Source
Source for: Malcolm Mackenneth, 958 - 25 NOV 1034
Index
Name source: S137Page: Ancestry Family Tree
Name source: S352Text: Record for Malcolm Mackenneth
Burial source: S352Text: Record for Malcolm Mackenneth
Death source: S352Text: Record for Malcolm Mackenneth
Source
Source for: Elizabeth Mackay, 07 MAR 1831 - 18 MAY 1880
Index
Burial source: S325Text: Date of Import: 18 Sep 2005
Burial source: S130Page: ComberEdward1820.FTW
Burial source: S260 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Baptism source: S325Text: Date of Import: 18 Sep 2005
Baptism source: S130Page: ComberEdward1820.FTW
Baptism source: S260 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Baptism source: S262Page: Baptism, 1831/1756, 7 March 1831, MACKEY Elizabeth
Baptism source: S159Baptism source: S260Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Baptism source: S524Page: Baptism Register - Mackey, Elizabeth 1831
Text: Name: Mackey, Elizabeth
Record Type: Births
Gender: Female
Father: Mackey, Edward
Mother: Mackey, Mary
Date of birth: 07 Mar 1831
Registered: Hobart
Registration year: 1831
Document ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1081633
ResourceRGD32/1/1/ no 3987@M1495@@M1496@ https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=edward&qu=mary&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091804-1842%091804-1842&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Births%09Births&qf=NI_NAME_FACET%09Name%09Mackey%2C+Elizabeth%09Mackey%2C+Elizabeth
Birth source: S260 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Birth source: S178Birth source: S260Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Birth source: S137Page: Haworth Family Tree 2 - 2014-03-26
Text: Record for Anne Taylor http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=18566026622&indiv=try
Birth source: S393Page: Surname : McKay First Name : Elizabeth
Text: Surname : McKay
First Name : Elizabeth
Age on arrival : 19
Native Place : Macquarie Harbour, Van Diemens Land [Tasmania]
Parents : Edward & Ann (both dead)
Religion : Church of England
Ship name : John Knox (Sydney Apr 1850)
Workhouse : Cootehill, Cavan
Other : Shipping: house servant, reads & writes, relations in colony: an aunt, a cousin, Ann Gilroy, living in Sydney. Sister, Sarah, also on board John Knox. Father a sergeant in VDL, possibly stationed at Sarah Island and probably later died at sea. His wife Ann died about the same time, leaving 3 known children (Mary Jane, Sarah and Elizabeth). The British Army sent the now orphaned girls back to Ireland, which was where Edward enlisted. Mary Jane married Robert Devlyn Smyth and moved to Utah, USA (as a Mormon). Elizabeth and Sarah were selected from the workhouse to come to NSW under Famine Orphan Scheme. Elizabeth McKay/Mackie married Edward Coomber [Comber], 14 children. Megan Tilley megan.tilley[at]gmail.com http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/orphans/database/?page=8&surName=&firstName=&nativePlace=&parents=&age=0&religion=&ship=18
Birth source: S137Page: Manadorset3 2015-07-24
Text: Record for Edward Comber http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=42261043700&indiv=try
Page: Manadorset1-1 2015-07-24
Text: Record for Edward Comber http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=26047184447&indiv=try
Page: Warner Family Tree 2015-07-11
Text: Record for Edward Mackey http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6276283616&indiv=try
Event source: S121Page: 185029 AprJohn KnoxReel 2136, [4/4786] p.577
@M1477@@M1499@
Death source: S325Text: Date of Import: 18 Sep 2005
Death source: S156Death source: S130Page: ComberEdward1820.FTW
Death source: S260 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Death source: S262Page: Death, 1880/10372, 19 May 1880, Elizabeth COMBER
Death source: S137Page: Haworth Family Tree 2 - 2014-03-26
Text: Record for Anne Taylor http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=18566026622&indiv=try
Death source: S260Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Name source: S325Text: Date of Import: 18 Sep 2005
Name source: S178Name source: S230Page: Ancestry Family Trees
Name source: S156Name source: S130Page: ComberEdward1820.FTW
