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Cork / Re: DYNAN/DINAN Cork area, Catholic and occupation Tailors!
« on: Friday 09 May 14 01:07 BST (UK)  »
I believe from family stories that our Dinans went to America and then Ballarat before coming to
NZ.  There is a James Dinan and family listed as travelling on the passenger ship Hougmoumont with his family in 1866 they landed in South Australia he was 21 or 22 at the time from memory I checked them out as I thought they may be ours.   He had a baby that died and is buried over there also called James aged 3 months. Quite a few Dinans in Ballarat.  The Dinans really got around!
I have also been researching NZ papers past and there are a few Dinans have come into NZ some settling in Greymouth and the other in the Hawkesbay.   From memory I think there was a Bridget listed as going to the Hawkes bay in the news archives papers past her occupation was listed as servant.   
I was thinking about getting a dna test for my mother for her birthday from familytreedna and see there were any other dna hits with Dinans.    Edward Monahan who Jane Dinan married brings back a number of dna hits for County Cork area.  And mum always believed they were from Cork rather than Clare.   Thanks for you reply.  It is very interesting!

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Cork / Re: DYNAN/DINAN Cork area, Catholic and occupation Tailors!
« on: Thursday 08 May 14 06:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi I was interested to read your post regarding the Dinan family of tailors from Cork.
My Great grand mother died in NZ in 1883 her name was Ellen Dinnen on her death certificate but her daughter Jane had their  name written in the family bible as Dinan we always thought that our Dinans were from County Cork and there are a lot of tailors/dressmakers in the family.  I have just accessed Ellens Death certificate and it says she was from County Clare formerly nee Denit spelt in our bible Dennit.   She married Dennis Dineen/Dinan in Ireland at the age of 30 in approx 1852 according to her death certificate. I wonder if he possibly came from County Cork.  They were catholics.  I can't find a record of the Marriage but it says they were married in Ireland and they have four children one was Jane or Johanna Dinnen who married Edward Monaghan died in NZ in 1908.  The  family names are Cecil, Harold, Denis and Edward.   Johanna or Jane Dinan was illiterate and I suspect may have been dyslexic but quite creative.  There is certainly a gene handed down from that side of the family that makes everyone reverse their letters really badly as children and at times write backwards!   The spelling is not to flash either with some of them!

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