Ancestors of Thomas Harney and Margaret Dowling
(maternal great-grandparents of Graeme
Legg)
Mitochondrial genetic test results
(Oxford Matriline test) are available on my genetics page. These results are applicable to anyone descended
through the same maternal lines as Graeme Legg, i.e. a child of Dorothy
Grifffin, Mary Beggs, Margaret
Harney, Sarah Dowling , Barbara Kennedy etc, or anyone descended from same via a continuous
maternal line.
For all descendants of my great
great grandfather, Malachy Harney, from Oamaru, New Zealand, I
maintain a resource,
information, photos and contact page of Malachy's descendants
Ancestor
Names.
Surnames included: Dowling
- Fenlon - Finneran - Harney - McCabe - Kennedy - Lawlar - Purcell
Maternal ancestors via Beggs (Dorothy)
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Great
grandparents:
14. Thomas Harney
Born: 1872 at Temuka, Oamaru, New Zealand. (photo)
Married: Margaret
Dowling on 8 November 1898 in St
Patrick's Church, Waimate, Oamaru (age 25/25).
Occupation: Farmer.
Died: 13 October 1962 at Dunedin of Auriculor fibrillation, age
90.
Burial: At Oamaru on 13 October 1962.
Parents: Malachy Harney and Johanna McCabe.
Daughter: Mary Beggs - other children.
Siblings: Full
via Malachy and Johanna - Half via Malchy and Julia.
15. Margaret Dowling
Born: c. 1872 at Dunedin, New Zealand. (photo)
Maiden name: Margaret Dowling.
Married: Thomas
Harney on 8 November 1898 in St
Patrick's Church, Waimate, Oamaru (age 25/25).
Died: 14 June 1934 at 109 Eden St, Oamaru of Angina Pectoris age
61.
Burial: At Oamaru on 16 June 1934.
Parents: Andrew Dowling and Sarah
Kennedy.
Daughter: Mary Beggs.
Siblings
Children:
- Sarah Ellen (Nellie). Married Thomas
Phelan.
Early son to Nellie was Kevin. Married Nola Crombie.
Children of Kevin and Nola were:
(i) Noel.
(ii) Venla.
- Patrick.
- Agnes. Married Thomas Mills.
Children of Agnes and Thomas were:
(i) Thomas married Dee.
(ii) Ronald married Muriel Keane.
(iii) Terrance married married Joan.
(iv) May married Doug Willetts.
(v) Theima married Mick Grave.
(vi) Rita married Owen Dawson.
(vii) Shirley married Russell Keirahan.
(viii) Agnes married Ron Johnson.
(ix) Eileen married Noel Johnston.
- Mary.
- Margarita. Married David Arnold.
Children of Margarita and David were:
(i) David married Daphne.
(ii) Brian married Dukie.
(iii) Marjory married Davey Hoffman.
(iv) Maureen married Leo Unkovich.
(v) Shirley married Neville Kinraid.
(vi) Colleen married Vernan Gould.
(vii) Ronald.
(viii) Trevor married Dianne.
(ix) Desmond married Margaret Crumb.
(x) Lorraine married Dan.
(xi) Terrance married Sharon Hinds.
(xii) Beverly married George McCreadie.
(xiii) Derek.
- Thomas. Married Josephine.
- Sabina. Married Gilbert Beaufort.
Children of Sabina and Gilbert were:
(i) Thomas married Dale.
(ii) Raymond.
(iii) Noel married Wilma.
(iv) Cyril married Julie.
(v) Patricia married Victor Davis.
(vi) Rosaleen.
- Malachy John (Jack). Married Jean.
Children of Malachy and Jean were:
(i) David married Diana Carling.
(ii) John married Judith Double.
(iii) Garry married Christine Partridge.
- Leo. Married Jean Cutten.
Children of Leo and Jean were:
(i) Margaret married Neil Clements.
(ii) Martin married Elizabeth Smith.
(iii) Gregory.
(iv) Andrew.
- Molly. Married Wattie Devlin.
Children of Molly and Wattie were:
(i) Billy married Christine.
(ii) Barry married Christine.
(iii) Kevin.
(iv) Colleen.
(v) Anne Marie.
