Hi Sharon Thank you Sharon - yes I know about the insuffiency of the hours! especially when travelling - I had a couple of wintry days in Cavan many years ago and while not achieving a lot I do have wonderful images of the countryside and towns near Glencorran. Will patiently await your postings... cheers Narelle 2009/5/28 Sharon Oddie Brown <s.brown@dccnet.com> > Dear Narelle, > In a month or so, I may have some bit to add to your question. I am just > home from a month in Ireland and have hundreds of bits to assemble. When I > do, I will post them to my site, but will also notify this list for the > ones > pertinent to Cavan. I made JACKSON a special focus this time round - > although I ran out of time for what I wanted to run to ground. It isn't so > much that there is a brick wall blocking my next steps as that there are > not > enough hours in the day. > Cheers, > Sharon Oddie Brown > Roberts Creek, BC, Canada > History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ > Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "narelle richardson" <narelle.richardson@gmail.com> > To: <IRL-CAVAN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:23 PM > Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] Jackson, Fagan/Fegan at Glencorran or nearby > > > > Picking up on my research on this line I have rejoined the list after > > almost > > 10 years to see if there is a chance someone may be researching this > > family. > > > > Hannah Jackson aged 18 (b1865) and her sister Agnes Jackson aged 16 > > (b1867) > > emigrated alone to Queensland in 1883 on the Duke of Buccleuch. They left > > the ship in Bowen and went into employment from there; Hannah to a Mrs > > Smith and Agnes to a Joseph Emmerson as general servants. > > > > Hannah (my g Grandmother) married Arthur LAWS in Bowen in 1887 later > > moving > > to Townsville and Mackay in Nth Queensland. > > > > Agnes married John Bailey GRANTHAM probably in Bowen where she lived all > > her > > life. > > > >>From Hannah's birth and marriage certificates I know she was born in > >>Glencorran > > County Cavan and that their parents were John JACKSON (farmer) and Jemima > > FAGAN/FEGAN. I believe the family may have been Church of Ireland. > > > > The Griffith's valuations don't show any Jacksons at Glencorran but there > > were Jacksons and Fagans in nearby Pollabane > > > > A *Mr R Jackson,* living at *RIC Mahcross Terrace, Carrickmacross, **Co > > Monaghan* in 1918 may be a relative of Hannah's, as Hannah's son Ernest > > may > > have visited him during his time of service in WW1 - this address was in > > his war diary. > > > > cheers Narelle > > Sydney > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CAVAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >