Armagh County Ireland Archives Photo Person.....Barrett, Lydia Rosecleer 
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File contributed for use in Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives by:
Irene Schaffer irene.schaffer@bigpond.com October 16, 2009, 2:17 am

Source:             Irene Schaffer, Great Grandaughter
Name:               Lydia Rosecleer Barrett
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Lydia Rosecleer was my grandmother, she was the daughter of Mary Jane Cooke 
and Joseph Barrett. Mary Jane was born in Cloncarrish Armagh on 17 March 1853, 
one of four children to James Cooke, weaver and Martha Conn. James Cooke was 
the son of William Cooke and Susan.

Mary Jane Cooke sailed on the Winsor Castle for Australia in 1876 ages 23 
years.  On arrival she lived at Kangaroo Point suburb of Brisbane in 
Queensland. She first lived with Alexander McKinstry and had three children to 
him. After his death she married Joseph Barrett from Devon England in 1885.

Additional Comments:
I do not know why Mary Jane left her home and family in Ireland, sailing more 
than halfway around the world by herself. Many thousands of young men and 
women looked to other countries to start a new life, Mary Jane being one of 
them. 

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