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Great x2
grandparents:
28. Malachy Harney
For all descendants of my great
great grandfather, Malachy Harney, from Oamaru, New Zealand, I
maintain a resource,
information, photos and contact page of Malachy's descendants
Born: 1840 at parish of Drum, County Roscommon, Ireland. (Photo)
Christened 12 Aug 1840. Sponsors: Michael Harney
& Margaret Walsh.
Emigration: From Ireland in 1868 or 1869.
Married: (1) Johanna McCabe on 8
June 1871 at Temuka RC Church, NZ (age 30/27).
(2) Julia Walsh on 12 May 1886 at St Patrick's Church, Oamaru
(Julia was 30 years old, spinster, occupation - general servant,
born in county Galway, Ireland to Thomas Walsh, farmer and Sabina
Duggan. Witness to marriage included Bridget Walsh and John
McCabe).
Died: 13 May 1916 at Waimate of Senile decay, age 76.
Burial: 15 May 1916 at Waimate cemetary.
Parents: Thomas Harney
and Mary Finneran.
Son: Thomas Harney - other children by Johanna
Siblings
Children via Julia:
- William. Born 16 May 1887.
- Sabina. Born 7 June 1888. Married James (Jim) McKone.
Children of Sabina and Jim were:
(i) Kevin (Father McKone)
(ii) John married Nora.
(iii) Patrick married Frnces Sutherland.
(iv) Mary married Leo Digkmans.
(v) James. Died 1942 in 2nd world War.
- Michael. Born 1890.
- Katherine. Born 1892.
- James. Born 12 August 1895. Married Catherine (Kate).
29. Johanna McCabe
Born: 1843 at Leighton, County Carlow, Ireland.
Maiden name: Johanna McCabe.
Emigration: From Ireland in 1868 or 1869 age 25
Married: Malachy Harney on
June 8 1871 at Temuka RC Church, NZ (age 27/30).
Died: 4 June 1882 at Waitohi of Hemorhage, age 38.
Parents: Thomas McCabe and Mary Purcell.
Son: Thomas Harney.
Children:
- Thomas -
1872-1962.
- Michael. Born 1873, died 24 October 1874.
- Daniel.Born 1874, married Kate Gordon.
Children of Daniel and Kate were:
(i) Johannah married Patrick Reilly - children: Kathleen,
Bruce, Barry, Maria, Collette, Tony
(ii) Madge married Jack Johnston - children: William,
Raymon, Hellen
(iii) Kathleen married Todd Patterson
(iv) Fay married Patrick Boland
(v) Patrick Francis marrried Evelyn (Peggy) - children:
Lynette, Joan, Peter, Fay.
- John (Jack). Born 5 December 1875, married
Catherine O'Connor (Kittie).
- James. Born 8 April 1877. Died 1881.
- Mary Anne. Born 11 July 1878. Married
James Fallon. (No descendants).
- Patrick. Born 8 February 1880. (Brother
Nazarius).
- Malachy. Born 11 August 1881.
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30. Andrew Francis Dowling
Born: c. 1837 (location not positively
identified, but expected to be Ireland).
Married: Sarah
Kennedy on 2 July 1870 at St Joseph's
Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, age 33. (Second marriage - widower)
Occupation: Labourer.
Died: 3 May 1871 at Dunedin of "consumption".
Daughter: Margaret Harney.
31. Sarah Kennedy
Baptised: 2 December 1831 at Parish of
Killaloe/O'Briensbridge in County Clare, Ireland (Residence given
as Kilcredum.). Sponsors - Catherine Divine.
Maiden name: Sarah Kennedy (photo) (Second marriage - widow to James Ryan).
Married: Andrew
Dowling (widower) on 2 July 1870 at St
Joseph's Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, age 38, although stated
only 30 years old on certificate (presumably to ensure younger
than second husband). This was second marriage, being a widow to
James Ryan.
Died: 8 February 1918 at 61 Grey Rd, Timaru of cerbal haemorhage.
Parents: Laurence Kennedy and Barbara Kennedy.
Daughter: Margaret
Harney.
Siblings
- Emigrated to Victoria, Australia from
Ireland.
- Married James Ryan on 10 October 1857 (age
38, Labourer, born in county Galway, Ireland to Michael
Ryan) in the Roman Catholic Church, Dunced, Victoria,
Australia, at the age of 25, although stated age of 24 on
marriage certificate. Both parties were illiterate and
made their "mark" on the certificate.
- Emigrated from Australia to New Zealand c.
