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Catherine (Kitty) Maher 1824 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: At sea (en route from Plymouth to Australia) on board 'Bourneuf'

Father: Patrick Maher

Mother: Peggy Cormick

Spouse(s): Michael Shanahan

Children(s): Michael Shanahan, Bridget Shanahan, Margaret Shanahan, Maria Shanahan, James Shanahan, Anne Shanahan, Michael Shanahan

In 1824, Catherine (Kitty) Maher entered the world in of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland, born to Patrick Maher and Peggy Cormick. Catherine (Kitty) Maher married Michael Shanahan, and had children including Michael Shanahan, Bridget Shanahan, Margaret Shanahan, Maria Shanahan, James Shanahan, Anne Shanahan, Michael Francis Shanahan. Catherine (Kitty) Maher passed away in 1852 in At sea (en route from Plymouth to Australia) on board 'Bourneuf'.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Catherine (Kitty) Maher entered the world in of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland, born to Patrick Maher and Peggy Cormick.
  • Catherine (Kitty) Maher married Michael Shanahan, and had children including Michael Shanahan, Bridget Shanahan, Margaret Shanahan, Maria Shanahan, James Shanahan, Anne Shanahan, Michael Francis Shanahan.
  • Catherine (Kitty) Maher passed away in 1852 in At sea (en route from Plymouth to Australia) on board 'Bourneuf'.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Maher
1790 –
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
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Peggy Cormick
1790 –
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Michael Shanahan
1812 – 1893
Birth Location: Ballynahow, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Children(s)

Michael Shanahan
1836 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Bridget Shanahan
1839 – 1889
Birth Location: Castle Hill, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
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Margaret Shanahan
1841 – 1912
Birth Location: Castlehill, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Maria Shanahan
1843 –
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
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James Shanahan
1846 – 1912
Birth Location: Nantyglo, Ireland
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Anne Shanahan
1850 – 1852
Birth Location: Castlehill County, Tipperary, Ireland
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Michael Shanahan
1861 – 1935
Birth Location: Blowhard, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
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Catherine Maher's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Maher
1824 – 1852
Birth Place: of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland
Parents
Patrick Maher
1790 –
Tipperary, Ireland
Peggy Cormick
1790 –
Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Maher's Descendants

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Catherine ((Kitty)) Maher (abt 1824 – 1852) m. Michael Shanahan (1812 – 12 FEB 1893)
  1. 1. Michael Shanahan (1836 – )
  2. 2. Bridget Shanahan (1839 – 25 Sep 1889) m. Henry (Johnson) Hudson m. Humphrey Nash (4 February 1835 – 23 February 1886)
    1. 1. Catherine (Caroline) Hudson (8 August 1859 – 1859)
    2. 2. John (Humphrey) Nash (1868 – 1869)
    3. 3. Annie Nash (1870 – 1891)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Nash (18 March 1873 – 14 April 1958)
    5. 5. Humphrey Nash (1875 – 1952)
    6. 6. Bridget Nash (10 January 1879 – 6 February 1970)
    7. 7. Charlotte (Catherine) Nash (1882 – 1911)
    8. 8. John (Samuel) Nash (1884 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Shanahan (15 Dec 1841 – 1912)
  4. 4. Maria Shanahan (1843 – 12 August1915) m. Charles Frost (abt 1836 – 27 Mar 1902)
    1. 1. Annie (E) Frost (1870 – 1870)
    2. 2. Charles Frost (1872 – 7 Mar 1945 Est.)
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Frost (Jun 1874 – Dec 1874)
    4. 4. Lilly (Maria) Frost (27 FEB 1876 – 27 OCT 1919) m. John Archer
      1. 1. Mary (P) Archer (1905 – )
      2. 2. Walter (M) Archer (1907 – )
      3. 3. Lilly (M) Archer (1909 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth (D) Archer (1910 – )
      5. 5. John Archer (1912 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Frost (01/02/1878 – 24/12/1919)
      1. 1. Sydney (Thomas) Frost (13 Feb 1916 – 23 April 1997) m. Dorothy (Gertrude) Kelly ( – 12 Sep 1990)
      2. 2. Jack (William) Frost (13 Feb 1916 – 06 Sep 2006) m. Marjorie (Victoria) Dight (24 Jul 1917 – 24 Oct 2006)
      3. 3. Alan (Walter) Frost (13 Feb 1919 – 19 Dec 1987) m. Marie (Lorraine) Irwin (30/11/1920 – 04/04/1986)
        1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Frost (15 September 1947 – 17 October 2016) m. Kathleen (francis) Page (1947 – )
        2. 2. Richard Frost m. Heather Pettifer
    6. 6. Walter (Henry) Frost (1880 – 8 MAY 1917)
  5. 5. James Shanahan (1846 – 13 Feb 1912)
  6. 6. Anne Shanahan (18 June 1850 – 1852)
  7. 7. Michael (Francis) Shanahan (1861 – 28 February 1935)

Catherine Maher's Timeline

4 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Catherine (Kitty) Maher in Tipperary, Ireland
Tipperary, Ireland
1823
9 Mar 1823
Catherine (Kitty) Maher was baptized in Tipperary, Ireland
Tipperary, Ireland
1824
abt 1824
Birth of Catherine (Kitty) Maher in of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland
of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland
1852
1852
Age 28
Death of Catherine (Kitty) Maher in At sea (en route from Plymouth to Australia) on board 'Bourneuf'
At sea (en route from Plymouth to Australia) on board 'Bourneuf'

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: of Bunlahy, Longford, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: At sea (en route from Plymouth to Australia) on board 'Bourneuf'
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