This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deeday141 Surnames: Dunn McNamara Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.kid.general/1094.1.3.2.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Dale, It seems that my Dunn side is related to your Thomas Dunn somehow. You mentioned they were in the same grave at Melbourne General Cemetary. My great great grandparents were Patrick Dunn and Bridget Kennedy. They married on 1.3.1840 in Youghalarra (Nenagh Tipp)witness James Dunn (can't track him down anywhere). Patrick was from Ballintogher and Bridget from Ballywilliam. They took assisted passage to Sydney on the Joseph Cunard along with Bridget's sister Mary and her husband James McNamara and his brother John and wife arriving 28 November 1841. Patrick's parents listed as Catherine and Patrick and Bridget's as Roger and Ellen Kennedy. Patrick jnr had been born in Nenagh Tipp. on 5.12.1840. Witness at his birth was a William Dunn and Eliza Dunn. Bridget died in Melbourne 3 Jan. 1857 age 44 from hepatitis and Patrick on 4 May 1857 at 45. They had 4 children after Patr. jnr - Rodger 15.1.1843 b. Sydney (my great grandfather) Catherine b. 1845/46 (can't find her anywhere)! Ellen 20.3.1848 b Melbourne and William 1850/51 Melbourne (can't find his birth cert.) but all children were acknowledged on the death certificates of Pat and Bridget. I would love to know who else was mentioned on the Dunn family headstone in Melbourne. I cannot find Patrick's birth, his parents death or any of his siblings in Ireland. Have you managed to find the connection between the two Dunn families yet? Regards Dee Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Dee, I replied to your post on the Dunne board but couldn't help sending another just to be sure! I'd love to swap notes with you to see if we CAN find the connection between the Kildare and Tipperary Dunns. If you haven't actually seen Patrick and Bridget's headstone in Melbourne General Cemetry, I can send you a word for word description of what it says as I was there a few years ago and copied what I could. I had to carefully rub years of dirt off with my fingers to see the words though! Do you live in Australia? Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Regards, Dale (I'm female btw!) ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <IRL-KILDARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KILDARE] Dunne/Dunn Kildare, Ire>Tralee, Co Kerry,Ire>CT>NY > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: deeday141 > Surnames: Dunn McNamara > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.kid.general/1094.1.3.2.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Dale, > It seems that my Dunn side is related to your Thomas Dunn somehow. You > mentioned they were in the same grave at Melbourne General Cemetary. My > great great grandparents were Patrick Dunn and Bridget Kennedy. They > married on 1.3.1840 in Youghalarra (Nenagh Tipp)witness James Dunn (can't > track him down anywhere). Patrick was from Ballintogher and Bridget from > Ballywilliam. They took assisted passage to Sydney on the Joseph Cunard > along with Bridget's sister Mary and her husband James McNamara and his > brother John and wife arriving 28 November 1841. Patrick's parents listed > as Catherine and Patrick and Bridget's as Roger and Ellen Kennedy. Patrick > jnr had been born in Nenagh Tipp. on 5.12.1840. Witness at his birth was > a William Dunn and Eliza Dunn. Bridget died in Melbourne 3 Jan. 1857 age > 44 from hepatitis and Patrick on 4 May 1857 at 45. They had 4 children > after Patr. jnr - Rodger 15.1.1843 b. Sydney (my great grandfather) > Catherine b. 1845/46 (can't find her anywhere)! > Ellen 20.3.1848 b Melbourne and William 1850/51 Melbourne (can't find > his birth cert.) but all children were acknowledged on the death > certificates of Pat and Bridget. I would love to know who else was > mentioned on the Dunn family headstone in Melbourne. > I cannot find Patrick's birth, his parents death or any of his siblings in > Ireland. > Have you managed to find the connection between the two Dunn families yet? > > Regards Dee > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KILDARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >