Hi,
I was very excited yesterday to discover some information that helped me narrow down my ancestors location in Longford County to Abbeyshrule :D.
I would appreciate any information on my 3rd Great Grandfather James Shanly/Shanley born 1799 who was convicted of Unlawful Oath in 1826 in County Longford and shipped to NSW on the 'Boyne', His fathers name is listed as Mathew Shanly, we do not know his mothers name however as James named his first son (in Australia) Mathew then we wonder if his mothers name was Mary(name of first daughter).
At the time of James' conviction Mathew applied to the court with character references pleading for his sons release stating that James was the sole provider for his 2 parents and 8 children (it doesnt state if the children were his or his parents).
James Shanley was Catholic.
Thanks in advance
Wednesday 26th Feb 2014, 10:19PM
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I'm afraid I can't help much except to point out that traditional Irish naming pattern would imply that the eldest daughter was called after her mother's mother. You need to consider the name of the second daughter as being the name of James's mother.
Wednesday 26th Feb 2014, 10:33PM -
Oh thankyou so much, his second daughter was named Elizabeth. I also managed to join the Abbeyshrule parish page so hopefully someone sees my post in there :D
Wednesday 26th Feb 2014, 10:40PM