Frank Wearer Catholic Preist

[KiwiHugh]

I have little to go on here as the info comes from a letter my Father sent to a cousin in 1992 and there is no one left to ask
" Frank Wearer he is a cousin. I understand he went into the priesthood. He would be 70 now"
My Fathers family lived in the Hutt and this section of the letter seems to relate to relatives from the Wellington region. The writing is quite neat so it is not weaver. . The middle r matchs other r's in the letter.Certainly open to alternative spellings of wearer  Frank would have been only 4 years older than my Father, and 2 years older than his sister so the circa 1922 date would be close. Dad was good with numbers . Any help on the Wearer family appreciated. The cousin he was writing to was on his Mothers side where there are LOTS of Gilligans and some Layburns, but not so many and they have been done to death.
Post add on. While my Father said cousin, he could well have been a 2nd cousin if on the Gilligan line.

[Lucy2]

Hi Hugh

Just looking at NZ marriages (I consulted several sources), and found only one "WEARER" name.
This turned out though to be an indexing error, the name proving to be "WEAVER". 

Do you have your GILLIGAN (LAYBURN) lines, documented ??   Are you able to re-check to see where this Frank might fit in ?   It's going to be a bit of a "needle in a haystack" search unless we have a bit more info, I feel. 

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi again

... can you provide the names of your GILLIGAN people ... tell us where they lived in the Hutt area or Wellington ... this might be a helpful starting point.

[KiwiHugh]

I am having one of those dial up dark age days. Was just trying to get to the site where a 3rd cousin by once has their tree and not getting there. I can never get to my tree here at home. its slow even on broadband. The two brothers of my great gran died young, leaving young families and hence the Gilligans became a disjointed family.   Even rootschat is proving problematic today and it normally goes ok. I may not be able to get back to you till tomorrow on this till I go near public broadband wifi.
I have left them alone as "very hard and too expensive" as even the Gilligan researchers have struggled. This was my opening salvo on looking at them. Expect more Gilligan requests in the near future 

[Lucy2]

Hi Hugh

... that's okay .... just when you're ready and able to post further information, is fine.   

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

I can never get to my tree here at home. its slow even on broadband. The two brothers of my great gran died young, leaving young families and hence the Gilligans became a disjointed family.   

...(afterthought) ... perhaps if you give us Great-Gran's name and the names of her two brothers, we may be able "start the ball rolling" ??   

    ~  Lu

[KiwiHugh]

Ok Patrick married Catherine O'Brien in 1888 and had Mary in 1889 and Patrick died in 1889.. There are 2 Marys marrying in 1927 and 1925. The1925 is out courtesy of Papers past leaving possible husband Thomas Bartholomew Lawton. Catherine may have remarried to Willian Keane in 1897 leadind to a possible half brother Martin Patrick Keane 1906- 1971.
The other brother was Thomas who married Mary in ireland and also died in 1889 leaving 7 children under 14 (from memory) This side has been about half done so best to leave them alone till I can tell you which are the brick walls. Mosgiel rings a bell in my head.

[KiwiHugh]

opps The aunties were in Petone and Wellington. The one in wellington had a cake shop in behind St Pats Cambridge Tce. The Layburns have been researched to death since the 1990's by others. Definitely not on that side

[Lucy2]

Ok Patrick married Catherine O'Brien in 1888 and had Mary in 1889 and Patrick died in 1889.. There are 2 Marys marrying in 1927 and 1925. The1925 is out courtesy of Papers past  ....

Am assuming the above Patrick is GILLIGAN. ?? 
There is a daughter > Mary GILLIGAN born 1889 who may have married in 1925 or 1927  ??

Your initial enquiry seems to be for a "Frank" born circa 1922 ??

*  Are You related to Mary nee GILLIGAN ??

  ~  Lu