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Kerry / Re: Kearneys from Castleisland (Kilmurry)
« on: Friday 26 August 11 07:51 BST (UK) »
Hi Amy
I noted in one of your posts in 2005 that you refer to a Kearney that left Ireland for South Africa. My great -grand father was a James Cecil Kearney born 14 December 1886 and he is buried in Bronkhorstspruit South Africa. I have no history of where he came from(I only know that he left Ireland for South Africa).
Would you or anyone else be able to shed some light on how he came to South Africa. James Cecil married an Anna Katarina Pretorius (who was the Great Grand daughter of the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief and Martinus Wessel Pretorius) and had one son James Henning Pretorius Kearney who in turn had one son James Henning Pretorius Donavan Kearney who had one dauhgter which is me. I am so interested to track the Irish side of the family.
Thank you
Shelley
I noted in one of your posts in 2005 that you refer to a Kearney that left Ireland for South Africa. My great -grand father was a James Cecil Kearney born 14 December 1886 and he is buried in Bronkhorstspruit South Africa. I have no history of where he came from(I only know that he left Ireland for South Africa).
Would you or anyone else be able to shed some light on how he came to South Africa. James Cecil married an Anna Katarina Pretorius (who was the Great Grand daughter of the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief and Martinus Wessel Pretorius) and had one son James Henning Pretorius Kearney who in turn had one son James Henning Pretorius Donavan Kearney who had one dauhgter which is me. I am so interested to track the Irish side of the family.
Thank you
Shelley