I am hoping someone might be able to help identify where they were from and/or anything further about their family (parents etc).
The PassengerList for the ship 'John Bunyan' has the following:
John Galvin Age 36, Labourer, Clare.
Catherine Galvin Age 35
Bridget Galvin Age 12
Mary Galvin Age 10
Margaret Galvin Age 7
Kate Galvin Age 3
Anne Galvin Age 2
Tragically the youngest child Anne died on the voyage. The voyage had 29 deaths, all children under 5 years old, following an outbreak of measles.
After arriving in South Australia John and Catherine Galvin had another child, John Galvin (my great grandfather) who was born in 1855. His baptism record gives his mother's maiden name as Galvin. Assuming this was correct and not a mistake by the priest, John and Catherine may have been related.
There are a couple of things which suggest they may have been from a town rather than a rural district:
1. The passenger list describes John simply as a "Labourer" when nearly all other Irish men on the ship were described as "Farm Labourers" or "Agricultural Labourers".
2. The family settled in the city of Adelaide and don't appear to have thought to try working the land.
I have looked at the various things on the Clare Library website and the name Galvin appears to be most common in West Clare and around Ennis but haven't been able to specifically link this family to any in the Tithe Applotments or Griffiths.
I will be visiting Clare over the summer and can spend time in the Local Studies Centre to further research. If anyone could suggest where to start I would appreciate it. I'd appreciate it even more if anyone actually has any information about this family.
Mark