michael finnessy o'brien from munster
Does anyone have any info on this man ? I think he went to the Ballarat gold fields in the late 1800s. He was married to honaria quinlan
on 2014-10-02 12:17:43
wuuscat has been a Family Tree Circles member since Jan 2014.
Comments
Michael Finnessy O'Brien (1836-1910) was born in Munster, Eire, a son of Timothy O'Brien & Ann Finnessy. He had a brother, Patrick Finnessy O'Brien (1849-1932) who also came to NZ, married Jane Mary O'Keefe in Westport in 1880, both dying in Auckland
Michael married Honora Quinlan (1836-1930) in Melbourne in 1866, a daughter of Benjamin Quinlan & Margaret Curtain
Michael & Honora had:
1865 - Ann/Annie May O'Brien in Echuca, Victoria
- Annie married Charles Louis Balden in 1885 in Westport, NZ
1867 - Margaret Cecelia O'Brien in Westport
- Margaret married Alexander Senior in 1891 in Westport
1868 - Timothy O'Brien
- nothing known
1871 - Denis O'Brien
- Denis married Rose Ann Harvey Noyes in 1897 in Queensland
- he died in Wesstport
1874 - Honora Ellen Quinlan O'Brien
- Honora married Gilbert Stone Mackie in 1899
1875 - Michael O'Brien
- Michael died in Grey River Hospital aged 33
1878 - Benjamin Maurice Quinlan O'Brien
- Benjamin married Jane Annie Bradfield in 1905
1879 - Mary Agnes O'Brien
- Mary married Richard McGrath in 1901
1883 - Joseph Quinlan O'Brien
- Joseph married Margaret McKean McGill in 1910
- he died in Auckland
1886 - Cletus Patrick O'Brien in Brighton, West Coast
- Cletus died 17 July 1918 in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Marriage confirmation.
Groom: Michael OBRIEN.
Bride: Honora QUINLAN.
Year married: 1864.
Place: Victoria, Australia.
Ref: Registry of Marriages, Victoria. Reg #2856.
Birth confirmation.
Name: Ann OBRIEN.
Born: 1865 Echuca, Victoria, Australia.
Father: Michael OBRIEN.
Mother: Hanora QUINLAN.
Ref: Registry of Births, Victoria. Reg #21863.
Many thanks for that
hi wuuscat. Michael also had a sister Catherine born in Ireland daughter of Timothy O'Brien farmer and Anne O'Brien nee Finnessy She also travelled to Westport where she married Michael McMahon in 1871 at Westport Catholic Church. Michael McMahon butcher is mentioned as the witness in the marriage of Patrick O'Brien and Jane O'Keefe. They had two children Timothy Edward McMahon Oct 29 1874 Charleston, West coast and Catherine McMahon (O'Gorman) - May 1872 Charleston, West Coast.