1859.
- A James Ryan death is recorded on 16
December 1867 in Timaru by drowning.
- Remarried Andrew
Dowling (widower) on 2 July
1870 in Dunedin, New Zealand Andrew died on 3 May 1871 in
Dunedin.
- Children:
i) Michael RYAN (Mick) - born 9 August 1858 in
Kilmore district, Victoria, Australia. Lived in Oamaru.
(ii) Mary Louisa RYAN - born c. 1860 at Kilmog. Maried
Joseph Loader GRANGER on 22 May 1885 at St Lukes Church,
Oamaru (Joseph was a labourer, age 34, born in London,
father Georger GRANGER, dairy farmer, mother Edith Louisa
GRANGER, nee LOADER) Lived in Timaru.
(iii) John Thomas RYAN (Jack) - born 5 April 1867 at
Oamaru, New Zealand. Lived in Palmerston, Otago.
(iv) Sarah. Married COOPER. Lived in Timaru.
Two children to Andrew Dowling
(v) Agnes DOWLING - born 19 January 1872 at Dunedin.
(vi) Margaret.
- At this time the vast majority of
emigrants from Ireland falsified their ages, in often
cases deducting up to 3 or 4 years from their true age.
This was done for a variety of reasons, i.e. to obtain
cheaper passage to Australia, better employment
opportunities, marriage prospects etc.
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Great x3
grandparents:
56. Thomas
Harney
Born: Creagh, Parish of Drum, Ireland.
Married: Mary Finneran on Feb 1818
(alternate spelling ~ Feneran).
Parents: Michael Harney.
Son: Malachy Harney - other children.
- Residence at marriage given as Cushalagh.
Witness: Thomas Feneran & Corn. Reddington.
References: For
other descendants of Thomas Harney & Mary Finneran
- Harney
Family Research
57. Mary
Finneran
Maiden name: Mary Finneran (or Feneran)
Married: Thomas
Harney on Feb 1818.
Son: Malachy Harney.
- Baptismal sponsors include other Harney's (Dermot,
Thomas, Daniel, Michael) and Finneran's (Jacobus) who are
probably siblings or other relations of Thomas and Mary.
Children:
- Anne. Christened 26 November 1818.
Sponsors: Dermot & Ellen Harney.
- Daniel. Christened April 1820. Sponsors:
Jacobus Feneran & Catherine Ward.
Daniel married Sarah Naughton.
- Michael. Christened 8 January 1825.
Sponsors: Dennis Harney & Catherine McManus.
Married Anne Fallon (daughter of John Fallon) of
Taughmaconnell on 8 February 1863 at Taughmaconnell.
Witness: Laurence
Watson & Rose Fallon.
Children of Michael and Anne were:
(i) Thomas. Christened 22 January 1865. Married Mary
Dolan. Children - Patrick, Thomas, James, John, Kathleen,
Michael, Mary.
(ii) John. Baptised 14 February 1867.
(iii) Catherine. Christened 16 April 1871. Died.
(iv) Catherine. Christened 20 April 1873.
(v) Jane (or Johanna) Christened 23 August 1874.
(vi) Michael. Christened 17 December 1876.
(vi) Daniel. Christened 1 August 1879. Married Hannah
McManus.Children - Anne, Winifred, Jane, Kathleen, Norah,
Michael, Joan, Thomas, Maureen, Frances, Malachy,
Bernadette, Philomena.
(vi) Malachy.
(vii) Mary.
- Catherine. Christened 20 February 1827.
Sponsors Thomas Harney & Mary McManus.
(She likely died young as name was reused later.)
- James. Christened 16 July 1829. Sponsors:
Thomas Fineran & M. Lennon.
- Dennis. Christened 29 February 1832.
Sponsors: Daniel Harney & Bridget Kelly.
- Thomas. Christend 30 November 1834.
Sponsors: Daniel Harty (spelling?) & Mary Kelsey.
- Catherine. Christened 30 Apr 1837.
Sponsors: Thomas Harney & Mary Goonan.
- Malachy. Christened 12 Aug 1840. Sponsors: Michael
Harney & Margaret Walsh.
- Darby. Born c. 1845. Married Bridget
Naughton.
Children of Darby and Bridget were:
(i) Thomas. Born 8 February 1875. Married Mary Lennon
from Moore on 28 February 1916. No children.
(ii) Mary. Born 13 August 1877.
(iii) Patrick. Born 11 July 1880. Married Mary Lennon
from Taylors-town, Drum. Children - Delia, Annie, John,
Tom, Joe, Gerry, Dennis.
(iv) Bridget. Christened 13 May 1886. Married John
McManus.
(v) Dennis. Born 15 March 1889. Died 6 November 1914 in
France (in 1st World War).
(vi) John. Born 7 May 1893 in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Died 28 February 1980 in Somerville, Masachusetts, USA.
Married in 1919 Mary Loretta Keenan (born c. 1894 in
Prince Edward Island, Canada).
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58. Thomas McCabe
Baptised: 23 October 1811 at Borris Parish,
County Carlow, Ireland.
Occupation: Farmer.
Married: Mary
Purcell on 6 February 1834 at
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland.
~ Marriage witness' - James MacCabe and Anne Brenan.
Died: in Ireland between 1858 & 1873.
Parents: Michael MacCabe and Mary Fenlon.
Daughter: Johanna
Harney.
Siblings
- From the Griffith's Valuation
(around 1852) Thomas McCabe was farming at Ravenwood in
Oldleighlin, County Carlow.
59. Mary
Purcell
Born: County Carlow, Ireland.
Maiden name: Mary Purcell.
Married: Thomas
McCabe on 6 February 1834 at
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland.
~ address at marriage given as "Ridge".
Emigrated to New Zealnd: 1873 as a widow, with the three younger
children (older 4 children, with the exception of Patrick who was
preesumably deceased, had emigrated earlier).
Died: 9 September 1887 at Waihao, Waimate. Age quoted as 75.
- Children's baptismal sponsors include
other MacCabe's and Purcell's who appear to be relatives
or siblings of Mary or Thomas.
- She had 2 sons & 4 daughters alive
when she died in New Zealand
- It is noted that several baptismal
sponsors are Kinsella's therefore it is expected that
this name is related to the family (either Thomas or
Mary's grandmother's maiden name was
"Kinsella", and her relatives (possibly cousin)
include Daniel, Richard, Thomas and John.
- Distant ancestor: Walter Purcell.
Parents: Lawrence Purcell and Johanna Lawlar.
Daughter: Johanna
Harney.
Children:
- Michael. Baptised 30 April 1835 at Raheen,
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
Daniel Kinsella and Rose Purcell.
- Patrick. Baptised 15 March 1837 at Raheen,
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
Richard Kinsella and Anne Brennon.
- Mary. Baptised 7April 1839 at Raheen,
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
Patrick Purcill and Ellen Nail. Child's name given as
Maria.
- Johanna. Baptised as Anne. Sponsors Thomas Kincella and
Bridget MacCabe.
- Ellen. Baptised 10 May 1846 at Raheen,
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
James MacCabe and Margaret Timmins.
- John. Baptised 29 January 1850 at
Clonmore, Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland.
Sponsors - Michael MacCabe and Margaret Purcell.
Birth : 26 December 1849 Leighton Bridge, Co. Carlow.
Death : 27 March 1931 at Palmerston, New Zealand.
Married Mary DUGGAN on 26 July 1882
in St Patricks, Waimate. ( Maria was born c. 1852 at
Mellow, Co. Galway, Ireland, and died 24 July 1935.
Children: Patrick, Mary, Hannah, Ellen, Michael, John,
Catherine, Margaret, William, Elizabeth.
- Rose. Baptised 4 September 1853 at Raheen,
Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
John Kinsella and Catherine MacCabe. Child's name given
as Rosanna.
- Catherine. Baptised 26 September 1858 at
Raheen, Leighlinbridge Parish, County Carlow, Ireland.
Sponsors - John MacCabe and Mar Murphy.
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62. Laurence Kennedy
Born: County Clare, Ireland.
Married: Barbara
Kennedy.
Occupation: Farmer.
Parents: Bryan Kennedy. (This
connection is probable but not proved.)
Daughter: Sarah
Dowling.
- Resided at Kilcredaun (a townland in the parish of
O'Briensbridge, situated about 3 miles south of the town
of Killaloe and about a mile north of the village of
O'Briensbridge).
63. Barbara Kennedy
Born: County Clare, Ireland.
Maiden name: Barbara Kennedy.
Married: Laurence
Kennedy.
