I am looking for my great great grandfather Patrick Flynn, where he came from etc. Patrick left for Canada in 1834, he settled in a community called St. Margarets which is just outside of Chatham, N. B.
We have YDNA with a match of 66 out of 67 markers with a gentleman from Dublin, this makes us closley connected with what they call a genetic distance of 1. It is likely that we are related within the past 5 generations.
I am thinking that our Patrick is either a cousin or uncle of the grandfather of the gentleman I match YDNA with. The grandfather's name was William Flynn. William is said to have come from Emo, Co. Laois.
I am wondering if you have any information that would lead us to Patrick, he was born in 1806 from what we hear. Would there be a list of people who left for Canada somewhere in the local records?
Thanks
Bill
bflynn
Saturday 30th May 2015, 02:41AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Bill
Here are the baptism records from Laois for William & Patrick around 1806Name: William Flinne Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 01-Sep-1798
Address: Parish/District: BALLINAKILL
Gender: Male County Co. Laois
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Richard Flinne Mother: Jane HallName: Patrick Flinne Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 01-Apr-1800
Address: Parish/District: BALLINAKILL
Gender: Male County Co. Laois
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Richard Flinne Mother: Jane HaleCol
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Bill:
Col may have found the correct records for your Flynns but I need to point out that the Catholic parish for Erke civil parish is Galmoy. Records for that parish do not start until 1861.
The townland of Emo Park is in Coolbanagher civil parish and the related RC parishes are Emo where records start in 1875 and Mountmellick where records start in 1814.
Coolbanagher is in northeast Co. Laois and Erke parish is in southwest Co. Laois.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