Hannah (Nora) Owenson (c. 1835–1905)
Hannah Kelly (c.1833-1897) a nursemaid, arrived in Melbourne aboard the Pemberton in 1849 with her two sisters Anna and Winifred, as one of the 4000 Irish orphan girls sent to the Australian colonies in 1848-1850. Hannah was born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. Her parents were John Kelly, weaver, & Ann Slattery. She was employed for three years by Marin Healey, King St., at a salary of £5.
Kelly married married John Owenson in 1851 in Melbourne; the couple had ten children. She died at North Melbourne in 1905.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- funeral notice, Age (Melbourne), 17 June 1905, p 16
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Owenson, John (husband)
- Smith, Winifred (sister)
- Pretty, Ann (sister)
- Smith, James (brother-in-law)
- Pretty, William James (brother-in-law)
Citation details
'Owenson, Hannah (Nora) (c. 1835–1905)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/owenson-hannah-nora-31711/text39172, accessed 27 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Kelly, Hannah
- Kelley, Hannah
- Kelly, Honorah
Birth
c.
1835
Kilrush,
Clare,
Ireland
Death
June,
1905
(aged ~ 70)
North Melbourne, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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