Mary Lynnette (Gaffney) Burns (1829 - 1903)

Born 1829 in Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland

Wife of Patrick Burns — married 3 Feb 1852 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1903 at about age 74 in Longwood, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Gaffney) Burns was born in Ireland.

Mary (Gaffney) Burns migrated from Ireland to Australia.

Birth

Mary was born in 1829 in County Wicklow. She was the daughter of John Gaffney.

Australia Arrival

Marriage

Mary married Patrick Burns in Adelaide South Australia in 1852 ^[1]

Death

She passed away in 1903 at the age of 73.^[2]

Burial

She is buried at Longwood Cemetery. ^[3]

Research Notes

There is a Mary Gaffney that arrived in Australia in 1840 aged 19 to work as a domestic /House servant. HOwever, she is from County Cavan. Religion Roman Catholic, and she was born in 1821. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Record: Church Records (no Number). BDM South Australia (Name: Mary GAFFINY); (Grooms Name: Patrick BURNS).
2. ↑ Death record: 10320 / 1903 Victoria BDM
   ( Name: Mary BURNS); (Place: LONGWOOD, VIC, ); (Mother: GAFFREY, Annie UNKNOWN); (Father: GAFFREY, Jno)
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 March 2021), memorial page for Mary Gaffney Burns (1829–31 Jul 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #151595872, citing Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Strathbogie Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by gravin (contributor 48488189) .
4. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14 (Name: Mary Gaffney); (Nationality:: Irish); (Arrival Age:19); (Birth Date: abt 1821);(Arrival Date: 18 Jul 1840); (Arrival Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia); (Ship: Theresa) Ancestry Document Viewer: Passenger Manifest]