Name source: S260 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Name source: S262Page: Baptism, 1831/1756, 7 March 1831, MACKEY Elizabeth
Page: Death, 1880/10372, 19 May 1880, Elizabeth COMBER
Name source: S260Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Name source: S137Page: Haworth Family Tree 2 - 2014-03-26
Text: Record for Anne Taylor http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=18566026622&indiv=try
Page: Warner Family Tree 2015-07-11
Text: Record for Edward Mackey http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6276283616&indiv=try
Page: Manadorset3 2015-07-24
Text: Record for Edward Comber http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=42261043700&indiv=try
Page: Manadorset1-1 2015-07-24
Text: Record for Edward Comber http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=26047184447&indiv=try
Death source: S137Page: Manadorset3 2015-07-24
Text: Record for Edward Comber http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=42261043700&indiv=try
Page: Warner Family Tree 2015-07-11
Text: Record for Edward Mackey http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6276283616&indiv=try
Page: Manadorset1-1 2015-07-24
Text: Record for Edward Comber http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=26047184447&indiv=try
Event source: S123Page: Emails between 2005-05-20 and 2010-07-05 concerning Pete's research at
the National Archives, KEW during that period
Text: Pete Lawton
Attachments - 05/07/2010
Have been down to the Archives again and found out a bit more for you. Most of it really just puts detail on what you already knew.
Edward Mackay did indeed die in transit to England; this was on the 2nd February 1840. No details of what killed him, but I believe he was on board a ship called ‘Diamond’, which incidentally, was the ship John Cassidy went out to India on (very possibly on its return trip).
I’ve attached photos of:
Muster Roll WO12/7272: (runs from April 1839 to March 1841)
WO12/7272 shows him ‘Embarked for England’ in October and then ‘Died at Sea 2nd February’ (oddly this is in the November 1840 column – presumably when they arrived in England)
WO12/7272 (2) is at the end of the quarter section of the Muster Roll, here there is a separate listing for new recruits and those who have left the regiment – including those died. This has details of when he enlisted (8 September 1819); where he was born (looks like Currins – Currin is a civil parish in C. Monaghan – ref. www.irelandgenweb.com/monaghan/) and his job on enlistment (labourer).
WO25/1947 is the entry in the 63rd Casualty Return (1838 – 1842) – reiterates what was in WO12/7272. Unfortunately there are no other associated documents in the Casualty Roll (some men have details of will and possessions attached, but Edward isn’t one of them – bugger).
WO25/1947 (2) is just a close up of this.
Next time I’ll have a scout round to see if there is any more to be found, but I think that may be it. I asked about records of his family and they may be in one of the WO25 embarkation and disembarkation documents – will check these.
As for James Bird he did die at Guznee – but this was 1839, not 1837 as you thought. I couldn’t find him in the 1837 casualties, so I looked in the Muster Rolls and he was alive and well and on guard duty July/August 1837.
By the time I’d got him it was closing time (what is it with your relatives, they only leap out of the pages when the place is about to shut)
Anyway he’s in:
WO12/2046: Muster Roll for 2nd Foot (Queen's Royal) 1839 – 1840. He’s sick at Guznee in the July Muster and died in the August Muster (died on 31st July)
WO12/2046 (2) is at the end of the quarter section of the Muster and shows him just as ‘Died’, those either side of him are marked as ‘Died of Wounds’, so I’m assuming that he didn’t die of wounds from battle. I’ll go back and check out the WO25/1514 (2nd Casualty Return) next time, unfortunately when I looked at this earlier in the day I was looking at 1837, not 1839. I’ll also see if I can trace when he joined which may show where he enlisted/was born.
Anyway that’s it for now, will be in touch. As I say, this really just confirms what you know, but hope it’s of use.