Bernard McCauley (abt. 1784 - 1858)

Born about 1784 in Ireland

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Died 21 Mar 1858 at about age 74 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

No birth/baptism record has been found for Bernard McCauley, supposedly born in the Parish of Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland in 1784. However, a typed record of his family's details as passengers on the ship "Susan" that departed from Londonderry, Ireland on 13 October 1838 for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, has his age in that year as 49 and his birth date as 1 May that would be about 1789. On the official 'New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896' for March 1839 for the ship "Susan", Bernard McCawley is listed as 'Master-at-Arms' for 9 Ships Corporals - "Susan" at sea 10 November 1838. Signed by Charles Kennedy, Surgeon Superintendant, and again on the next page with Sydney 1st February 1839. Transcript arrival date is given as 10 March 1839.

Bernard Mccauley's death date is given as 21 March 1858 and birth date as 1784, with burial in the Wollongong Cemetery, Wollongong, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia. The year date and registration place, Wollongong are confirmed in the Australia, Death Index record.

Sources

• Arrival: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1307.
• Death and burial: Ancestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149860592/bernard-mccauley.
• Death: Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Registration Number: 5822.