Catherine Mary (Kavanagh) Forsyth (1844)

Born 1844 in Plenty River, Tasmania, Australia

Wife of John Forsyth — married 1868 in Victoria, Australia

Biography

Catherine, child of Moses Cavenagh & Hannah Brady, was born in about 1844 in Plenty, Victoria.^[1] Moses wife was known also as Francesca, Francis, Fanny and Agnes, only found as Hanna on this birth record)

Kate married John Forsyth in 1868 in Victoria.^[2]

MARRIAGE. FORSYTH—KAVANAGH.—On the 20th ult., at St. Patrick's College, by the Rev. Father England, John Forsyth, the third son of Robert Forsyth, squatter, Miamaluke [Mimamaluke] station, near Mansfield, to Kate Mary, eldest daughter of the late Moses Kavanagh, of Collingwood.^[3]

Research Notes

Moses wife was known also as Francesca, Francis, Fanny and Agnes, only found as Hanna on Catherine's birth record)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
   Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888; Registration Number: 80
   Ancestry Record 1778 #1207572 ($, accessed 14 November 2022)
   Name: Catherine Cavenagh; Birth Date: Abt 1844; Birth Place: Plenty, Victoria; Registration Year: 1844; Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: Moses Cavenagh; Mother: Hannah Brady.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888; Registration Number: 2903
   Ancestry Record 1780 #2563897 ($, accessed 13 November 2022)
   Name: Kate Mary Kavanagh; Marriage Date: 1868; Marriage Place: Victoria; Registration Date: 1868; Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Spouse: John Forsyth.
3. ↑ Harvard/Australian citation1868 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 5 September, p. 4. , viewed 14 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5826319

Acknowledgments

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