Tree 13 : James Andrew Dobbin FH (Ireland/ Manchester/Australia)

This tree contains some of the ancestors of our regular correspondent Bev Kronk. Click here to send her an email about the people in this tree. This is an edited version of Bev's own account which appeared in the Blog

James Andrew Dobbin FITZHENRY and Frances FITZHENRY. Not sure if this couple are related or not.
(Index to the Marriage Licence Bonds for Ossory and Ferns – LDS Micro Film No. 0100870, for the year of 1818.)

Frances died in Ballickmoyler in 1879. James' death date not known.

At least 7 children from this marriage, all born in Ballickmoyler, Queens County, Ireland.

Frances [c1851-1921]
Maria [1852-1920]
Daniel [1854-1924]
Samuel [c1855-?]
James [c1860-1940]
Susan [c1862-1934]
Henrietta [1864-1867]
The six surviving children immigrated to Queensland at various times in the 1880’s.

Samuel FITZHENRY married Margaret Jane NELSON in Manchester in 1881.
Their daughter Jeanetta FITZHENRY was born in 1886 on board ship in Australian waters near Thursday Island close to Cape York, the most northern point of the state of Queensland. She was registered as Jumnetta FITZHENRY, named after the ship “JUMNA” on which they arrived.

 

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