John Moran

Hi Wayne

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A death record for John Moran might shed some light on the architect / carpenter reference. If he is the John Moran of KILLEENBOY recorded in Griffith's Valuation, it was highly unlikely he was an architect. As his holding was under 2 acres he was a small farmer and could have been a local carpenter. An architect would have likely had a town address. 

06-Apr-1874 Winifred Moran of Culleenboy married Patrick Caffrey of Kilteevan. Her father is recorded as "John Moran, Farmer" (I would expect to see "deceased" in brackets here had he died in 1868).  It looks like he died sometime between 1874 and 1883 (by when Mary was a widow). However, I couldn't find a Civil Record of his death. So he may well have died before Civil Records began.  Hmmm...

 

Thank you Rua. I haven't been able to find anything on John, other than the marriage. The following is what I base his death prior to1868:

New South Wales 
List of immigrants per ship Devonport as examined by the Immigration Board arrived 31st July 1868

   Name          Age     Calling  Native Place & Country                  Parents Names & if alive their Residence                          Religious Denomination      Read or Write            Relations in the Colony

Moran Ann    20     Servant Roscommon Ireland      John & Mary Father dead mother Kilteevan Roscommon Ireland          RC                                                 Both                Sister Alice Fahey Sydney NSW

Moran Kate   17    Servant  Roscommon Ireland     John & Mary Father dead mother Kilteevan Roscommon Ireland          RC                                             Both           Sister Alice Fahey Sydney NSW 

It is a funny thing to describe father's occupation as an architect if he was solely a farmer - he was described as a carpenter and maybe his daughter, Ann had seen or known of buildings he had worked on or designed. She was 20 when she left Kilteevan. It all could have been a flight of fancy, but I like to look for the rainbows. 

Kind regards

Wayne