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Surnames found on this page:
Ashe, Browne, Brown, Connor, Cournane, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Guiel, Hickson, Kennedy, Martin, Moriarty
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The ancestors listed on this web page begin with my parent's generation of County Kerry Brownes which I will call Generation 2. They were the children of Mary Browne and Michael Flynn of Kilshannig, County Kerry, Ireland.
Names of my direct line of ancestors will appear in bold green or brown and will be numbered as in the pedigree chart below.
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Irish genealogy websites:
Search 1901 and 1911 Ireland Censuses
Irish Genealogy, Civil and Church Records
Search County Kerry graveyards
Find cemeteries in County Kerry
Ireland Reaching Out - Naming and baptism traditions that could help your search for ancestors.
Baptism and marriage records from 1828 to 1864) - decrepit records with terrible handwriting and Latin names but still worthwhile.
Diary of Timothy O'Flaherty, a teacher at the National School at Fahamore in Maharees, holds valuable information about that area (1846 - 1909.
The numbered lines in the chart are "clickable".
This six-generation pedigree chart will never be completed. The birth, marrriage, and death certificates simply don't exist in Ireland.
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Children of Mary Browne (3) and Michael Flynn (2) of Kilshannig (My grandparents)
Of these 10 children of Mary Browne, Julia, John Michael, Mary, and Norah emigrated to the United States. The others are buried in Kilshannig. Read more about them on my Flynn Page. Eileen (Nel) lived in New York for about 12 years but returned to Ireland with her son Michael and husband Roger Martin.
Marriage of MARY BROWN (3) and MICHAEL FLYN (2) of KILSHANIG on 19 February 1898 (Castlegregory)
Husband Wife Name: MICHAEL FLYN MARY BROWN(e) Address: KILSHANIG KILSHANIG Occupation: NR (not recorded) NR Father: MICHAEL FLYN PATRICK BROWN Mother: NR (Julia Connor) NR (Catherine Connor) Husband Age NR (about 41 - Michael Flynn was 24 years older than his wife Mary Browne.) Wife Age NR (17 according to 1901 census and baptism record) Witness 1 THOMAS CONNOR Witness 2 THOMAS CONNOR Book Number Page Entry Number Record_Identifier N/R 64 N/R KY-RC-MA-22456 http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/7157410528629#
Marriage of Patrick Browne of Kilshannig and Catherine Connor of Fahamore
Patrick and Catherine were married on January 30, 1872. He was the son of Maurice Browne (12), farmer of Kilshannig. Catherine was the daughter of James Connor (14), smith (blacksmith?) of Fahamore. Mothers' names not given. Patrick made his mark as signature; Catherine signed 'Cate' Connor.
Generation 3
Children of Patrick Browne (6) and Catherine Connor (7) of Kilshannig (My great-grandparents)
Patrick's burial record in Kilshannig says he died a sudden death with heart trouble in 1951 at age 74, but he was born in 1874 which would make him 76 when he died. He was a retired small farmer. It also says he was married at time of death, not widowed. If that is correct, then he must have remarried after Margaret O'Connor died in 1907.
His death record in Castlegregory says he died in kilshannig of cardiac failure with no medical attendant and that he was married, not widowed. Son Maurice present at death.
Margaret was born 29 FEB 1872, in Koundeeha, Maharees, Castlegregory, Kerry, Ireland. She died of Bright's disease at 35 years of age on 28 MAY 1907 as a farmer's wife. Her brother Thomas O'Connor was present at time of death in Kilshannig. Patrick's death record that says he was married at the time of his death in 1951, and not a widower.
Death of Maurice Browne:
dod: 20 APR 1955
pod: Kilshannig
age 79 years
occupation: farmer
status: widower
cause of death: Carcinoma of jaw, 6 weeks, certified. ??
Maurice Browne, son of deceased present at death.
Mary (Ashe) Browne:
dob: 10 Jul 1881
pob: Kilshannig
father: Patrick Ashe
mother: Mary Touhy
Death Record:
dod: 20 JUN 1942
pod: Kilshannig
age: 61 years
occupation: farmer's wife ??
status: married
cause of death: Rodent ulcer of both eyes and face. Eighteen years asthenia, certified. Catherine Browne, daughter, present at death.Note: Rodent ulcer is now called nodular basal cell carcinoma. Asthenia refers to physical weakness or a lack of energy. It can affect specific body parts, or it may affect the entire body. Asthenia is not a disease, but it is a common sign of many different acute and chronic medical conditions. It can be a side effect of the 'Celtic Curse' or hemochromatosis which is a genetic disorder that causes the body to retain more iron than it can use. The results of the condition can range from mild to severe with organ failure and death at the extreme end. It is treatable by taking blood at regular intervals to reduce the excess iron and by diet modification, but it is incurable.Known Children of Maurice Browne and Mary Ashe:
Hereditary hemochromatosis is very widespread in Ireland, particularly in the west, where intermarriage was thought to be the cause of the concentration. However, during the Irish Potato Famine or Great Hunger as it was also known, hemochromatosis is thought to have prevented the death of many who would not have survived due to iron deficiency. That is probably a more significant contributing factor than intermarriage in the high incidence of hemochromatosis in Ireland today. To read more about intermarriage and hereditary disease, go to my What's a Cousin page.
If haemochromatosis causes the body to retain too much iron, it seems that eating large amounts of potatoes would worsen the condition since they contain iron in a form that the body can readily assimilate. In addition, potatoes are a good source of vitamin C which helps the body acquire iron. Before the potato famine and up until Mary Browne's time, potatoes were the staple of the Irish diet and were eaten at every meal. The average adult male ate 12 - 15 pounds of spuds every day (verified). That could explain why so many death records report the cause of death in relatively young people as kidney failure, nephritis, liver disease, and weak heart.
- Michael Francis, born 07 SEP 1903
- Mary Bridget, born 03 FEB 1910 in Kilshannig.
- Maurice, born 01 SEP 1915 in Kilshannig
- Patrick Browne, born 05 MAR 1918 in Maharabeg
- Catherine Browne ????? (not certain)
NOTE:
Mary Bridget Browne emigrated to the U.S. where she met and married John Patrick Courtney in Chicago.
They had a son John Patrick, Jr., deceased, who was the father of New York's present governor, Kathleen (Courtney) Hochul.
Mary Bridget Browne, then, was Kathleen (Courtney) Hochul's grandmother.
Maurice Browne and Mary Ashe were Kathleen's great-grandparents.
Maurice was also the brother of Mary Browne,3my grandmother.
So, my great-grandparents, Patrick Browne6 and Catherine Connor7, are Kathleen Hochul's great-great grandparents, making her my second cousin once removed.What's a cousin?
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dob: 28 JUN 1881
bap: 03 JUL 1881, sponsors James Connor & Bridget McCarthy
pob: Kilshannig
father: Patrick Browne (6) - my maternal great grandfather
mother: Catherine Connor (7) - my maternal great grandmother
dom: 19 FEB 1898
pom: Kilshannig
spouse: Michael Flynn (2) (my maternal grandfather)
Michael Flynn was born 03 October 1858 in Kilshannig. He and Mary Browne were married in Castlegregory on 19 February 1898. He died of stomach cancer on 31 October 1939 and was buried in Kilshannig Cemetery. Go to Flynn Family Page.dod: 20 FEB 1952
dob: 11 DEC 1889
pob: Kilshannig, Kerry, Ireland
bap: 15 DEC 1889, sponsors Edmund Brown & Johanna Brown
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Edmund is named Edward in the 1901 census, but he is not
listed as part of the Browne household in the 1911 census.
dob:14 JAN 1890
pob: Kilshannig
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Generation 4
Children of Maurice Browne (12) and Margaret Slattery (13) My great-great grandparents
Cause of - death senile decay, 19 months, no medical attendant. He was 86 years old. Wife Margaret present at death, Maharabeg.
Mary, b. 27 FEB 1875
John, b. 02 JUL 1876
Johanna, b. 07 APR 1878
Catherine, b. 05 OCT 1879
Patrick Browne(6) was born to Maurice Browne(12) and Margaret Slattery(13) on August 15, 1842 in Kilshannig, Castlegregory, County Kerry, Ireland. He was baptized the same day having Michael Brown and Ellen Brown as sponsors (godparents). He married Catherine Connor(7) on January 30, 1872 in Castlegregory, County Kerry, Ireland. James Connor and Edmund Brown witnessed the ceremony. Patrick died April 1, 1918 in Kilshannig at 75 years of age. Cause of death was recorded as 'Senile Decay', six months, no medical attendant. Catherine, wife of deceased, was present at time of death and made her mark on the death certificate.Catherine Connor(7) was born to James Connor(14) and Margaret Cournane(15) of Fahamore on 05 November 1847 in Fahamore, Maharees, County Kerry, Ireland.
