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Martha Jane Richards 1848 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1888

Death Location: Bantry, County Cork, Ireland

Father: Valentine Richards

Mother: Elizabeth Clement

Spouse(s): William Shanahan

Children(s): ELIZABETH SHANAHAN, KATE BALDWIN, JOHN SHANAHAN, ANNIE SHANAHAN, DANIEL SHANAHAN, MARY SHANAHAN, WILLIAM SHANAHAN, PHILIP SHANAHAN, Patrick Shanahan, Frederick Shanahan

According to available records, Martha Jane Richards was born in 1848 in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, the child of Valentine Powell Richards and Elizabeth Clement. Following those early years, Martha Jane Richards married William Shanahan, and their family grew to include ELIZABETH SHANAHAN, KATE SHANAHAN BALDWIN, JOHN HARRY SHANAHAN, ANNIE MAUD SHANAHAN, DANIEL EDWARD SHANAHAN, MARY AGNES SHANAHAN, WILLIAM JOSEPH SHANAHAN, PHILIP SHANAHAN, Patrick Shanahan and Frederick Shanahan. In the later years of life, Martha Jane Richards died in 1888 in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland.

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Parents

Valentine Richards
1806 – 1847
Birth Location: St. Endellion, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Clement
1821 – 1883
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

William Shanahan
1846 – 1913
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

ELIZABETH SHANAHAN
1883 – 1883
Birth Location: Bantry Bay Cork Ireland
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KATE BALDWIN
1880 – 1958
Birth Location: Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
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JOHN SHANAHAN
1872 –
Birth Location: Oswego, New York
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ANNIE SHANAHAN
1874 – 1888
Birth Location: Bantry Ireland uk
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DANIEL SHANAHAN
1876 – 1883
Birth Location: Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
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MARY SHANAHAN
1877 – 1879
Birth Location: Bantry, Cork, Ireland
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WILLIAM SHANAHAN
1882 – 1907
Birth Location: Bantry, Ireland
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PHILIP SHANAHAN
1885 – 1906
Birth Location: Bantry Bay Cork Ireland
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Patrick Shanahan
1886 – 1886
Birth Location: Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
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Frederick Shanahan
1887 – 1964
Birth Location: Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1848
    Event Place: Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

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