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To celebrate National Family History Month in August, experts from Museums of History NSW (MHNSW) will be travelling to the Central Coast to share stories about some of the 4,100 young, Irish women who came to Australia between 1848 and 1850, as part of Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme.
Recruited from workhouses in Ireland, the women became an integral part of the workforce in their adopted country. The register of wages paid to orphans from 1849–1851 is a key source in researching the stories of the many Irish girls and women who arrived in NSW under the scheme. It contains details of the orphans, their employers and the wages paid.
Join MHNSW archivists for an illustrated presentation about these Irish women, and take advantage of this rare opportunity to view the original register from the State Archives Collection.
Bookings essential. Book online from this page, ask in any library branch or phone 4350 1560.
