Mary (McCullough) Hunter (1820 - 1885)

Born 1820 in Derry, Ireland

Died 26 Mar 1885 at about age 65 in Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Mary (McCullough) Hunter was a Bounty Immigrant to New South Wales.

Mary was born in 1820 and baptised at St Columbs Church of Ireland on 15 Jan 1820. She was the daughter of William McCullough and Penelope Dowd. ^[1]

After immigrating to Australia in 1838 on the 'Parland', under the protection of her brother's family ^[2], Mary married William Hunter at St Andrew's Scots Church, Sydney in 1838. ^[3]

She died on 26 Mar 1885, aged 65 at the residence of her niece, Mrs Ellinor Grimes at Valley, Queensland. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism Record. Mary McCollough. 15 Jan 1820. St Columbs. Co.Derry. Transcript accessed at RootsIreland.ie.
2. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2W-3XW : 13 June 2019)
3. ↑ Marriage Registration. 431/1838 V1838431 75 HUNTER WILLIAM & MC CULLOCH MARY JB. Index accessed at NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Family History Search.
4. ↑ Family Notices (1885, March 28). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174166406