Mary Ann Gillmore - The Gilmore family from County Down

Hi Denis
I am not sure if we have any connection.. my great great grandmother was Mary Gilmore who died 22 Sep 1865 at Dunn’s Plains, Rockley, NSW,Australia.

Her Death Transcription shows that she was born in Co. Antrim, Ireland and that she arrived in the Australian Colonies in 1840 on board the Convict Ship Margaret 3.

Her father was James Tallman and her mother was Alice Gilmore. As she used Gilmore for her maiden name, it can be fairly safely assumed that her mother and father were not married.

So I am not sure if you have an Alice or Mary Gilmore in your research - would love to know if we have a connection and your book sounds fascinating!
Cheers Trish

Great to hear from you Trish. like you finding any family history about the Gilmore clan in Island leads you up many false paths, but Antrim figures a lot in my family Gilmore histoery, the hardest was there are somany David Gilmore males and I was suposed to be another, anyway I ahve spent about 25 years searching which was very fasinating and frustrating at times, but I can send you my story which is not laid oud out like a family tree but as story with many photos and stories I have gathered in that time, it is also over 280 pages so it is a long read. one rllie said it was more like a history lesson as I wrote about what was happening around them in NSW and around the world. As wrote you can have a copy on DVD or USB stick and download it and add to it as you wish.

Hi Dennis
Oh i certainly know about false paths.. been on many!! lol I would love to see your story.,..it sounds fascinating!! hopefully i can make a connection - bound to be one seeing that we both have gilmores from Antrim.. is it able to be emailed?? my email address is trishsanson@bigpond.com

Cheers Trish

Hi Thris
I have tried before but the files are too big as there are many photos plus there is Part 2 covering 1950 to 1986 then Part 3 which is ongoing. I have written three othe books all on music with Part One in the National Library in Canberra so if you want I can put them onto athe USB stick or DVD as well.
Cheers
Denis