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I can tell you something about Patrick Flannery. I am Jayne Flannery, great grandaughter of John Flannery - also sometimes called jack flannery, his younger brother who was born also in Bombay, India in 1868. According to my family story, Patrick left on the klondike gold rush after working in a london store and was never seen or heard of again. Julia, the sister also emigrated but kept in touch with John and his children. I have photographs of John Flannery and his wife Eliza. I would love to know more about the parents of John, Patrick and Julia. I was told they were murdered in an uprising in Bombay prior to their three children going to Medway Union workhouse in Kent. Does anyone know anything about them.  I was told by Johnīs daughter Elsie, now dead, that the chidrenīs mother was a dutch planterīs daughter. Johnīs father was in the British Army. Where was he born? In which regiment?
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Quote from: ladyluck on Friday 27 February 09 21:59 GMT (UK)

Just a chance I have just started my family tree and my dads aunt married  a Jack or John Flannery..just thought might be a connection ..all I have is the 1/4 they got married.....Thanks

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Quote from: tgit_1 on Thursday 26 February 09 01:28 GMT (UK)

Hi there, I am in need of some help with finding out more information regarding my maternal grandmother's father.  Unfortunately, everyone who may have had this information has passed away and I am not sure where to go from here.  My grandmother (who passed away 22 years ago) wrote this note regarding her father.  This is the most information I have been able to find on him.

"Patrick Flannery was born in India 17 Mar 1863.  His father was in the army in India.  At that time India was a British Colony.  Both of Patrick's parents contracted a disease and died in India.  Patrick was sent back to Grimsby, England, with his 2 brothers and 1 sister to an orphanage.

Patrick Flannery was in the English Army most of his life including the Boer War.  Dishcharged 2 years before death because of ill health.

Florence Edith Rose Cook Flannery worked as a maid for a Lord Michael and he was married to an actress.  Married in 1910, her husband died 4 years after they were married.  She came to Canada 1920 (June) for better living purpose."
I can tell you that he had two children with Florence Cook, my grandmother, Edith Joan Flannery born 7 Sep 1911 and Patrick Flannery born 4 months prior to his death in 1913.  I know that he passed away 12 Mar 1913.

I am looking to find out the following things:

1.  What orphanage he went to
2.  What his siblings names were
3.  What his parents names were

If you have any suggestions on how I can further research his parents that would be most helpful and muchly appreciated.  I am not sure where to start looking for them as I am unsure of where to look, whether it would be with the British Army or within India.

Thank you so much for any help you are able to give me.