O'BRIEN family Moggill Pioneers

[aus73]

Hello Maxine
Wondering if we have a connection.  I'm a direct O'Brien descendant.  My O'Briens were from Lurgan, County Armagh.  I've done a lot of research on Lurgan.  I've often wondered if Charles O'Brien, who married Catherine News at Shankill RC Church, Lurgan on 10 September 1857 is related to my Joseph O'Brien (born c.1831) husband of Margaret Patterson.  I took number of BDMs from the Shankill register microfilm a few years back.  According to my research on the marriage of Charles O'Brien and Catherine News, the witnesses at their wedding were John Hogan and Margaret McCorry.  Does this tally with the information you have on this family?  I also have a baptism of:

Edward O'Brien, son of Charles and Catherine News, on 11 May 1859 at Shankill, Lurgan. Sponsor: Pat News.

Mary O'Brien, daughter of Charles and Catherine News, on 30 August 1860 at Shankill Lurgan.  Sponsors: James Coulter and Mrs News.

Charles, son of Charles and Catherine News, on 19 July 1856 at Shankill, Lurgan.  Sponsors: Edward and Mary J. News.

Let me know if this is your family and maybe we can work out if there's a connection between our families.
Cheers, Mary

[aus73]

Hi Maxine

My apologies.  That date 10 September 1857 wasn't the marriage date of Charles and Catherine News.  Sorry.  It was the baptism date of their son John.  He was baptised at Shankill RC Lurgan on 10 September 1857 and John Hogan and Margaret McCorry were his sponsors.

Cheers
Mary

[maxine57]

On Sunday 9th May 2013 At Graham Hall, Fig tree Pocket State School.
O'Brien Family 150year reunion.
For further information
obrienbrothers150(at)gmail.com



William O'Brien son of Charles O'Brien b. 1809 Ireland Armagh
died 1905 moggill married Catherine News 1829-1902
Charles O'Brien emigrated to QLD with 2 brother William and James aboard the "Queen of the colonies" 1863.
They all settled in the area of Moggill QLD.
Charles the Elder had 11 children with Catherine
Charles 1854 mar. Annie Garrigan
John 1856 mar minnie Coffey
Edward 1858 mar. ? then Lizzie McKay(Marsh)
Mary 186? mar. james Wishart
Catherine 1863 mar. Daniel Howard
Patrick 1864 mar. Annie Quigley
Felix 1866 mar. Mary Marsh
Lucy 1868 mar. Timothy O'Driscoll
James 1870 mar. Hannah Mary Hall
William 1872 mar. Annie Culhane (as above)
Frances(frank) 1874 mar Bridget culhane


Thanks all Maxine

[Planxty]

Hello, I found this site when Googling O'Briens Moggill so registered. I don't know whether you are still after information but I have family trees of all three O'Brien brothers somewhere, plus other information -just have to dig it up.
Charles was my Great Great Grandfather.

Cheers

[Planxty]

I got your PM but for some reason cannot send a reply to you as the system says I can't send PMs. Anyway until that gets sorted out I can tell you I have about 10 pages and can scan and send them when possible.

Cheers

[maxine57]

Cheers

[johngirl]

Planxty once you have made three posts you will then be able to reply to PM`s.You only have to reply to my post and then that will make you three posts 

  Johngirl

[Planxty]

Thanks for that

[shannanmayobrien]

I was recently given these by my great uncle T O'Brien as I am looking into family history, with the reasons stating why they chose to leave Ireland and poems written by some of the O'Brien men. If anyone has anymore information  or would like to see these just let me know.