Hi Paddy, Not sure if we have corresponded previously, I am also researching James Byrne and Sarah Franklin; I am descended from their daughter Mary Therese who married James Worthington. James Byrne was born in Wicklow in 1769. He may have had a brother, Thomas born in 1772. I have James' father as John William Byrne, and his mother as Nancy Byrne (yes a Byrne married a Byrne that's unusual :). This is one of my brick walls, as I have not been able to confirm this. John William Byrne's father may have been Thomas Byrne, mother unknown. Nancy Byrne's father may have been James Byrne and her mother may have been Matilda. Again, have not been able to confirm this. I have considerable information on the Byrne family descendents in NSW, and am happy to swap. Kind regards, Penny Message: 5 Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:06:36 +1100 From: "Paddy" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Byrne For Maggie & Arlene To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I have a lot on James Byrne and Sarah Franklin(Franklington. They married in Sydney. Both Convicts who became pioneers NSW outback. I have the story on Sarah, and a sad one it its. Have her gaol to ship documents and trial in England. What I am after is to prove James's parents. Not sure Sarah would have known her father and believe that could be a dead end. Have their whole descendens which is now on paper until I find the energy to re-enter it all again. There are a couple of good websites been put up by the researchers of Byrne but again, data is mostly on the NSW Australia time from their arrival to modern day. Not sure if I have given you enough to decide whether that line could be yours. The Campbelltown Family History site is an excellent source of information about both lines of Byrne. I could give you the websites of the Byrnes (mainly James & Sarah. regards Paddy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Weidinger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Byrne For Maggie & Arlene > I've a few James with no info.. If I find a Franklin connection I'll let > you know. > > Paddy wrote: >> Maggie, >> Will keep a lookout for those names. The James line was from Annanoe. >> He married Sarah Franklin in Sydney. Think James's father may have been >> William or John >> and mother Nancy. This off the top of my head. >> On my way out, lunch on water at Botany Bay. Husband shouting! >> I will have a look in the paper records for the names you want but most >> of >> it will be the Australian >> end. It is the Annamoe end I am having trouble with. >> Paddy