AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameJames BRIGHT 1360
Birth Date1815
Birth PlaceWalcot, Bath, Somerset, England
Chr Date25 May 1817 Age: 2
Chr PlaceWalcot, Bath, Somerset, England
Death Date22 May 1861 Age: 46
Death PlaceTuena, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationInnkeeper (1860)
FatherAbraham BRIGHT (1793-)
MotherElizabeth BUSBY (1795-)
Spouses
Birth Date22 Jan 1823
Birth PlaceKilkerrin, Galway, Ireland
Death Date18991361 Age: 75
Death PlaceTuena, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Alias/AKADevily, Deveney
MotherMary AGEW
Marr Date5 Oct 18431362,1363
Marr PlaceSydney City, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marr MemoAt St. James. James convict life , Mary came free.
ChildrenMary Ann (1846-)
 John (1848-)
 James (1852-)
 Abraham Batholomew (1855-1917)
 William (1857-1939)
 Margaret Maria (1859-1941)
Notes for James BRIGHT
conviction date 1834 oct 13 age 19 place of conviction Somerset

27 mar 1835 The Downs, Kent, England 
The Ship Marquis of Huntley sailed from The Downs Kent England, on Friday, 27 March 1835 and arrived in Sydney on 5 July 1835. The Master was A L Molison (or Mobson) and the Surgeon was Alick Osborne. 
ArrivalNew South Wales on the Marquis of Huntley New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849

5 oct 1843 application to marry request granted
5 oct 1843 marriage to Mary Ann Deveney

residence 1943 NSW
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 826-1851

1850 conditional and absolute pardons NSW

27 apr 1860 Occupation - inn keeper at tunea RAVELLERS REST. Police District of Carcoar. 27 April, 1860. Publican: James B[U]GHT ( Bright ) of Tuena. Sureties: John MILES of Cooks Vale Creek, and Henry NOBBS of Junction Point.
Notes for Mary Ann (Spouse 1)
Birth 22 JAN 1823 Kilkerrin , Myloch galway Ireland
Arrival 1841 (Age: 18)from IrelandShip "Earl Grey"
Marriage5 Oct 1843 (Age: 20)st james sydney nsw australia to James Bright
Marriage 2 APR 1863   (Age: 40) Goulburn nsw Australia to John Moss
1857/1863 MOSS JOHN BRIGHT MARY GOULBURN
Death 1899 (Age: 76)Tunea Nsw Australia

Occupation Nursery Maid
Baptism Galway Ireland

William Diviny aged 19 born may 1822 from Scregg and his sister Mary aged 18 from Kilkerrin are listed on the Ship "Earl Grey" in 1841. parents are listed as Patrick Diviny and Mary "Agew"..Listed as known to Thomas Collins and Pat Rully------Scregg and Kilkerrin are townlands situated midway between Moylough and Glenamaddy
Mary Ann arrived in Australia as a free settler with her brother William Deveney 
They were both sponsored to come here - she as a nursery maid and Billy (as she called him) as a farm hand/labourer.  Mary could read and William could read and write.  Their parents were Patrick and Mary.
They had come from Ireland -  Galway.  On the boat they were reported as liking dancing and going to church.  They were both in good health and behaved themselves on the way.  When they arrived she was 18 and he was 19. 
Mary Ann age 18 and william age 19 

marriage listed as Divney instead of deveney 
 V1843658 27C/1843       BRIGHT       JAMES       DIVNEY       MARY A       CJ
On 22 January  Mary Bright born in Galway Ireland married John Moss.  He was a widower from Colchester England.  He was a settler.  Both gave their residence as Cooks Vale.
They were married in the Manse at the Church of Scotland, Goulburn.  Louisa  Moss was born on 2 April 1863.

On Mary Ann Deveney, Bright, Moss' Death Certificate it states that she had three children to John Moss.  One was Louisa and 2 were deceased. 
 1857/1863       MOSS       JOHN       BRIGHT       MARY       GOULBURN
 11053/1899       MOSS       MARY       PATRICK       UNKNOWN       TUENA
 
DEVILY Mary 1841 18 Kilkerrin Patrick / Mary - both dead. Bro=William 'Billy" on board. Known to Thomas Collins. Ship = Earl Grey
DEVILY William 1841 19 Skregs Patrick / Mary AGEW - both dead. Says born May1822. Known to Pat Rully & Thos Collins. Ship = Earl Grey
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