Daughter: Sarah Dowling.
Distant ancestor: "Xenia".
Children:
- Sarah. Baptised: 2 December 1831. Sponsors -
Catherine Divine.
- Mary. Baptised: 13 December 1833. Sponsors
- Mary Holland.
- John. Baptised: 2 November 1836. Sponsors
- Matt and Mary Storan.
- Bartholomew. Baptised: 2 May 1841.
Sponsors - Mary Holland.
- Patrick. Baptised: 2 May 1841. Sponsors -
Mary Holland.
- Michael. Baptised: 26 November 1843.
Sponsors - Jerry Minihan and Catherine Storan.
- Margaret. Baptised: 29 December 1845.
Sponsors - John Kennedy and Bridget Minihan.
- All baptised at Parish of
Killaloe/O'Briensbridge in County Clare, Ireland.
Residence given as Kilcredaun.
- The church records for this parish do not
commence until 1828, so there may have been earlier
children born who are not recorded.
- A John Storan and his wife Margaret
Kennedy resided at O'Briensbridge, and are recorded as
having a son John Storan (baptised 23 December 1828).
Margaret was probably a sister of either Laurence Kennedy
or Barbara Kennedy.
- No Kennedy marriages or deaths are evident
at Kilcredaun in the civil records (available from 1864).
Thus it is expected that the entire family emigrated from
the area before then. The next family entry located is
for Sarah at her marriage in Victoria, Australia in 1857.
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Great x4
grandparents:
112. Michael Harney
Born: Creagh, Drum Parish, Roscommon, Ireland.
Son: Thomas Harney.
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116. Michael MacCabe
Married: Mary Fenlon.
Son: Thomas MacCabe - other children.
117. Mary Fenlon
Maiden name: Mary Fenlon (alternate spelling -
Finlan).
Married: Michael
MacCabe.
- Children's baptismal sponsors include
other Finlan's who may be siblings of Mary.
Son: Thomas MacCabe.
Children:
- David. Baptised 19 January 1796 at
Ballymurphy, Boris Parish, County Carlow, Ireland.
Sponsors - Ned Joyce and Catherine Joyce.
- Patrick. Baptised 30 April 1797 at
Kilmvan, Boris Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
Patrick Finlan and Mary Kirwan.
- Catherine. Baptised 14 March 1800 at
Kilmisin, Boris Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors
- Michael Cassidy and Mary Doyle.
- Nelly. Baptised 5 May 1808 at Rocksaugige,
Boris Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors - John
Fleming and Mary Fleming.
- Thomas. Baptised 11 October 1811 at Borris, Boris
Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors - Thomas MacCabe
and Nelly MacCabe.
- Michael. Baptised 23 February 1811 at
Borris, Boris Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Sponsors -
John Finlan and Mary Finlan.
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118. Lawrence Purcell
Married: .Johanna Lawlar
Daughter: Mary MacCabe.
119. Johanna Lawlar
Maiden name: Johanna Lawlar.
Married: Lawrence
Purcell.
Daughter: Mary MacCabe.
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124. Bryan Kennedy
Son: Laurence Kennedy. (This
connection is probable but not proved.)
- A Bryan Kennedy is registered as holding land at
Kilcredaun in the 1824 Tithe allotment records (holding 1
acre of second quality land, 2 acres 2 rods of third
quality land, and 2 perches of fourth quality land). This
is the only Kennedy listed in Kilcredaun in 1824 {where
Laurence was listed as residing with the baptism of his
children from 1831), therefore Bryan was probably the
father of Laurence Kennedy (or possibly Barbara Kennedy).
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Distant
ancestors:
Distant ancestors where details of descendancy connections
are not known:
Walter Purcell
Descendant: Mary Purcell.
All Irish Purcells seem to descend from Walter Purcell, who
came to Ireland in the early thirteenth century in the train of
the Marshall. Walter obtained lands in Kilkenny while his son
Hugh later obtained lands in Tipperary in marriage with an
heiress. Several junior branches derive from other family members
of the same period, located on lands in Carlow, Limerick and
Kilkenny. From Walter Purcell ancestry can be traced back through
Norman England, Normandy, France, Spain back to the Visigothic
king Theodorid 1 born in 393 AD.
"Xenia"
Direct ancestor on the extended female line
from 25000 years ago as revealed by genetic testing.
Descendants
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