Go to my Connor Family PageThe 1911 census says that Catherine had five children. Her Castlegregory baptism record gives a birth date of 05 NOV 1847, but the 1901 census lists her as being 60 year old which would mean she was born in 1841. The 1911 census says she aged only five years since 1901. If she was 65 in 1911, she would have been born in 1846.
Catherine Spillane was born 01 JAN 1850, daughter of Jeremiah Spillane and Mary Ash of Fahamore. Date and place of death uncertain.Children of James Browne and Catherine Spillane (not in order):
However, a Catherine Brown from Maharees died in the Dingle Workhouse on 16 MAR 1911. She was a 65 year old widow of a laborer who died of liver cancer with icterus (jaundice)of 3 months duration, certified. No family member was present at time of death.
This might not be the right Catherine (Spillane) Browne.
James' marriage record said his occupation was 'farmer', not laborer, and that Kate Spillane was a minor in 1865.
His death record said he was 60 years old in 1899, making his birth year 1839.
1901 Census
Kilshannig, Castlegregory, Kerry
House 4
Household of Patrick Browne and Catherine Browne (Connor)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to Head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Literacy | Marital Status | Illnesses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Mary* | 20 | F | daughter in law | RC | Co Kerry | - | Read/Write Eglish & Irish | married | - |
| Brown | Patrick | 0 | M | grandson | RC | Co Kerry | - | cannot R/W | -not married | |
| Brown | Patrick | 60 | M | head of family | RC | Co Kerry | farmer | cannot R/W | married | - |
| Brown | Maurice | 25 | M | son | RC | Co Kerry | fisherman | R/W Irish & English | married | - |
| Brown | Michael | 19 | M | son | RC | Co Kerry | farmer's son | R/W Irish & English | not married | - |
| Brown | Edward | 11 | M | son | RC | Co Kerry | scholar | R/W Irish & English | not married | - |
| Brown | Catherine | 60 | F | wife | RC | Co Kerry | - | cannot R/W | married | - |
*Mary (Ashe), daughter-in-law of Patrick and Catherine, married Maurice on 27 FEB 1900.
Mary Browne, not listed here, daughter of Patrick and Catherine Conner, married Michael Flynn in 1898.
1911 Census of Ireland
Kilshannig, Castlegregory, Kerry
House 4
Household of Patrick Browne and Catherine Browne (Connor)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Relation to Head | Religion | Education | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation | Irish Language | Marital Status | Illness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browne | Patrick | 68 | Head of Family | RC | read/write | M | Co Kerry | farmer | Irish & English | married | - |
| Browne | Catherine | 65 | wife | RC | read/write | F | Co Kerry | housekeeper | Irish & English | married | - |
| Browne | Maurice | 34 | son | RC | cannot r/w | M | Co Kerry | fisherman | Irish & English | married | - |
| Browne | Mary | 28 | daughter in law | RC | read/write | F | Co Kerry | servant domestic | Irish & English | married | - |
| Browne | Michael | 30 | son | RC | read/write | F | Co Kerry | fisherman | English | single | - |
| Browne | Patrick | 9 | grand son | RC | read/write | M | Co Kerry | - | - | single | - |
| Browne | Michael | 6 | grand son | RC | read/write | M | Co Kerry | - | - | single | - |
| Browne | Mary B. | 1 | grand daughter | RC | cannot r/w | F | Co Kerry | - | - | single | - |
The original 1911 Census of Ireland Form A, dated April 2, 1911, had fifteen Columns. Four columns fell under the heading 'PARTICULARS AS TO MARRIAGE' which asked the marital status of residents, number of years married, number of live births in present marriage, and the number of those surviving.In 1911, Patrick Browne and Catherine (Connor) were married 41 years and had a total of 5 children, all living.
Maurice Browne and Mary (Ashe ) were married 11 years and had a total of 3 children, all living.
