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Winifred Byrne

Winifred Byrne

Born
1830-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1913-06-15 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Winifred Byrne was born Ashford, Co Wicklow in 1839 - father was James Byrne, Land Steward  from Talbotstown, Oldcourt, Blessington and her mother was Mary Taylor.

Winifred married Patrick Hugh Bloomer from Dungannon in 1864 in Blessington, Kilbride and they emigrated in 1864 to Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Their wedding portrait is below:

Hugh (as he was known) and Winifred lived the rest of their lives in Gympie Qld where Hugh worked in the Gympie gold mines as gold had been discovered there in 1867.

They had 2 sons, Hugh and James(my grandfather). 

Hugh died in 1905 and Winifred died 1913 at her eldest son's house in Maryborough.

I have been unable to find any information on James Byrne and Mary Taylor, other than the basics on Winifred's Death Certificate.  I would really appreciate anything at all on either of my great-grandparents.

Associated communities

Wicklow

Co. Wicklow, or Cill Mhantáin in Irish, is located in the mid-east region of Ireland.  It is known as The Garden of Ireland and is home to the scenic Wicklow Mountains.  Our county town is Wicklow and we have a population of approximately 142,332.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

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Buildings in this community

  • Rathmore Church Blessington c 1900s

    Location: Wicklow

  • Moate House Rathmore

    Location: Wicklow

  • St. Nicholas Church of Ireland, Dunlavin

    Location: Wicklow

    Dunlavin

  • Wicklow Gaol

    Location: Wicklow

    Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow, Co Wicklow, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Night of the Big Wind

    <p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-ireland-1839">https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-irelan…</a></p>

    1839-01-06 12:00:00

  • 1990s

    My Left Foot movie (1989) wins at Oscars 1990

    <p>At the 62nd Academy Awards, My Left Foot (1989) received 5 nominations (including Best Picture) with Day-Lewis and Fricker winning Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively.</p>

    1990-03-26 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Wicklow in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1950s

    Ronnie Delaney wins Olympic Gold

    1956-12-03 12:00:00

Blessington (Wicklow)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Blessington (Wicklow). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Rathmore Church Blessington c 1900s

    Location: Blessington (Wicklow)

  • Moate House Rathmore

    Location: Blessington (Wicklow)

  • Russborough House, Co. Wicklow

    Location: Blessington (Wicklow)

    Blessington, Co. Wicklow

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Report on the Potato Epidemic, Boyle, Sligo and beyond

    <p>THE POTATO EPIDEMIC—LATEST INTELLIGENCE | The Freeman's Journal </p> <p>The following letters on the potato disease from authoritative and respected sources, we deem it our duty to lay before the Irish public. It will be seen that they are written from widely separated districts, and bear the most recent dates:</p>

    1845-11-04 12:00:00