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Bridget "Biddy" Leonard 1817–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1817

Birth Location: HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1898

Death Location: Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Thomas Leonard

Mother: Johanna Coffey

Spouse(s): Cornelius Ryan

Children(s): Martin Ryan, Catherine Ryan, Johanna Ryan, Michael Ryan, Patrick Ryan, Thomas Ryan, Mary Ryan, Mary Ryan

Bridget "Biddy" Leonard was born in 1817 in HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland, the child of Thomas Leonard And Johanna Coffey. Bridget "Biddy" Leonard married Cornelius Connor Ryan, and had children including Bridget Ryan, Catherine Ryan, Johanna Judith Ryan, Martin Ryan, Mary Ryan, Michael Ryan, Patrick Ryan, Thomas Ryan. Bridget "Biddy" Leonard passed away in 1898 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Bridget "Biddy" Leonard was born in 1817 in HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland, the child of Thomas Leonard And Johanna Coffey.
  • Bridget "Biddy" Leonard married Cornelius Connor Ryan, and had children including Bridget Ryan, Catherine Ryan, Johanna Judith Ryan, Martin Ryan, Mary Ryan, Michael Ryan, Patrick Ryan, Thomas Ryan.
  • Bridget "Biddy" Leonard passed away in 1898 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bridget Leonard's Ancestors

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Bridget Leonard
1817–1898
Birth Place: HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland
Parents
Thomas Leonard
1792–1866
County Tipperary ,Ireland
Johanna Coffey
1790–
Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Leonard's Descendants

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Bridget ("Biddy") Leonard (abt 1817–9 Jan 1898) m. Cornelius ("Connor") Ryan (Abt 1809–25 Jan 1888)
  1. 1. Martin Ryan 1842–1896 m. Charlotte (Mary) Wingrove 1848–1917
    1. 1. John Ryan 1883–1889
    2. 2. Michael (James) Ryan 1876–1897
    3. 3. Ellen (Mary Josephine) Kelly 1884–1965
    4. 4. William Ryan 1872–
    5. 5. Patrick (Joseph) Ryan 1874–1874
    6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Ryan 1880–1885
    7. 7. Joseph (Daniel) Ryan 1881–1917
    8. 8. Charles (Stephen) Ryan 1888–1966
    9. 9. Martin (Bernard Ryan) 🧬 1886–1960
  2. 2. Catherine Ryan 1839–1915 m. Nicholas (John) Shanahan 1828–1896
    1. 1. Mary (Jane Josephine) Pugh 1862–1928
    2. 2. Catherine Neagle 1864–1890
    3. 3. Bridget (Mary) Baume 1866–1948
    4. 4. Rose (Josephine) Butler 1876–1930
    5. 5. Cornelius (Martin (Con)) Shanahan 1868–1932
    6. 6. Nicholas (John) Shanahan 1869–1908
    7. 7. Annie (Elizabeth) Shanahan 1873–1947
    8. 8. Ellen Shanahan 1878–1961
  3. 3. Johanna (Judith) Ryan 1835–1902 m. Joseph ((Julius)) Spicer 1817–1895 m. Thomas Kennedy 1808–1879
    1. 1. Mary (Ethel) Kennedy 1854–1927
    2. 2. Johanna Kennedy 1871–1900
    3. 3. Bridget (Theresa) Kennedy 1852–1933
    4. 4. Catherine ((Kate)) Kennedy 1871–1944
    5. 5. Alice (Augusta) Kennedy 1875–1931
    6. 6. John Kennedy 1856–
    7. 7. Cornelius Kennedy 1859–1928 m. Sarah (Ann) White 1862–1893
      1. 1. Sarah (M) Kennedy 1891–1958
      2. 2. Constance (B) Kennedy 1884–1889
      3. 3. Johanna (W) Kennedy 1888–
      4. 4. Joan (Margaret Lucy) Kennedy 1885–1954
    8. 8. Catherine Kennedy 1864–1866
    9. 9. Annie (Florence (Nancy)) Kennedy 1873–1940
    10. 10. Michael Kennedy 1862–
  4. 4. Michael Ryan 1853–1888
  5. 5. Patrick Ryan 1844–1895 m. Margaret O'Loughlin 1843–1913
    1. 1. Martin Ryan 1876–1876
    2. 2. Mary Ryan 1880–1889
    3. 3. Cornelius Ryan 1868–1896
    4. 4. Annie (Maria "Nance") Ryan 1873–1916
    5. 5. Catherine (Jane) Ganley 1885–1966
    6. 6. Margaret Cane 1885–1944
    7. 7. Patrick (Peter) Ryan 1870–1946
    8. 8. Margaret Ryan 1874–1874
    9. 9. Michael (Thomas Joseph) Ryan 1878–1960
  6. 6. Thomas Ryan 1849–1870
  7. 7. Mary Ryan 1847–1867
  8. 8. Mary Ryan 1838–1840

Bridget Leonard's Timeline

2 Records

1817
abt 1817
Birth of Bridget "Biddy" Leonard in HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland
HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland
1898
9 Jan 1898
Age 81
Death of Bridget "Biddy" Leonard in Birregurra, Victoria, Australia
Birregurra, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1817
    Event Place: HollyFord Kilcommon Parish County Tipperary Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships Arriving At Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1841
    Event Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships Arriving At Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Cork
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Birregurra, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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