This post continues from Hannah Miles ~ A journey to Van Diemen’s Land which traces Hannah ‘Annie’ Miles life from her birth in Clifton Campville, Staffordshire, to her journey on the Cadet as a woman under sentenced of seven years transportation. After 115 days at sea, the Cadet arrived in Hobart on 12 April 1849. On … Continue reading Hannah Miles ~ Life in Van Diemen’s Land
Women’s History Month
Hannah Miles ~ A journey to Van Diemen’s Land
Often, when people talk of their ancestors, they speak of their achievements, their involvement in the great events of their times, the ways they made good. But for some their achievement is that they survived, and that they managed to raise their children to adulthood. This is the case with many ordinary women of the … Continue reading Hannah Miles ~ A journey to Van Diemen’s Land
The Courage of Everyday Lives – Margaret Horigan (1837-1924)
St Mary's Shandon St Mary's baptismal font Margaret Horgan was born in Cork in 1837 and baptized at St Mary’s Cathedral on 14 May 1837. She was the eldest daughter of Patrick Horgan and Ann Connelly, the second of their six children. Patrick was a ropemaker for the Royal Navy. He and Ann had married … Continue reading The Courage of Everyday Lives – Margaret Horigan (1837-1924)
Catherine Meyrick 