Mary aged only 8 years in the 10 years since the last census.The birth years for Patrick and Catherine would be 1843, and 1846 respectively which doesn't agree with the 1901 census
Generation 5
Maurice Browne(12) and Margaret Slattery(13)
(My great-great grandparents of uncertain parentage) - See Note
(12) Maurice Browne
dob: ca. 1793
pob:
dom: before 1828, based on the birth of Edmund, their oldest known son, in 1828.
pom:
dod: 17 MAR 1875
pod: Kilshannig
spouse: Margaret SlatteryMaurice Browne died on March 17, 1875 at 82 years of age in Kilshannig of heart disease of six months duration followed by bronchitis in his final two weeks, certified. He was married at the time of death, and his son Maurice was present when he died.
NOTE:
Based solely on the 04 MAY 1832 marriage date of Michael Browne of Kilshannig and Nora Moriarty of Coanndeeha, I made the assumption that the groom would be about the right age to have been the brother of Maurice Browne who married Margaret Slattery shortly before 1828. If so, the parents of the groom, Maurice Browne and Mary Ashe, would also be the parents of Maurice who married Margaret Slattery. Coanndeeha is probably a misspelling of Candeeha??
(13) Margaret Slattery (I need help to determine for certain who Margaret's parents were.)
dob: 1801 (based on age at time of death according to her death certificate) Other websites say she was born in June of 1811.)
pob: Kilshannig
dom:
pom:
dod: 24 JUL 1881
pod: Kilshannig
spouse: Maurice BrowneMargaret (Slattery) Browne died a widow at 80 years of age on July 24, 1881 in Kilshannig. Her son Patrick of Kilshannig was present. The cause of her death was Bright's disease of one fortnight duration. There was no medical attendant. The death record says she was 80 years old, but those accounts are notoriously inaccurate. I based her date of birth on that information, but it might be several years off. I have not found a birth record for her.
Another website has a Joseph Slattery and Hannah Kearney named as parents of Margaret who was born aound 1811, but still no birth record. Hannah Kearney was possibly from Killeentierna Parish, since a Catherine Kearney, daughter of Patrick Kearney and Catherine Slatery was baptized there on 16 NOV 1807. Sponsors were Joseph Slatery and Mary Slattery (the name might not be Mary but an abreviation - Mry.)
This is a possibility:
Born in Kilshannig, Castlegregory, Co Kerry, Ireland on 1811 to Joseph Slattery and Hannah Kearney. Margaret Slattery married Maurice Browne and had 6 children. She passed away on Jun 1881 in Kilshannig, Castlegregory, Co Kerry, Ireland.
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This appears on a genealogy website but is incorrect:
Catherine Connor
dob: 21 NOV 1849 ?? or 1846.
According to the census, she should have been born in 1841.
pob: Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory, Kerry
dom: 30 JAN 1872
pom: Castlegregory
dod: 28 JUN 1925
pod: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
father: Thomas F. O'Connor ?? James Connor??
mother: Maria Cournane (Conmane?)
spouse: Patrick Browne
Catherine O'Connor (Doubtful! Connor changed to O'Connor, birthdates are different, birthplaces vary)
Catherine's name in Chicago would have been Browne, not O'Connor. Catherine (Connor) Browne was my mother's grandmother.
She never came to the United States.
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James Browne dob: ABT 1845 pob: Fahamore, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry, Ireland dom: 25 FEB 1865 pom: Castlegregory dod: 09 DEC 1899 pod: Kilshannig, Castlegregory Father: Maurice Brown Mother: Margaret Slattery Spouse: Catherine Spillane Children: Bridget Browne John Brown Michael Brown Margaret Brown Mary Brown Ellen Brown Maurice Brown Edmund Brown James Brown Patrick Brown Jeremiah Brown Maurice Browne dob: 08 APR 1876 bap: 09 APR; Sponsors JAMES CONNOR and MARY COURNANE pob: Kilshannig, Maharees, Kerry, Ireland dod: ???? pod: Ireland father: Patrick Browne mother: Catherine Connor wife: Mary Ashe (Maria on Latin baptism record) dob:1881 pob: Kilshannig dod:1942 dom: 27 FEB 1900 children: Patrick Browne; Michael Frances Browne; Maria "Mary" Bridget Browne; Catherine Browne and Maurice Browne siblings: Patrick Browne; Michael Browne; Maria Browne; Edmond Browne; Thomas Browne and 1 other Occupation: Fisherman