Thomas Denis O'Sullivan : Short Biography

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Thomas Denis O'Sullivan 1817

County Waterford Newcastle West (Limerick) Corbally (Waterford) Drumcannon (Waterford)

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Thomas arrived in Australia on the ship Palestine on 6 March 1842. His parent's names were recorded as Dennis and Ellen (deceased). On his shipping record he is noted as "a native of Newcastle, Co. Limerick", a farm labourrer, aged 21, who could read and write. He was Roman Catholic. His age of 21 suggests a birth year of around 1820, but various Australian documents suggest it might be as early as 1817. On most of these documents he records his place of birth as Waterford, and more specifically, Tramore, Waterford.

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Date of Birth	1st Jan 1817 (circa)
Date of Death	25th Dec 1885
Father (First Name/s and Surname)	Dennis
Mother (First Name/s and Maiden)	Ellen
Townland born	Tramore, Waterford Possibly Newcastle, Limerick
Names of Siblings	Possibly Brigid and Dennis
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname)	Ellen Jordan
Place & Date of Marriage	4 Feb 1851 Berrima, NSW, Australia
Number of Children	12
Occupation	School teacher, Publican
Place of Death	Warri Station, near Ardlethan, NSW, Australia

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