• Born: Abt 1804/1806, Co Meath, Ireland
• Marriage (1): STAPLETON, Thomas on 22 Jul 1834 in Christ Church, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

  Noted events in her life were:

• Convict: Trial, Mar 1830, Co Limerick, Ireland.

• Convict: on ship Hooghley, 1831, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Aged 25
Can read
Roman Catholic
Single
Child on board
Native place - Co Limerick, Ireland
Charge - stealing money
Tried - March 1830
Native place - City of Limerick, Ireland
Sentence - 7 years

• Convict: Certificate of Freedom, 2 Mar 1839, New South Wales, Australia.

• Biography. No death record can be found for Cecily McCANN after her marriage to Thomas STAPLETON. Only possible .... Cecialy M McGAN, married Thomas Head at Young in 1878/5331 Check St Peters East Maitland burials - Ann McCANN in 1839 aged 35 years

Cecily married Thomas STAPLETON, son of Samuel STAPLETON and Mary QUINN, on 22 Jul 1834 in Christ Church, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. (Thomas STAPLETON was born about 1792/1797 in Kilkenny, Ireland, baptised on 17 Jul 1797 in St John's Parish, Kilkenny, Ireland, died on 31 Jan 1880 in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ¹ and was buried on 1 Feb 1880 in Roman Catholic Cemetery, Campbell's Hill, Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Biography. Name also shown as COTTON AONSW Film Early Church Record - V1852 722 80

I Thomas STAPLETON COTTON, do hereby declare that I am a member of or hold communion with, the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. (signed) Thomas Stapleton Cotton I James Brotherston LAUGHTON, of Paterson, Minister of Saint Ann's Church, do hereby certify,that Thomas Stapleton Cotton, bachelor, of Paterson, and Eliza Masters, widow of Paterson, were joined together in wedlock by me, on the fifteenth day of July 1852, at Paterson, in the presence of James Smith. (signed) James Smith and Agnes Smith, Witness (signed) Thomas Stapleton Cotton and Eliza Masters. ?? is the only marriage solemnized by me from 1st July to 30th Sept 1852. (signed) James B Laughton.

1864 - living at Newtown
No death record can be found for Cecily McCANN after her marriage to Thomas STAPLETON - presumed Thomas was a bigamist by marrying Eliza MASTERS / ROBERTS in 1852 - probable explanation for change of name to Thomas Stapleton COTTON.

Only possible .... Cecialy M McGAN, married Thomas Head at Young in 1878/5331