Mary Anne (Nowlan) Power (1793 - 1846)

Born 1793 in Ireland

Wife of Thomas Power — married 1820 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1846 at about age 53 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary Ann Power.^[1]

Community Contributions Keith South on 18th April, 2015 wrote:

Mary was born in Ireland abt 1793 and died on 19 June 1846, buried with Thomas and child Rosanna who died in infancy at McCarthy’s Lane cemetery. ^[2]

Thomas became a ploughman. Possibly, at Moone, Kildare, just south of Dublin, about 1820 he married Mary Ann Nowlan. On 26 March 1826 Thomas was sentenced to seven years’ transportation to New South Wales. Thomas arrived in Sydney on 17 January 1829 on the Sophia, leaving Mary Ann and their two sons, James and Patrick, in Ireland. In 1836 he asked that Mary Ann, and James and Patrick, be allowed to join him. Port Jackson, where she arrived on 3l May 183 7 , or shortly before , after sailing about 15,000 miles (21,000 km) in approximately six months. to be with Thomas.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ A-512 was created by Veronica Williams through the import of POWER extra Hopkins_2014-10-14.ged on Oct 14, 2014.
2. ↑ NSW BDM Online death POWER MARY 783/1846 V1846783 115AGE 53
3. ↑ Community Contributions Keith South on 18th April, 2015