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John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon 1841–1927 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1841
Birth Location: Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death Date: 15 Jun 1927
Death Location: Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Father: John Shannahan
Mother: Jane Shanahan
Spouse(s): Honora O'Connor
Children(s): Margaret Shannon, Ethel Shannon, Helen Shannon, Honora Shannon, Mary Shannon, Catherine Shannon, Thomas Shannon
In 1841, John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon entered the world in Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born to John Shannahan And Jane Blake Shanahan. In 1891, John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon resided in Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon married Honora O Connor, and had children including Catherine Julia Kate Shannon, Ethel May Et Shannon, Helen Elizabeth Nell Shannon, Honora Jane Nora Shannon, Margaret Theresa Peg Shannon, Mary Evelyn Evelina Ev Shannon, Thomas Sylvester Shannon. John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon passed away in 1927 in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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Biography
- In 1841, John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon entered the world in Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born to John Shannahan And Jane Blake Shanahan.
- In 1891, John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon resided in Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon married Honora O Connor, and had children including Catherine Julia Kate Shannon, Ethel May Et Shannon, Helen Elizabeth Nell Shannon, Honora Jane Nora Shannon, Margaret Theresa Peg Shannon, Mary Evelyn Evelina Ev Shannon, Thomas Sylvester Shannon.
- John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon passed away in 1927 in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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John Shannon's Ancestors
John Shannon's Descendants
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1. Margaret (Theresa (Peg)) Shannon 1887–1976
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2. Ethel (May (Et)) Shannon 1884–1971 m. William (Hamilton) Irvine 1872–1938
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1. June (Hamilton) Irvine 1916–1993
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2. Barry (Hamilton (Barrie)) Irvine 1914–1972 m. Rose (Perry) Henderson 1917–2002
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3. Helen (Elizabeth (Nell)) Shannon 1881–1967 m. Harry (Lincoln) Vincent 1881–1930
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1. John (Russell (Russ)) Vincent 1920–1976
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2. Gerald (Shannon (Bill)) Vincent 1915–1973
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3. Peter (Raymond) Vincent 1923–2005
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4. Honora (Jane (Nora)) Shannon 1875–1971
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5. Mary (Evelyn\Evelina (Ev)) Shannon 1873–1965 m. William (Edward) Poole 1864–1946
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6. Catherine (Julia (Kate)) Shannon 1871–1944 m. John (Nicholas) Bushell 1867–1920
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1. Sylvester (John (Cyril)) Bushell 1897–1973
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7. Thomas (Sylvester) Shannon 1877–1956 m. Margaret (Keir (Maggie)) Stratton 1881–1960
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1. Peggy Shannon 1925–1999 m. James (Edmund Roy) Williams 1921–2014
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2. Grace (Stratton) Shannon 1921–2009 m. David (Roslyn) Farmer 1919–2003
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3. Honora (Margaret (Nora)) Shannon 1910–1990 m. Stanley (Ralph) Whyte 1906–1995
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4. John (Nicholas (Jack)) Shannon 1907–1963
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5. Ethel (Joan (Et)) Shannon 1908–1981 m. Philip (Argus (Phil)) Gosney 1902–1976
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1. Barry (Sandford Gosney) BG 1930–2020 m. Judith ((Judy)) Douglas 1938–2020
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2. Russell (Bruce) Gosney 1947–1947
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3. Leo (Philip) Gosney 1929–2016 m. Claudia (Patricia (Pat)) McCracken 1932–2002
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4. Graham (Bruce) Gosney 1936–2022
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John Shannon's Timeline
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Aug 1841
Event Place: Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Record Source:
[1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888
[2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 27 Dec 1841
Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1891
Event Place: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise's New Zealand Post Office Directory; Fiche Numbers: 1-6
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: 431 Anderson's Bay Road, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Fact
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Jun 1927
Event Place: 431 Andersons Bay Road, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Record Source:
[1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
[2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 15 Jun 1927
Event Place: Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records