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My great grandfather was James McMahon. Born in North Kilrush in 1842/1843. Travelled to Brisbane in 1864 on the Ariadne which departed from Liverpool. He married my great grandmother, Margaret Conway in 1867 in Brisbane. They had 11 children. Margaret ran a successful bakery & James worked as a quarryman. He died in 1929  in Brisbane. His marriage cert lists his parents as Patrick McMahon & Margaret MacMahon. I haven't had much luck tracing his family of origin so far. Can you help?

Thank You

Darby

Saturday 15th Feb 2014, 11:10AM

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  • Hi there,

    I am sorry to say your McMahon is not from my ancestry.

    My McMahon was a Dennis McMahon who arrived with his wife Bridget Cahill as a " Native of Kilrish" in 1840. He was born about 1819. Good luck with your search

    Jane

     

    jane

    Sunday 16th Feb 2014, 01:04AM

  • Hi there,

    I am sorry to say your McMahon is not from my ancestry.

    My McMahon was a Dennis McMahon who arrived with his wife Bridget Cahill as a " Native of Kilrish" in 1840. He was born about 1819. Good luck with your search

    Jane

     

    jane

    Sunday 16th Feb 2014, 01:05AM

  • Hi Jane, 

    Thank you for your comment. I am chasing another McMahon as well. His name is Michael, a native of County Clare who died in Brisbane in 1900 aged 45. There is a memorial plaque on the side of a family headstone here in Brisbane. At first thought he was related, but a funeral notice in the local paper described him as a "friend". His funeral moved from my great grandparents home. Quite curious, don't you think? 

    Denyse

    Darby

    Monday 17th Feb 2014, 05:31AM

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