Posted By:Ann-Marie Joy
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Subject:Re: Harrigans in Australia
Post Date:March 23, 2008 at 07:25:36
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Hope this helps you

Edward married Mary Ann Webber 1833 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Details I have on his father are:-
Name: Edward Teague HARRIGAN
Given Name: Edward Teague
Surname: Harrigan
Birth: in Cork Ireland 1
Death: Abt 1825 in PORT DALRYMPLE, TAS 1
Immigration: Immigration- Arrived in Australia on 21 Aug 1791 on "Salamander" as a convictHe moved to England before 1789 as he was tried in Somerset 05/10/1789 & sentenced to 7yrs at Bristol court of quarter sessions for stealing 2 coats. He was subsequently transported to Australia on the 3rd fleet convict ship

he was granted land (30 acres) in Launceston, Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) on 30/06/1823. It had to be taken up within 5 years. One of the boundaries was the Tamar River and another was Simpson's Farm. ID: I507096358

In 1806 Teague Harrigan joined a whaling and sealing expedition on board the Brigantine Fox leaving Mary and children to fend for themselves.convict ship Salamander. Sentenced in Somerset 1789

Good luck ann-marie