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Kilkenny / Re: Resouse : Byrne
« on: Sunday 05 February 06 06:17 GMT (UK) »
Sorry Cloke - a bit of a late reply.
My Byrne ancestors arrived in SA on the Victoria Regia in 1855 - it was Margaret Byrne (nee Cummins) and her son Francis Byrne. The husband and two children (siblings of Francis) died prior to departure. The father's name was James and the two children were Mary and William. It appears that James was a Doctor in Thomastown - no proof just oral history - and that all three succumbed to disease.
Margaret, came by way of free passage - she took on her dead daughters name for free passage and both her and her son appear as single on the passenger lists. Margaret's age is wrong on the passenger list. She died in SA, never remarried, and was remembered fondly by her grandchildren (my grandfather and his siblings) as a very determined Irish lady. She owned her own land in Australia - and could read and write so too Francis.
We have found baptism records for the children and marriage record for Margaret and James but alas that appears as far as I can go backwards. We have too many possibles for James in terms of baptisms and as for Margaret - two exist but are from different Parishes quite some distance from Thomastown.
In SA Francis and Margaret were integral in the Catholic Church in Snowtown - they assisted in raising many funds for the building and funding of the Parish. Interestingly it was a privilege given to Franics to name the Church in honour of his contribution. He chose St Canice's, presumably many years later when researching the history, since they were from Kilkenny and probably worshipped in Kilkenny, ST Canices. Turns out that they were from Thomastown and St Canice's was the seat of the Diocese.
Anyway that is about it.
Would be great to discuss these findings with your friend.
Let me know.
Ashe
My Byrne ancestors arrived in SA on the Victoria Regia in 1855 - it was Margaret Byrne (nee Cummins) and her son Francis Byrne. The husband and two children (siblings of Francis) died prior to departure. The father's name was James and the two children were Mary and William. It appears that James was a Doctor in Thomastown - no proof just oral history - and that all three succumbed to disease.
Margaret, came by way of free passage - she took on her dead daughters name for free passage and both her and her son appear as single on the passenger lists. Margaret's age is wrong on the passenger list. She died in SA, never remarried, and was remembered fondly by her grandchildren (my grandfather and his siblings) as a very determined Irish lady. She owned her own land in Australia - and could read and write so too Francis.
We have found baptism records for the children and marriage record for Margaret and James but alas that appears as far as I can go backwards. We have too many possibles for James in terms of baptisms and as for Margaret - two exist but are from different Parishes quite some distance from Thomastown.
In SA Francis and Margaret were integral in the Catholic Church in Snowtown - they assisted in raising many funds for the building and funding of the Parish. Interestingly it was a privilege given to Franics to name the Church in honour of his contribution. He chose St Canice's, presumably many years later when researching the history, since they were from Kilkenny and probably worshipped in Kilkenny, ST Canices. Turns out that they were from Thomastown and St Canice's was the seat of the Diocese.
Anyway that is about it.
Would be great to discuss these findings with your friend.
Let me know.
Ashe