 05 February 2022), memorial page for William Fahey (1826–2 Oct 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227972504, citing Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
- Victorian Births, Death and Marriage index. Ballarat Cemetery Records.
Is William your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
-
~3.12%
Aaron Richard
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JA7493991 [compare], Ancestry member avrichard1
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: William is 23 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 23 degrees from George Catlin, 23 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 29 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 22 degrees from George Grinnell, 29 degrees from Anton Kröller, 24 degrees from Stephen Mather, 14 degrees from Kara McKean, 25 degrees from John Muir, 20 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 32 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.