Clare Past Forum

We are trying to solve a family mystery concerning the family of John McGerry and Ellen Melican, who married in l870. Ellen Melican was the daughter of John Melican and Bridget Brennan of Scattery Island. All that we know of John McGerry is that he was in the British Army and was for a time ...

I looked at the transportation records and saw that several people were sentenced to transportation for crimes such as conspiracy, aiding and abetting and accessory. These were in relation to murder cases usually but some of the records weren't as clear. When you consider that stealing a ...