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John Ginnane

John Ginnane

Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in New Zealand

John Ginnane came to New Zealand in 1877 he worked around Geraldine area in the South Island of New Zealand. Around 1882- 1883 he moved to Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand and somehow met my then Great Grandmother whom I have no information on and she had a baby girl ( my Grandmother ) named Margaret McCarthy. They never married as in 1885 in Wellington he married a Winifred Roche from County Limerick and they lived in Ekatahuna not far from Wellington. John worked for many years for the Railways and died and is buried there.

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Carrigaholt (Clare)

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  • Carrigaholt School

    Location: Carrigaholt (Clare)

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Wretched devastation in West Clare

    <p>From Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet - Thursday 13 December 1849</p>

    13 Dec 1849