Look Up Daniel KENNA & Rose GAFNEY

[texasjoe]

Hi I am looking for information on Daniel Kenna & Rose Gafney as this is the only information that I have as these two are the parents of  Mary Kenna who married Denis Dunbar in Wellingrove in NSW in 1879

On Mary's death certificate she states  that place of Birth was at Maitland , but further information find that was not the case

Also any  information on Daniel Kenna & Rose Gafney is wanted
I cannot find when they arrived in Australia ?

I am assuming that they were married before arriving ?

texasjoe

[tropicalj]

How old was Mary by the marriage certificate and have you found her death?

Jenn

[majm]

Hi there,

At the pilot site http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home there's a likely christening for a sibling of Mary Kenna... "likely" as it seems to me there's a couple of obvious transcript errors...

Daniel Kenny (y in lieu of a) and Rose Saffney (S in lieu of G) are recorded as the parents of John KENNY christening date of 02 Sep 1866.  I cannot find the civil registration for that lad's birth. 

Civil registrations of bdm events commenced in 1856 in NSW, however as many of my NSW forebears were well established in NSW from decades earlier, I am confident that many registrations of bdm events, particularly those outside of then boundaries of Sydney metro, simply do not appear at the online index for NSW BDM.... so don't discard the "Maitland" clue for your lass.... 

Cheers,  JM

[Dundee]

I wonder if this is her?

9405/1859 KINNAR Mary parents David and Rose - Maitland

Also this...

15906/1864 KENE Patrick parents Daniel and Rose - Wellingrove

This ties in with family movements from Mary's death notice

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/21203022?searchTerm=%22mary%20dunbar%22 

Debra

[majm]

Hi there,

At the NSW State Records online index there's a Rose Gaffney aged 19 arriving Sydney and/or Newcastle on the Rajasthan in 1855   this was an Assisted Immigration, so there should be more information available  

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexsearch/keyname.aspx

This shrunken link should take you directly to the image of the papers for that voyage, where Rose Gaffney's details are included at page 6.  The ship arrived 11 Jan 1855    
http://www.rootschat.com/links/09lc/

 If the link doesn't work, then http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/nrs-lists/nrs-5316 should get you to the ship  

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Well found Debra, 

[Dundee]

Here it is...

4989/1866 KINNA John parents Daniel and Rosa - Armidale

Also...

4199/1862 KINNA Michael parents Daniel and Rosa - Armidale   

I think that is all of them 

[texasjoe]

hi dundee

That is the correct person in the orbit

I do have that little bit of information

You all have given me something more to work on

texasjoe

[Dundee]

Just a bit of extra info to help in your search.  From another shipping list for the Rose found by JM arriving in 1855, parents' names are John and Mary. 

I wonder if your Daniel and Rose did arrive separately, and didn't actually marry because one of them was already married.  I see a marriage in 1855 for a Rosa GAFFNEY to Young RAITANG (bit of a weird name) at Dungog (FamilySearch), but no follow up family.  This might be the one mentioned above.

There is also a family arriving in Dec 1841 on the Lalla Rookh - James McGUIRE  and his wife Rose.  This Rose was also a GAFFNEY, parents James and Bridget from County Cavan.  This Rose was born around 1814, and they had two children with them, Catherine (2), and Bridget (3 months), with another two born after arrival.  This is too old for your Rose, but I am giving it to you in case you come across mention of this family and you will know to discount them.

The 1859 birth cert details for Mary KINNAR should give her mother's maiden name and at least tell you if you are on the right track or not.  Do you have an occupation for Daniel?

Debra