Hi, I am researching my Flannagan ancestors. My 3x Grandmother Mary Ann Finneran nee Flanagan was born in Ireland . Her DC ( attached) revealed that her father was named as John Flanagan Butcher. She was born around 1831. I am not sure when she married into the Finneran family but it may have been about a year before her first child, somewhere around 1851. The DC of one of the sons says he was born in Dublin in 1853 but they may have moved there from a rural area.
I have done my DNA and there are Finneran based results of distant cousins around the Strokestown, Athlone,Ballisasloe areas. I only mention it because Mary Ann may have married a local boy( William Finneran) who was a builder by trade.
Later during 1854,the Finnerans migrated to Australia settled in Goulburn NSW. I do not know if the Flanagans came to NSW before or after their immigration or they stayed in Ireland. I've checked convict records and there are quite a lot of John Flanagans listed.
My Gedmatch is PP7906302. Hope someone can point me in the direction of John Flanagan , Butcher.
Regards Viv in NSW
Viv
Wednesday 30th Sep 2020, 11:54PMMessage Board Replies
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I met someone like your description :( But then looking back, I was wrong
ixouser262848
Thursday 1st Oct 2020, 10:03AM -
Thanks Viv, I appreciate the info. I'll look into further but Mary Flanagan was alone when she sailed to Australia as an Orphan Girl :( so it might be a different family. I'll let you know what I find though.
Researcher
Sunday 14th Mar 2021, 11:27PM -
Dear Researcher, Thanks very much.The name of the butcher looks like Luke but the next 3 generations were called william john so presume its john. Regards viv in nsw
Viv
Tuesday 16th Mar 2021, 02:28AM -
John Flanagan did have another daughter called Margaret. That is the family i am researching.
viv from NSW
Friday 28th Jun 2024, 10:30AM