Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Hourigan / Gillies branch


I also received some info from Martin Gillies of Hull, Yorkshire in the UK, a relation on the Hourigan side. Mr Gillies was originally from Mallaig in Scotland.

His great grandmother Elizabeth Hourigan was a sister of my great grandfather Martin Hourigan. 

He told me that Elizabeth Hourigan married Martin Graham possibly born Scotland occupation Gamekeeper on the Barrington family estate. Elizabeth worked there as well as domestic. servant, their daughter Bridget Graham was his grandmother. Bridget married his grandfather John Gillies in 1905 Glasgow.

He also provided me with some further baptismal information on the Hourigans as follows


Mary 30.10.1864 Sponsors.James O'Donnell,Mary Wixted
James 31.03.1866  "          John Ryan,Mary Ginnane
Johanna 28.09.1867 "        Patrick Ryan,Hanora Keenan
Denis 24.03.1869    "        Martin & Bridget Ginnane
Margaret 23.04.1871 "      Denis Hourigan,Mary O'Donnell
Catherine 14.12.1872 "     John & Catherine Ryan
Honora 25.03.1874    "     Timothy Fahy,Bridget Guinane
Martin 12.02.1876    "      Patrick & Anty Guinane
Sarah 02.10.1878    "      John O'Donnell,Mary Fahy
Elizabeth 06.06.1880 "    Denis & Johanna Hourigan
Ellen 03.05.1882      "     Patk. O'Donnell,Johanna Hourigan
John 20.06.1884     "      James Fahy,Mary Evans
Michael 10.10.1886  "    Patrick & Bridget Rainsford
Sarah 24.06.1889    "    Edmond Rainsford,Johanna Hourigan.
He also told me that  Sarah,Helen,Jack,Denis, Unknown male - All went to Boston,
Margaret stayed at home, Mary to Dublin, Elizabeth his great grandmother to Scotland.

 

Flemings

Nora Meehan kindly provided me with some further info on the Fleming side of the family. I really need to get around to updating the tree but in the mean time I'll post it here.

6th February 1883, Patrick Fleming married Mary Hilliard, sponsors Philip Fleming and Mary Egan

Children
D.O.B.
25th December 1883, Mary, sponsors Philip Fleming and Alice Egan ...........Mary married Morriarty
23rd May 1885, Catherine, sponsors Laurence Fleming and Johanna Fleming ...........Catherine never married
9th November 1887, Michael, sponsors Thomas Fleming and Maggie McCormick ................. ?
13th May 1889, Bridget sponsors Anthony McGuire and Mary Egan .......Bridget married Hourigan
3rd February 1892 , Hanora sponsors Daniel Barry and Mary Corbett ...............?
according to someone I was talking to there was a Patrick who died young

Now going back another generation to Patrick Flemings mother and father

26th January 1853 Michael Fleming married Mary Campbell sponsors Richard Kennedy and Ellen Kennedy

children
1-1-1854 Philip sponsors Patrick Fleming and Hanora Campbell.............. .Patrick married Shinners
2-6-1855 Hanora sponsors Laurence Fleming and Margaret Campbell...............Hanora married Michael Kennedy
19-1-1857 Patrick sponsors Anthony Maher and Johanna fleming......... .married Mary Hilliard
10-6-1858 Michael sponsors Patrick Rourke and Hanora Wixted..... ...........?
20-6-1860 Bridget sponsors Edmond Campbell and ellen Campbell .............?
24-5-1863 Denis sponsors Phil fleming and Biddy Fleming.... .............?
29-4-1865 Laurence sponsors John Wixted and Catherine Fleming ................?
15-6-1867 Denis sponsors Philip Fleming and Margaret Holmes