Posting this in case someone 'out there' is also researching these families.
Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney & Newcastle, 1844-59
WRIGHT John 34 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Schoolmaster Tyrone CofI
WRIGHT Eliza 35 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Anna M 13 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Eliza M 10 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Armagh
WRIGHT Margaret 8 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Priscilla 4 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Mary Ellen 2 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
Departed Liverpool 27 Oct 1855 and arrived 26 Jan 1856
John 34 Schoolmaster Donamore Co Tyrone - Stewart & Sarah [It does read Sarah but should be Hannah ?] living at Donamore - Presbyn. - Read & write - A cousin Rachel Crane in the colony
Eliza 35 - Donamore Co Tyrone - James & Agnes Stewart mother living at Donamore father dead - Presbyn. - Read & write
Anna M 13 - Broomhill Tyrone - John & Eliza on board
Eliza M 10 - Armagh Co Armagh
Margaret 8 - Pomeroy Tyrone
Assisted to NSW
Oriental 1850 Sydney and/or Newcastle and family Reel 2136, [4/4786] Page 569; Reel 2461, [4/4918]
CRANE Irvin 36
CRANE Rachel 36
CRANE Eliza Jane 19
CRANE Mary Anne 15
CRANE Sarah 12
CRANE Andrew 7
CRANE Rachel 4
CRANE Thomas 2
Arrived 17 Apr 1850
Irvin 36 Farmer Kilskeddy Tyrone - Andrew & Eleanor living at Kilskeddy - CofE - Read & write - a Brother Andrew Crane living near Picton
Rachel 36 Housekeeper Donnaghmore Tyrone - Thomas & Sarah Richardson living at Donnaghmore - CofE - Read - No relations in colony
Eliza Jane 19 House Servant Five Mile Town Tyrone
Mary Anne 15 House Servant Belfast Antrim
others born Tyrone
Deaths in NSW
13606/1884 CRAIN RACHEL - THOMAS - SARAH - ADELONG
2284/1891 CRAIN IRWIN - ANDREW - UNKNOWN - ADELONG
So Rachel RICHARDSON is John WRIGHT's cousin.
Is Rachel's mother's maiden name WRIGHT and a sister of Stewart?
Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney & Newcastle, 1844-59
WRIGHT John 34 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Schoolmaster Tyrone CofI
WRIGHT Eliza 35 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Anna M 13 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Eliza M 10 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Armagh
WRIGHT Margaret 8 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Priscilla 4 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
WRIGHT Mary Ellen 2 and family Phoenix 1856 2138, 2474 Tyrone
Departed Liverpool 27 Oct 1855 and arrived 26 Jan 1856
John 34 Schoolmaster Donamore Co Tyrone - Stewart & Sarah [It does read Sarah but should be Hannah ?] living at Donamore - Presbyn. - Read & write - A cousin Rachel Crane in the colony
Eliza 35 - Donamore Co Tyrone - James & Agnes Stewart mother living at Donamore father dead - Presbyn. - Read & write
Anna M 13 - Broomhill Tyrone - John & Eliza on board
Eliza M 10 - Armagh Co Armagh
Margaret 8 - Pomeroy Tyrone
Assisted to NSW
Oriental 1850 Sydney and/or Newcastle and family Reel 2136, [4/4786] Page 569; Reel 2461, [4/4918]
CRANE Irvin 36
CRANE Rachel 36
CRANE Eliza Jane 19
CRANE Mary Anne 15
CRANE Sarah 12
CRANE Andrew 7
CRANE Rachel 4
CRANE Thomas 2
Arrived 17 Apr 1850
Irvin 36 Farmer Kilskeddy Tyrone - Andrew & Eleanor living at Kilskeddy - CofE - Read & write - a Brother Andrew Crane living near Picton
Rachel 36 Housekeeper Donnaghmore Tyrone - Thomas & Sarah Richardson living at Donnaghmore - CofE - Read - No relations in colony
Eliza Jane 19 House Servant Five Mile Town Tyrone
Mary Anne 15 House Servant Belfast Antrim
others born Tyrone
Deaths in NSW
13606/1884 CRAIN RACHEL - THOMAS - SARAH - ADELONG
2284/1891 CRAIN IRWIN - ANDREW - UNKNOWN - ADELONG
So Rachel RICHARDSON is John WRIGHT's cousin.
Is Rachel's mother's maiden name WRIGHT and a sister of Stewart?
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