Mary (Sullivan) McManus (1846 - 1922)

Born 1846 in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

Wife of John Francis McManus — married 17 Feb 1871 in Stratford, Victoria, Australia

Died 19 Oct 1922 at about age 76 in Seaton, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary was born around 1846 in the Town of Killarney, northeastern shore of Lough Leane Lake, County Kerry, Munster Province, Ireland^[1]. Her parents were Patrick Sullivan and Johanna Shea.

Immigration

Mary immigrates to the City of Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, Australia aboard the "Nineveh", which departed from the Port of London on the 19 September 1870. The "Nineveh" reached Hobson's Bay on the 18 December 1870. The Manifest for the ship read as follows:—SULLIVAN, Mary 24 Servant Irish^[2].

Shipping Notices

• 18 NOV 1870^[3]ENGLISH SHIPPING. DEPARTURES.....For Melbourne—Nineveh; September 19.....^[4].

• 24 DEC 1870^[5]ARRIVED. December 18. Nineveh, ship (George Thompson, jun., and Co.'s line of Aberdeen clippers) 1,174 tons, Thomas Barnet, from London, via Plymouth, 24th September with 431 warrant passengers; Arthur D. White, surgeon superintendent; Mrs Sergeant, matron. Dalgety, Black wood, and Co., agents^[6].

Marriage

Mary marries John McManus on the 17 February 1871 in the Village of Stratford Vale, near the Town of Sale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia^[7][8].

Children

1. Hugh Patrick (1871)
2. Catherine (26 August 1872)
3. Aileen Winifred (1874---d.1904)
4. Terence Belew (MacManus---1876---d.1913)
5. Mary Ann (1878)
6. Frank (MacManus—1879---d.1879. He lived for just two days)
7. John Francis (1881)
8. Norah (MacManus—1883)
9. Michael Daniel (1884)
10. Ony "Elna" Teresa (1886---d.1904)

Residence

Between 1903 and 1915, Mary (Sullivan) is living with her husband John and their children Terence Belew, John Francis, Mary Ann and Aileen Winifred. They were living in the Town of Seaton, in the Shire of Wellington, Heyfield District, North Gippsland, Victoria, Australia^[9][10].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Family History Search: Birth Record (VIC Government; Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne); (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history); Reference: (Birth Year-1872); Registration District: Donnelly's Creek; Registration Details: 15607 / 1872
2. ↑ Source: Unassisted Passenger Lists 1852-1923 (Public Record Office of Victoria, Melbourne (PROV)); (https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/unassisted-passenger-lists); Record Series Number (VPRS): 947; Year: 1870; Month: DEC; Fiche: 299; Page number: 7
3. ↑ 1870 'ENGLISH SHIPPING.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 18 November, p. 4.
4. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13208235)
5. ↑ 1870 'SHIPPING.', Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), 24 December, p. 13.
6. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219365535)
7. ↑ Source: Family History Search: Marriages (VIC Government; Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne); (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history); Reference: (Marriage Year-1871); Registration District: Stratford; Registration Details: 591 / 1871
8. ↑ Source: Family History Search: Birth Record (VIC Government; Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne); (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history); Reference: (Birth Year-1872); Registration District: Donnelly's Creek; Registration Details: 15607 / 1872
9. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Electoral Commission of Australia, Canberra & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: Subdivision: Seaton; Division: Gippsland; Record Nos. 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 & 83; Page number: 2 (1903); Record Nos. 58, 61, 62, 63 & 64; Page number: 2 (1905)
10. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Electoral Commission of Australia, Canberra & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: Subdivision: Heyfield; Division: Gippsland; Record Nos. 327, 328, 330, 331 & 333; Page number: 6 (1908); Record Nos. 327, 328, 330, 331 & 333; Page number: 6 (1909); Record Nos. 311, 312, 313, 314 & 316; Page number: 6 (1912); Record Nos. 299, 300, 301, 302 & 304; Page number: 6 (1913); Record Nos. 312, 313, 314 & 315; Page number: 6 (1915)