Hi Frances/Scatty
I am trying to trace my Gavin ancestors. I have got back to John Gavin born circa 1822, Clara, Offaly, married Mary Ann Lowe, b. circa 1821, Bellair/Ballyard, Lemanaghan parish, Offaly. They married between 1840-1845 in Ballycumber, Offaly, according to Mary Ann's death cert in Queensland, Australia in 1910, her husband was the informant.
They had 7 children in Offaly (all baptised in Rahan) before emigrating to Queensland, Australia, on the Erin Go Bragh, which left from Queenstown (Cobh) Co Cork & arrived in Aug 1862. The youngest of the 7 children, Patrick died at sea. They had two more sons in Queensland.
I have a lot of info on the family in Queensland but not much in Ireland. The Genealogy Research centre in Tullamore is currently doing a search of the whole county records on this family at my request. I am currently living in Dublin but am from Queensland.
Hope to hear from you & hopefully establish a link between our families
John