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Michael Kavanagh 1867–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1867

Birth Location: Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300

Death Date: 8 Mar 1938

Death Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Father: John Kavanagh

Mother: Mary Fahey

Spouse(s): Mary Power

Children(s): Shelagh Kavanagh, Christopher Kavanagh, John Kavanagh, Eileen Kavanagh, Nora Kavanagh, James Kavanagh, Catherine Kavanagh, Brian Kavanagh

Michael Kavanagh was born in 1867 in Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300, the child of John Kavanagh And Mary Fahey. Michael Kavanagh married Mary Agnes Power, and had children including Brian Michael Kavanagh, Catherine Kavanagh, Christopher Kavanagh, Eileen Mary Kavanagh, James Gorman Kavanagh, John William Kavanagh, Nora Agnes Kavanagh, Shelagh Ellen Mcgaffin Nee Kavanagh. Michael Kavanagh passed away in 1938 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Michael Kavanagh was born in 1867 in Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300, the child of John Kavanagh And Mary Fahey.
  • Michael Kavanagh married Mary Agnes Power, and had children including Brian Michael Kavanagh, Catherine Kavanagh, Christopher Kavanagh, Eileen Mary Kavanagh, James Gorman Kavanagh, John William Kavanagh, Nora Agnes Kavanagh, Shelagh Ellen Mcgaffin Nee Kavanagh.
  • Michael Kavanagh passed away in 1938 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Kavanagh's Ancestors

Self
Michael Kavanagh
1867–1938
Birth Place: Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300
Parents
John Kavanagh
1846–1940
Ireland
Mary Fahey
1840–1905
Ardfinnan, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Kavanagh's Descendants

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Michael Kavanagh (25 Mar 1867–8 Mar 1938) m. Mary (Agnes) Power (17 Jan 1873–14 Oct 1956)
  1. 1. Shelagh (Ellen McGaffin, nee) Kavanagh 1904–1946 m. Ralph (Charles McGaffin -) Chemist 1900–1985
    1. 1. Margaret Mcgaffin 1927–2000
  2. 2. Christopher Kavanagh 1914–1966
  3. 3. John (William) Kavanagh 1898–1918
  4. 4. Eileen (Mary) Kavanagh 1900–1994
  5. 5. Nora (Agnes) Kavanagh 1905–1985
  6. 6. James (Gorman) Kavanagh 1910–1969
  7. 7. Catherine Kavanagh 1905–1915
  8. 8. Brian (Michael) Kavanagh 1907–1967

Michael Kavanagh's Timeline

4 Records

1867
25 Mar 1867
Birth of Michael Kavanagh in Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300
Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300
1867
27 Mar 1867
Michael Kavanagh was baptized in Tipperary, Ireland
Tipperary, Ireland
1938
7 Mar 1938 ; age 70yrs
Age 71
Death of Michael Kavanagh in Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa; 4532617(buried, Maitland Cemetery)
Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa; 4532617(buried, Maitland Cemetery)
1938
8 Mar 1938
Age 71
Burial of Michael Kavanagh in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1867
    Event Place: Carrick, Donegal, Ireland ; 5300
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms
    [2] Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972
    [3] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02457 05

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1867
    Event Place: Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02457 05

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Ardfinnan, Tipp, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Recreation Road Fish Hoek
    Record Source: Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1938 ; age 70yrs
    Event Place: Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa; 4532617(buried, Maitland Cemetery)
    Record Source:
    [1] Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972
    [2] Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Cape Town, South Africa
    Record Source: Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959

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