I HAVE A GGGRANMOTHER MARY MCNAMARA MARRIED TO JOHN MINAHAN 1857 BRIGHTON VIC AUST. BOTH WORKED IN THE RAILWAYS AND ARE BURIED TOGETHER IN THE MARYBOROUGH CEMETERY, THEIR TOMBSTONE STATES "A NATIVE OF CLARE". MARY'S PARENTS WERE JAMES MCNAMARA AND JOHANNA O'MEALLY. I BELIEVE THAT MARY CAME TO AUST AROUND 1856/7 BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SHIPPING DETAILS. REGARDS, JOHN MINAHAN MELBOURNE OZ -----Original Message----- From: noramc@optusnet.com.au [mailto:noramc@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2006 12:31 AM To: IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CLARE] McNamara name Hi Shane, I don't know if we can connect here, but, my great grand father's (Michael) parents were James McNamara and Annie Rogers of County Clare. Michael was born in 1856 at Maghera, County Clare - this is north-west of Killaloe, and south of Feakle. Family story is he travelled to Australia with a sister, Mary, in 1880. So your Mary McNamara may be related to my James - whereby he has named a daughter after her. Regards Nora McNamara Melbourne, Aust. > ashenique <ashenique@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Jo > Well the McNamara caught my eye - only because I too am searching for a > Mary > McNamara - also from County Clare - but where I do not know. The surname > that she is connected with is HAYES - Mary MCNAMARA married a John HAYES > - > the only saving grace is that they gave birth to a MORTIMER HAYES in > 1842 in > Ireland. They departed Ireland in 1846 for South Australia. > At the time of departure, two of Mary's siblings, Patrick and John > MCNAMARA > joined them on the journey - on the Hooghly. We do not know the age for > sure > for any of them - family tragedy took Mary (death not registered), and > John > HAYES disappeared in search of gold in 1850's leaving the two boys > orphaned. > One was raised by RODGERS family (of Westmeath) who married an Ellen > McNamara (of Clare - no established relation - but I'm thinking > connected) > and the other son was raised by Patrick MCNamara. > > WE know very little of John MCNAMARA - but have some of Patrick's family > all > summed up. > > I wish that I could locate a Parish to start searching in - but alas I > fear > to many MCNAMARA's in Clare - can you confirm this? > > Cheers > Shane from Oz > > > > > > > ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== > http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/1901census/1901_clare _ > census.htm > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== To change your subscription, to unsub, to check out the list's arcchives http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-CLARE.html ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/429 - Release Date: 28/08/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/432 - Release Date: 29/08/2006

Thanks John Sorry I can not connect here - but I appreciate the reply. Good luck in your searching Shane -----Original Message----- From: john minahan [mailto:jfminahan@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2006 8:42 AM To: IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CLARE] McNamara name I HAVE A GGGRANMOTHER MARY MCNAMARA MARRIED TO JOHN MINAHAN 1857 BRIGHTON VIC AUST. BOTH WORKED IN THE RAILWAYS AND ARE BURIED TOGETHER IN THE MARYBOROUGH CEMETERY, THEIR TOMBSTONE STATES "A NATIVE OF CLARE". MARY'S PARENTS WERE JAMES MCNAMARA AND JOHANNA O'MEALLY. I BELIEVE THAT MARY CAME TO AUST AROUND 1856/7 BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SHIPPING DETAILS. REGARDS, JOHN MINAHAN MELBOURNE OZ