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Note for: Cornelius O'Brian(Archbishop) O'Brian, -
Cornelius was ordained in Rome on 8 April 1871 and was a teacher at St. Dunstans College until stationed at St. Mary's church, Indian River in Sept 1874 where he served until appointed Archbishop of Halifax in Jan. 1883. He adopted his niece and godchild Cornelia Hughes, daughter of his sister Anne.
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Note for: Michael O'Regan, -
Michael leased houses 28, 29,30 from Henry Brasier-Mitchell in 1851 in the town of Watergrasshill. He occupied a house and corn mill with their two children David 1854 and Elizabeth 1857.
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Note for: Michael O'Regan (2), 1792 -
Michael arrived in Canada in 1823 as part of the Honorable Peter Robinson settlement of impoverished Irish Families. Conditions in Ireland in the early 1820's included high unemployment and evicted families, starvation, disease, religious intolerance and civil disorder. Free emigration was believed to be a partial solution. Robinson was appointed by the British Government to superintend and emigration scheme that had been born in Canada. He fought in the 1812 war against the U.S. and was serving as a member of the province parliament at York (now Toronto). He went to Fermoy in north Cork and met with the land owners and received their cooperation. Crowds gathered to hear him. He recruited 5689 persons from the North Cork district and adjoining areas of Limerick and Tipperary.
Michael a 28 years. old bachelor of Mallow, Cork was among the 278 emigrants who departed the Cove of Cork July8 1823 on the Stakesby transport, one of two ship employed in the free passage scheme. Evey inch of possible accommodation was filled. Stakesby arrived in Quebec City on Sept.2, after 56 days. After 2 days rest they were put in a steamboat and 2 days later arrived at the current Montreal where horses and oxen awake them. Without stop they walked on foot or sat on wagons to Lachine where they were put up in military sheds till larger river boats took them to Prescott. From there they went on to Shipman's Mills (now Almonte).
Michael was assigned 70 acres of land in Ramsay township.
Next record of Michael was the birth of his son John in 1831.
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Note for: William O'Regan (Regan), -
The youngest Regan brother William, is believed to be the same William, a stonemason who gave his birthplace as Mallow, Cork, when he was married in Australia on September 19, 1840. He married Margaret Taggart (father-Michael Taggart) born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. They had five children.
William was described as being 5'3" tall, ruddy & freckled complexion with dark brown hair, hazel eyes and meeting eyebrows. There was swelling under his left ear and right arm, a hereditary disease also called the king's evil. (hard indolent tumors of the glands) He was a religious man with a tattooed upper right arm with "figure of a man with Cross in hand, IHS crucifix, INRI, seven stars, two angels" and a skull and bones on his upper left arm.
He may have been the same William Regan at 21, town laborer found guilty on 16 May 1834 in Cork City of theft of clothes and sentenced to 7 years Penal colony of New South Wales. He arrived there from Ireland Aug 31, 1835 on the ship Hero. Convict number 5-1911, indent number 108. It was a 169 days voyage by way of Rio de Janeiro.
Many Australians having convict ancestor is a source of pride.
William was a principal involve in a number of profitable land transaction in the early 1850's South Australia. The deeds listed him as a stonemason.
In Aug. 1851digger James Regan & Joh Dunlop stumbled on deposits of gold at Ballarat's Golden Point, one of the riches gold field in the history of the world. William and his son William were attracted to Daisy Hill (gold field). The father died at Back Creek, Daisy Hill on Jan.27,1855, where he is said to be buried. No records are found at Amherst Old Cemetery.
William's descendants still live in the Adelaide district.
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Note for: Francis O'Regan, 7 DEC 1831 - 14 AUG 1909
Francis was a lumberman.
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Note for: Margaret Fay, -
Margaret remained in Ireland and married Bartholomew McAvinnie in the Scotshouse Roman Catholic Chapel. The settled in Portadown, a town and district parish in the barony of Oneilland, county of Armaghm Ulster province.
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Note for: Philip Hughes, 1787 - 1881
Philip had a lengthy stay in England and Scotland before he emigrated to Prince Edward Island in 1834 . His wife Mary Kelly was born 1800 in the Barony of Trough, Parish of Donagh, Union of Clogher & Monaghan. In 1836 he leased 40 acres near Stanhope. In 1845 they moved to near the Hunter River and got an assignment of 100 acres from James French. They were known to have had 6 sons and 1 daughter.