Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Edmond Mcgrath was transported on the Forth, departing 21st Oct 1834 and arriving 3rd Feb 1835 with 28 passengers.
118 Prisoners - 3 deaths May 1830. Embarked on board the Fourth at Cove form the Penitentiary in Cork for passage to New South Wales; 120 Female Convicts. 10 Children belonging to 8 Free Women and 19 Children of
Forth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Peter Mayberry-Irish Convicts to NSW-1835. |
Claims
"27 Grandchildren of Sarah Taylor-McCann are 5TH GENERATION descendants of Eamon (Edward) McGrath."
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Convict Notes
Edward McGrath and Sarah Philbins' daughter Bridget married dads pop the Fordwich drover-Joseph Taylor in 1875 at Singleton Catholic Church before Joseph and Bridget moved up around Warialda-Narrabri,finally settling in Moree NSW where they rest. Josephs' parents were the freed convicts catholic Ellen Doyle from County Kerry and protestant Samuel Taylor from a town in North Lancashire. Samuel and Ellen lived their final years from 1851-1863-4, at Fordwich near Singleton NSW.
Gaelic name Eamon convicted of throwing a stone that killed neighbour at Nenagh, County Tipperary. Eamon is the Gaelic Irish equivalent to Edward. Obviously the authoritarian zealous British authorities have referred to Eamon as both Edmond=Eamon and Edward. Eamon lived in the Colony under the name Edward McGrath.In 1840 at Catholic church Maitland, he married emigrant Sarah Filbourne-Philbin who arrived in the David Scott in 1834..NSWBDM 330/1840. They lived at Maitland.There are death records for Edward McGrath NSWBDM 2857/1896. He is buried at the headstone of "James Alexander McLaughlin" in Moree Cemetery.