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RICHARDS, John Kirwan

1824 – 16 June 1897
1824 – 1899

Origin Dublin, Ireland
First settled in Fremantle and then Toodyay, WA

PYRENEES

Departure Port Liverpool
Arrival Year 1851

Fremantle

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Richards, John Kirwan (bootmaker), b1823/d1897, arrirved PYRENEES 1851. Married Julia Tighe b1824/d1899 Perth in 1855 and 8 children. Arrived CLARA 1853 on Irish bride ship for Needlewomen. Honoured by Australian Historical Society in 1985 at East Perth Cemetery “for work done looking after your Irishwomen and organising their marriages”.

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  • John Kirwan Richards and Julia Tighe were the parents og my great grandmother, Teresa Maud Croft (nee Richards).

    Tue 12 Mar 2024

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