• Born: Abt 1798, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, Ireland
• Marriage (1): HUNT, Mary about 1832 in Ireland
• Died: 17 Jul 1876, "Retreat", Bendemeer, New South Wales, Australia aged about 78 ¹
• Buried: 20 Jul 1876, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: as an assisted immigrant on the ship "Crusader", 15 Jan 1840, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Departed Dublin / Kingston, Ireland, 20 September 1839

• Residence, 1850/1854, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. The family bought a land grant in Thorough Street, on the banks of Christopher's Creek, for £6.15.0, which they sold for £166.0.0 in 1854.

• Occupation: Coachbuilder / Wheelwright? And Innkeeper.

• Residence, 1854, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. The family moved from Grafton to Armidale

• Election: Mayor, 1872, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

• Biography. Note from Kathleen McDonald re other potential family members :-
Richardsons - had a store at Raymond Terrace or Armidale
Miss Richardson - school for young ladies at Raymond Terrace
Feathersonhaugh - gold assayor at Armidale
Death Certificate shows 2 M and 5 Fm children living
Large number of references copied from the Armidale Express in February 1995 - still to be transcribed and catalogued. Also references from the Bawden Lectures, Grafton still to be entered here.

Bernard married Mary HUNT, daughter of Bartholomew HUNT and Bridget KENNEDY, about 1832 in Ireland. (Mary HUNT was born about 1815 in Strokestown, Co Roscommon, Ireland, died on 12 May 1876 at Residence, Barney Street, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia ² and was buried in RC Cemetery, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.)