Robert McEhinney and Mary Burke / descendents

Robert McEhinney & Mary Cuthbert

McEhinney & Cuthbert, Pearson Burke,

Richard Pearson 1794-1878

Richard Pearson was born on 20 April 1794 (20 March 1802), Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, son of John Pearson and Mary Burke and lived at Scribbly, Donegal, Ireland and Lismonaghan, Donegal, Ireland.

Richard Pearson married Mary McEllinney in 1818 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland.

Richard and Mary McEllinney arrived Botany Bay, Australia 9 August 1841, aboard the ship "Cadet" (March 10, 1841 left Liverpool[i]). They were accompanied by their five children - Robert, Henry, Andrew, Rebecca (Rebekah) and Richard (5 of their 10 children) and were reported as in good health, listed as Presbyterian by a Andrew Spratt (Presbyterian minister).

Richard died at Violet hill (dale), 11 October 1878, aged 84, Armidale, New South Wales

Mary McElinney

(aka McIllhenny, McAlheany) 1802-1869

Mary McEllinney was born January 1802, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, the daughter of Robert McEllinney (Michelhenny) and Mary Cuthbert, (aka. Culbert) native of Letterkenny. Mary Pearson on 9 Aug. 1841 is reported as aged 47 when she died 9 Feb. 1869, Armidale, New South Wales.

Children of Richard and Mary

1) Elizabeth (Eliza) 1819-1913

2) Mary (1821-1851)

3) Jane (1824-1903)

4) Robert (1823-1903)

5) Henry (1825-1898)

6) Andrew (1828-1869)

7) Rebecca (Rebekah) (1830-1914)

8) Richard (1832-1904)

9) John (1836-1841) died in Ireland

10) William (1836- ) died in Ireland

James Moore age 20 and his wife Elizabeth (nee Pearson) age 21, referred to as farm labourer and farm servant from Donegal, respectively, arrived Botany Bay aboard the ship[ii] “Orestes” on 14 May 1841. The Orestes departed Liverpool[iii] on January 06, 1841. They were accompanied by Mary Pearson age 21 and Jane Pearson age 17, both referred to as farm servants from Lake Donegal. A remark for Jane was “suffering palpitations of the heart”.

Notes for Mary Pearson:

Mary Pearson, second child / daughter of Richard Pearson, and Mary McElhinney (McAlheany) was born on 21 Feb 1821 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland. She died on 17 Jun 1851 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia.

Martin D Donohoe and Mary Pearson were married on 08 Oct 1841 in Whittingham, New South Wales, Australia (V1841626 123/1841 Singleton NSW Presbyterian).

They had the following children:

• • 1. Mathias Patrick Donohoe was born on 10 Feb 1843 (Wickham, New South Wales, Australia). He married Catherine Ellen Ward in 1867 (Patrick's Plain, NSW, Australia). He died in 1888 in Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia.

    2. Ellen Donohoe was born on 30 Mar 1844 V18442944/121B/1844 Muswellbrook (Wickham, New South Wales, Australia). She married Peter Shannon in 1864. She died in 1880 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

    3. Richard Donoghue was born on 23 Jul 1845 (Wickham, New South Wales,Australia,). He married Margaret Sanders in 1876. He died in 1884 (Petersham, New South Wales, Australia,).

    4. Mary Donohoe was born in 1846 (Wickham, New South Wales, Australia).

    5. Martin Donohoe was born on 23 Jul 1848 (Wickham, New South Wales, Australia,). He married Ellen Gallagher in 1861. He died in 1933 in Wallendbeen, New South Wales, Australia.

    6. Jane Donohoe was born in 1850 / Wickham, New South Wales, Australia). (BDM Record shows VC church code Roman Catholic Singleton (inc. New England), St Augustine's, Co. Northumberland. Jane married Michael Egan in 1870 in Murrumburrah, (2829/1870 BDM NSW). Jane died on 03 Aug 1926 in Wallendbeen, (D# 15871/1926).

    7. John Donohoe was born in 1851. He died in 1851. It is probably that Mary also died in this child labour, or soon after.

Footnotes

[i] OzShips reference: e-14875 Copyright 1998-2008 Peter Larson and contributors

[ii] Passengers on the ship Orestes arrived Botant Bay 1941

[iii] OzShips reference: e-14875 Copyright 1998-2008 Peter Larson and contributors