Individual Report for Alice Sexton Sex: Mother: Mary Quinlan Father: Patrick Sexton Female Individual Summary: Alice Sexton Individual Facts: Birth: 1841 in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland Death: 02 Oct 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Burial: 03 Oct 1915 in Toowong, Queensland, Australia Cause Of Death: Myocardial degeneration, rupture of heart. Shared Facts: Patrick Joseph Heffernan Scully Marriage: 1866 Children: Annie Scully James Vincent Scully Mary Scully Richard Charles Scully Margaret Scully Patrick Scully John Thomas Scully Alice Scully Henry Christopher Scully Notes: Person Notes: Alice Sexton arrived in Australia on the "Wanata" in 1863 with her sister Honora. Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1861 - 1864), Friday 20 February 1863, page 2 THE WANATA. The whole of the passengers by this vessel were brought up to Brisbane yesterday in the steamers Brisbane and Samson. In all they number 636 individuals, about one-half of whom come out under the auspices of the Queensland Immigration Society. They seem a very respectable class of people, and are all in excellent health. Only seven deaths occurred during the passage, all of which - with the single exception of a young man who was ill with consumption before he embarked were infants. But as a sort of counterbalance to this mortality, there were five births. This vessel is remarkable for having brought the largest number of immi-grants ever landed on our shores from one ship, and also, when everything is taken into consideration, for the small number of casualties. We furnish the following particulars by the courtesy of one of the passengers : "The Wanata left London November 2, Queenstown November 12, crossed the Line December 8, was in the longitude of the Cape in January 2, and made the run from thence to Tasmania in 28 days. Here she encountered adverse winds, which greatly impeded her course, but up to this period favourable winds and smooth seas were the characteristics of everyday. Land was sighted February 11, and the anchor was dropped off the Light-house on Thursday, February 12, thus completing the voyage from Queenstown in 91 days. The very large number of passengers conveyed by her have arrived in the most satisfactory state of health, even the temporary ailings during the voyage being much below the average, and the casualties very few, and, with one exception, all of these were young and weakl
Married Patrick Heffernan Scully 1866
Father Patrick Sexton
Mother Mary Quinlan
Arrived on Wanata 1863 with sister Honora
Died Brisbane
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1842 (circa) | |
| Date of Death | 2nd Oct 1915 | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Patrick Heffernan Scully | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | 1866 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Patrick Sexton | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Mary Quinlan | |
| Place of Death | Brisbane | |
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Alice travelled to Australia with her sister Honora.
Family Group Sheet for Honora Sexton Husband: Michael Brennan Birth: Aug 1839 in Ballyneale, Tipperary, Ireland Marriage: 28 Oct 1867 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Death: 20 Jul 1906 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia Johanna Oakey Father: James Brennan Mother: Wife: Honora Sexton Birth: Abt. 1846 in Ballyneale, Tipperary, Ireland Death: 16 Sep 1884 in Mitchell, Queensland, Australia Mary Quinlan Father: Patrick Sexton Mother: Children: Name: Johanna Brennan Birth: 28 Sep 1868 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia Marriage: 08 Jun 1904 in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Death: 28 Jan 1939 in Queensland, Australia 1 F Spouse: Thomas Joseph Roach Name: James Thomas Brennan Birth: 24 May 1870 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia Death: 12 Nov 1871 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia 2 M Name: Patrick Joseph Brennan Birth: 11 Aug 1871 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia Marriage: 11 Feb 1903 in Queensland, Australia Death: 23 Jun 1952 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 3 M Spouse: Jessie May Collins Name: Ursula Mary Brennan Birth: 04 Feb 1874 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia Marriage: 08 Jun 1892 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Death: 21 May 1938 in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 4 F Spouse: Bernard James Grant Name: Catherine Christina Brennan Birth: 26 Feb 1879 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia Marriage: 24 Oct 1900 in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Death: 04 Nov 1956 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 5 F Spouse: Thomas Joseph O'Brien Name: Michael Joseph Brennan Birth: 21 May 1883 in Miles, Queensland, Australia Marriage: 01 Jan 1908 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Death: 31 Jan 1945 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 6 M Spouse: Mary Ann Henwood.
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