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From: "Glynis Turner" <>
Subject: [ANI] Photos
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:21:37 +1100


Thankyou Julie for the photos of the graves of Susanna PERY and her daughter Susanna.

Her husband William Henry Tenison Pery was sent out from Ireland to the colony as he was an embarrasment to the family. The classic remittance man he was given a job on Norfolk Island by the governor as Superintendent of Agriculture. Though the 2nd son of the second son he ironically later became Earl of Limerick in 1844. Susanna's gg...grandson is the current Earl of Limerick.

Our connection is not that grand. Susanna's brother William SHEAFFE is my gg..grandfather-in-law. Susanna came to NSW with William (Lt in the 50th Regt) and his wife on The Surrey which arrived in Sydney on the 17th August 1834. William Sheaffe was posted to NI from Aug 1837 to Sept 1838.

Susanna went with them to Norfolk Island, met and married William Pery in 1838, bore him a daughter still born 8 Mar 1839, William 17 Jan 1840, then Susanna 7 Aug 1841. Susanna died 2 weeks after childbirth (infection?) and baby Susanna died aged 5 months. I assume that they lived on Quality Row.

William Pery remarried 1842 on NI to Margaret Jane HORSLEY daughter of Nicholas HORSLEY Lt 96 Regiment. They left NI about dec 1844 to the very different life of Earl and Countess of Limerick with William aged 4 and Henry born NI 1843. Edmond was born at Sea 6 jan 1845.
In 1851 census they are on another island - Jersey, Channel Islands in Trinity Manor with 5 children, a Governess and 15 servants.

Regards
Glynis Turner

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