EDWARD CALLANAN

EDWARD (or TED) CALLANAN a son of Daniel Callanan and his wife Margaret Keogh (or McKeogh), Callanan. TED would have been born in Australia before the Callanan Family came to the Rosstown Gold Fields, of South Westland, New Zealand. Seven young children came to Rosstown about 1866 with their parents,  and TED was one of them.     [...]

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RELATIVES OF MICHAEL CALLANAN

MICHAEL CALLANAN was born in 1871 in Rosstown, South Westland, New Zealand.   Michael was baptised on 19-9-1871 and his Sponsors for Baptism were Michael Beakney and Mrs Catherine Ryan. Michael was the youngest son of Daniel Callanan and his wife Margaret McKeogh Callanan.   On his baptismal record Margaret was Mckeogh not the usual Keogh. About [...]

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CALLANAN

JOHN CALLANAN was born September 1885 at Rosstown, South Westland, New Zealand. John’s Parents were…..   PATRICK and MARGARET CALLANAN. I believe that PATRICK CALLANAN was a brother of my grandmother Margaret Callanan ( Mrs. Hogan). I would be pleased to hear from anyone who believes we have a connection. You can contact me at my email [...]

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THEY SAILED ON THE JOHN BANKS

My great grandparents Daniel Callanan and Margaret Keogh sailed from Plymouth to Port Adelaide. Read of the voyage, passenger list, and features of the journey at http://  www.theshipslist.com Sue,  kindly updated my Callanan Family details, which are now correctly recorded on the Shipping List. Enjoy this wonderful record of the voyage to early Australia 1855 [...]

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IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION

Recently I had the great joy of finding the marriage of my great grandparents DANIEL CALLANAN and his wife MARGARET KEOGH. This JOY came about because of my surfing the net and finding IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION, which  is the Genealogy Database for Ireland.   It is an on-line record search system, and can be found [...]

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Looking for relatives of William Henry Priest

William Henry Priest son of William Henry Priest (Master Mariner) of Hobart, Tasmania. His wife was Jane Turnbull. William Henry Priest (Junior) married Bridget Callanan in Hokitika, New Zealand, October 20th 1883. Bridget was my great Aunt. I would love to hear from any relatives. Please contact me at mary.cowie@clear.net.nz

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Interested in hearing from relatives of Daniel Callanan & Margaret Keogh, Ireland

I am interested in hearing from anyone related to Daniel Callanan and his wife Margaret Keogh. They were my gt. grandparents. Their Country of origin was Ireland. They married in Dromsallagh, (Dromsally), Cappamore, County Limerick, and as a young couple they came to Australia in 1854 on the Ship John Banks. Their eldest son John [...]

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Hogan Stories and Photos

On  the old gravestone erected by Margaret Hogan after 1913,  that once stood in the Hokitika cemetery Westland, New Zealand, were recorded the deaths of    T H O M A S    HOG A N  native of Birr, Kings County (now Co Offaly) Ireland, 10th December 1905, aged 73 years  K I E R A N   [...]

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Callanan and Keogh Family

My great grandfather was Daniel Callanan born  about 28th June 1834, Limerick City, Co. Limerick, Ireland, son of Hugh Callanan and his wife Bridget Sheehan. Daniel married Margaret Keogh, born about  24th July 1834. daughter of James Keogh and his wife Martha Brooknell. Daniel Callanan and Margaret Keogh  were married in Cappamore, County Limerick  on 7th [...]

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