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family information for John Heron and Letitia Miskimin

Hello Researchers

I am looking for any family information for John Heron and Letitia Mary Miskimin - Letitia's surname could be Skimin or Skimmon. I am led to believe that they may have come from Donaghadee and had 6 Children in Ireland and a further 2 in Tasmania Australia.

The Children were born between 1837 - 1853 their names are (in order of birth) Mary Ann, William, Margaret, George, John and Hugh.

I have some information it may be about a christening for John Jnr, as this information states both parents names his date of birth and another date 2mnths later the town name of Ballywilliam and another name G/Sport Pres (I presume this maybe a presbyterian church)

I know that Letitia's mothers name is: Mary Smith and her father is George Skimin (this information is written in a family bible)

I have no information on Johns parents.

John and Letitia sailed to Australia as free settlers in 1855 on the sailing ship 'The Conway' leaving liverpool and arrvied into Tasmania 14 Oct 1855

 

If anyone can help with further information on these families It would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Dale

IrelandXO member

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Dear Dale ,

Did you try the message board for Donaghadee on our site ?

The local volunteers there might be able to assist http://www.irelandxo.com/group/donaghadee-down

Regards,

Annemarie

Mallow CorkIrelandXO Volunteer

thanks Annemarie

I will do so, I have joined the Donaghadee Parish group already

 

Cheers

 

Dale

IrelandXO member

Hi Dale, My name is Lawrie Edgerton from Australia, I'm not sure if you have that information you require about John Heron and Letitia Mary Miskimin, Sirname was Skimin.

John Charles Heron

1814–1898

BIRTH 1814 • Donaghadee, Ards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

DEATH 24 NOV 1898 • Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia (Cardiac Failure resulting from senile decay at his son's home in Zeehan Tasmania)

Letitia Jane Skimin

1817–1885

BIRTH 1817 • Co Down Ireland

DEATH 3 SEP 1885 • Newtown, Hobart,Tasmania, Australia.

Children-

Mary Ann Heron 

Gender:FemaleBirth:1837Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Charles Heron and Letitia Jane Heron 
Wife of Alfred Ford 

margaret Heron 

Gender:FemaleBirth:1843Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Charles Heron and Letitia Jane Heron 
Wife of McEwen Moffat 
Mother of Agnes Margaret Moffat; William McEwen Moffat; Henry Moffat; Letitia Moffat;Kenneth Moffat; Ann Moffat; Alexander John Moffat; Mabel Jane Moffat; George Thomas Moffat; Elizabeth Selina Moffat and Ella Evaline Moffat 

George Heron 

Gender:MaleBirth:1846 
IrelandDeath:December 1, 1933 (87) 
Ellendale, TAS, AustraliaPlace of Burial:Ellendale, Tasmania, AustraliaImmediate Family:

Son of John Heron; John Charles Heron; Letitia Jane Heron andLetitia Jane Heron 
Husband of Mary Jane Heron 
Father of Hugh Heron; John Henry Heron; Florence Jane Rayner; Alicia Mary Heron; Jessie Margaret Heron; John Henry Heron; Hugh Heron; Jessie Margaret Heron; Robert Heron;George (Jnr) Heron; Pearl May Clark; William Wallace Heron andAlicia Mary Conlan

William Henry Heron 

Gender:MaleBirth:May 15, 1847 
West Yorkshire, UKDeath:March 1, 1916 (68) 
Huonville, TAS, AustraliaPlace of Burial:Huonville, TAS, AustraliaImmediate Family:

Son of John Charles Heron and Letitia Jane Heron 
Husband of Emily Heron 
Father of Annie Elizabeth Agnes Heron;William John Heron; Elizabeth Rathbone Heron; Mable Allan; No Name Given Heron;Sydney James Heron; Olive Ruby Heron;Herbert George Heron; Ransom Harry Heronand Alfie Heron 

Hugh Heron 

Gender:MaleBirth:1854 
IrelandDeath:February 6, 1886 (32) (Pneumonia)

Thomas John Heron 

Gender:MaleBirth:November 29, 1856Death:February 19, 1903 (46) 
Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia (Log struck his skull and was killed)Place of Burial:Ralphs Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaImmediate Family:

Husband of 

Josephine Feokofsky (Fewcofsky Feokofski)

1863–1933

BIRTH 17/05/1863 • Prussia (Poland)

DEATH 20/11/1933 • Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia

Hopes this information is a help, if I can assist more please contact me at lawrie-1@hotmail.com

Lawrie Edgerton

 

Son of John Charles Heron and Letitia Jane Heron 
Father of Letitia mary Heron and Thomas George Heron 

IrelandXO member

 

Hi Dale.

Did you have any success finding details of teh parents of John Charles Heron? I keep drawing a blank too at that point. 

Regards,

Bruce Heron

 

 

 

 

 

 

IrelandXO member

Hi Bruce, 

Unfortunately I have been able to get any further I see you also refer to John Heron as John Charles Heron is this

Written any where I have asked Lawrie in the previous post but he never replied back. It would help if this was his full name. 

I'm not sure how much you know about the Heron/Skimn Family I have a skimin tree with over 1200 names in it.

As your a heron by name you probably have more information than I do. I would be happy to share if you would like to

 

Cheers Dale

 

 

 

IrelandXO member

Good evening. 
I know this was a while ago. But I'm wondering if you have any more info on this family? If so would you be happy to email me privately? 

Hannah Duggan

Hi I am a new member and have come across these messages. John Heron and Letitia Skimin are my Great Great Grandparents and I am the owner of the bible mentioned in Dales post. I would love to exchange information with any of you interested and I can photograph the bible and send on. I would be very interested in any knowledge about the Skimin family. 

Cheers Michelle heebyjeebys@nqrith.com

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