General Joseph Holt of Wicklow Ireland & Australia
My 4x great grandfather was General Joseph Holt of Wicklow Co, Ireland. He was b1756 in Ballydonnell, Wicklow Co, Ireland, from his Memoirs & others sources, we know he was a Wicklow Rebel Chieftan or leader in the United Irish Rebellion of 1798. He was sent to New South Wales (NSW), Australia in 1799. He married Hester Long. They returned to Ireland in 1812 & were shipwrecked on the Falkland Islands on the way. Built & re-established himself as a Publican in Monkstown. He d1826 & buried 12 5 1826, in Monkstown, Dublin Co Ireland.
Their 3 children were:
Mary Anne
(m a Mr Shaw)
d 14 1 1863, buried Monkstown, Dublin Co Ireland
Joshua
b 4 3 1788, Wicklow Co, Ireland
d 7 11 1860, Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Joseph Harrison
b 7 1799
d 13 7 1884 Mulgoa, NSW buried St Thomas' Church of England, Mulgoa, New South Wales, Australia
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