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James Crennan

James Crennan

Born
1829-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1868-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

 James Parents were were Thomas Crennan  ( 1810-1854) and Margaret ( Peggy) Byrne (1810-1854)

Place of Birth is  listed  as Castlecomer, Kilkenny Ireland ( On Birth certificate for Catherine Crennan as below ( Registration number 11387/1868) NSW 

Immigrated to Australia 1849 ( Convict) from London.

James married MaryAnn Hynes on 12Th January 1854  at St Johns Church Maitland NSW, Australia. They had 6 children; Thomas, Margaret, John, MaryAnn, James and Catherine ( born 16/2/1868)

James was already dead when MaryAnn gave birth to Catherine as he is listed on her birth certificate as deceased. 

In 1897 Catherine Crennan married Edward Henry Gumley at St Marys Cathedral Perth Western Australia  .

Their Eldest Son Edward Lyell Gumley Married Mary Power ( from Waterford Ireland) in 1929 also at St Marys Cathedral Perth.

  Their Eldest son Edward William Gumley is my father.

Associated communities

Kilkenny

County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland.  It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble.  We have a population of approximately 95,419.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827

    Location: Kilkenny

  • O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist

    Location: Kilkenny

    Dublin Road, Kilkenny

  • Kilfane House

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilfane House, Between Gowran and Thomastown

  • Kilkenny Castle

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1894-06-24 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1897 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1898-11-20 12:00:00

James Crennan