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Cork / Thomas Curtin & Mary Scannell Cork City
« on: Thursday 20 January 22 10:12 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings!
I am researching the Curtin and Scannell familes of Cork City, County Cork.  Thomas Curtin and Mary Scannell of MP Road were married on the 10th February, 1822 at the South Parish (St Finbarr’s). Witness for Thomas Curtin was Michael Danovan and witness for Mary Scannell was Owen Moran.
Thomas Curtin was baptised on the 5th May 1804 at Halfmoon Schabeg. Sponsors were Jerry Hogan and Norry Connor.
I haven't got far on researching Mary and the Scannell family.
I am descended from their son, John, who came out to Australia in 1854 and married Bridget O'Sullivan from Mallow. John's death certificate gave Thomas's occupation as Stevedore which is quite a specific occupation. John worked his passage to Australia as an Able Sailor, but worked as a blacksmith, stove fitter and fireman.
The birth details of children of Thomas Curtin and Mary Scannell are as follows:
Margaret   23rd March, 1824   
Eliza           3rd September, 1826   
Timothy   14th December, 1828   
John S.   1st July, 1831   1882
Thomas   30th June, 1833   
Honora   1st February, 1835   
William    20th June. 1837   
Mary Ann   21st January, 1842   
 
The only other detail I have is that it mentioned on John's tombstone that he came from Evergreen. I would dearly like to know how the family fared during An Gorta Mor. Did they survive?
I hope this rings some bells.
Best wishes,
Rowena

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Clare / Maria Bridget Flanagan + McNamara, Clare to Queanbeyan NSW
« on: Saturday 06 January 18 04:05 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings,
I am researching Maria Bridget Flanagan born around 1836 in County Clare to father Martin Flanagin according to her death certificate, which also states that she immigrated to Victoria and married unknown there before 1864. They had no issue. I don't know whether he died before or after she left for New Zealand but she married John Johnston  on the 14th April, 1864 in the home of Richard Pilkington, Dee Street, Invercargill. According to the marriage certificate, Maria, a widow, was aged 23 and John, aged 32. This places her year of birth as  closer to 1841.
It is not clear whether Flanagan was her maiden name or the surname of her first husband. Maria and John moved around the goldfields. They had

Angus   6th Jan, 1865 Dunedin, NZ   died unknown Pre 1897
Margaret Ellen   1865? Greymouth, NZ   
Mary Ann   1868 Reefton, NZ   
Catherine Campbell   1870 Greymouth NZ
John Alexander   1873 Reefton, NZ   
Elizabeth Theresa   1875 Reefton NZ   

Around 1879, the Johnstons emigrated to NSW. By this stage, John's brother was a rising building contractor and perhaps he helped bring the family to Australia.
In the 1880s, both Johnston families moved to Queanbeyan while Alexander"s firm built the Gouburn to Cooma railway. Meanwhile, John owned the Union Hotel in Queanbeyan.

This is where things start to get interesting. Two of the John Johnston & Maria Bridget Flanagan's children married children of John McNamara and Margaret Walsh/Welsh from Feikle, County Clare.

Elizabeth Johnston married John "Jonathon" McNamara at St Gregory’s Church, Queanbeyan 24th June 1887.

John Johnston married Ellen McNamara in 1897.

Maria Bridget Johnston (Flanagin ?) died on the 19th November, 1915 in North Sydney aged 79 years.

It came to me recently that also being from County Clare, Maria Johnston could well have known the McNamaras back in Ireland and might've come from the same area.

This is difficult to prove, especially when I'm not sure whether Flanagan was Maria Bridget's name at birth or that of her first husband.

It all does get rather tricky and perhaps I should just leave it as a hunch, but there's enough information out there to support it, just not enough to confirm. That is, assuming that Flanagan was her name of birth.

I'm now hoping this might ring bells for other reseachers out there who might be able to shed some light on this conumdrum for me.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Rowena

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