I am looking for any living descendants of my great great grandparents Margaret Brosnanh and Edward James Healey. I have exhausted all online records and have been unable to find any links that match up with the limited information I know to be fact.
My great grandfather was John Joseph Healey who was born in Castleisland in County Kerry between 1856 and 1961. He immigrated to New Zealand in 1875 at about 20 years of age and married Margaret Mary Curtis (1862-1936). His marriage record states that his parents were Edward James Healey and Margaret Healey (nee Brosnan), although John's father's name on his death certificate is stated as Michael Healey. I have been able to find a baptism record for a Margaret Brosnan at the Roman Catholic church in Castleisland (Goulane?) 7 Jul 1840 but am unable to make the connection between this Margaret Brosnan and my great grandfather John. Is this Margaret Brosnan (or Brosnanh) my 2 x great grandmother?
I cannot find any information at all about my 2 x great grandfather Edward James Healey. Were there any other children other than John Joseph?
There is a marriage record for a Cornelius Brosnan and Honora (Nora) McCarthy dated 27 Jan 1834 in County Kerry, and they had a daughter Margaret born 1838 in Castleisland. Are Cornelius and Nora my 3 x great grandparents??
If there are any descendents of Margaret Brosnanh and Edward James Healey (farmer) out there I would be so grateful for any information to connect the dots. We live in New Zealand and my husband and I recently visited Castleisland in June to try and search for information but to no avail.
I would love to make contact with anyone who may have any information on my Irish family and help us to solve the mystery.
Many thanks
Corina
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| Date of Birth | 7th Jul 1840 (circa) | |
