Hi Maureen
Well,
It's great that the tree is coming together.
It shows how you should never just blindly copy someone elses tree . . .
ALTHOUGH I wouldn't rule out there being a first wife, Mary being a second wife and Jane being a third . . . it's not totally out of the question BUT just put it on the back burner for now.
Shame we can't find the marriage to Mary Clements as it would show whether he was a widower then.
BUT it's very possible that your relation just found a marriage somewhere for a Francis McDermott and presumed that it was YOUR Francis.
So, back to Francis ~ he appears to have 'kept his nose clean' as we say here as I can see nothing for him in the prison records. While no-one wants their relation to have a criminal past, they are SUPER for pinpointing birth places ~ alas no luck there.
His father's name (John), and his father's occupation (labourer) are both too common to get any good leads, so for now I would suggest 'parking' this side of your research.
Jane, however, we SHOULD get some leads there.
A farmer called Richard Dawson in County Laois SHOULD get some leads BUT I can't see anything so far ~ I shall keep trying though.
Are you happy with all the children of Francis & Jane ? Do you know what happened them all, where they went to, did they marry, did they have children etc ? Let me know if you need help there !
Did you correct Jane's County ?
So, YES let me know what help you need with Fennell's, no problem at all !
Tara
