Find Ancestors

You're in luck, there's a Lamont project at FTDNA. ;)

https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Lamont

http://www.clsna.us/dna.html

The participants are mainly in the US, of course, but the connections would be the same no matter where the descendants are.

Doesn't it just rot your socks that it is mostly women who do this family history stuff, and it's the men who have the genes we need for doing it? :-)

Yes it does they still think were in the 1800's

Men still rule in a few things.

Hi Joonie,
I'm back.

I have the three death certs now for.

Reg No, 08073/1899
Thomas sheehan died: 5th July 1899
He was a Quarryman aged 57 yrs

Father: Thomas Sheehan ( another one)
Occupation: Stone mason

Mother: Bridget Noonan

Children: William 32, Thomas 29,John 27,James 21,Charles 17,Mary 15,
& Frederick 12, Living,1 male deceased.

This is my great great grandfathers death cert.
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Reg No. 02040/1880

Thomas Sheehan Died: 19th October 1880
Aged 1 year old

Father: James Sheehan
Occupation: Butcher

Mother: Theresa Maher

They lived in Kent Street,Sydney,NSW.

This one not sure about but still have no Theresa's in family.
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Rego No. 00802/1881

Bridget Sheehan Died: 2 May 1881
Aged: 50 years

Born Ireland in colony for 20 years.
Parents not listed.
No Children listed.

Not sure about this one either.

Cheryl.

Well! one of those struck gold in any case: you have confirmed when the Thomas initially of interest, your gr-gr-grfather, died: 1899.

and that his mother was Bridget Noonan, and his father Thomas ... and that Bridget Sheehan who married Frederick Fry was your Thomas's sister of course, with the same parents stated

that is significant progress!

I had suspected that the Thomas who died in 1880 was Thomas Sr (husband of Bridget Noonan, father of your Thomas), but not so ... that was a child of an apparently unrelated James Sheehan

Bridget Sheehan born about 1830/31 died in 1881 ... I suspect the 'age 50' and 'in colony 20 years' on that death certificate (the numbers are awfully round) are low guesstimates by whoever registered the death ... does the certificate say who that was? is there an address at death?

Hi Joonie,
I also found another sister called Margaret Sheehan she married into the Nakkan family.
I am on the hunt to another person also has the same last names I have in the family.

I want to thank you so much for your help,i have a few things now to work on but if I get stuck I'll be back.

Do you know any good irish sites i might be able to get onto please.

Thanks again. :-)
Cheryl.