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Kerrisk/Healy

KerryKnockane (Kerry)

Looking for family desendants of John Kerrisk/Healy who married Mary Somers 3-2-1842 Currow, Co Kerry

would love to hear from anyone associated with any of these families I have 5-6 generations down from

some of these families

10 Children

Ellen Kerrisk b 1843 married Maurice Keane living Currow Co Kerry Ireland

Daniel Kerrisk b 1844-47 Married Catherine O'Brien Living Currow Co Kerry Ireland

Jeremiah Kerrisk b 1848 Married Catherine (Kate) Flynn living Taranaki New Zealand

John Kerrisk/Healy b 1850? married Mary Brosnan Living Currow Co Kerry Ireland

Timothy Kerrisk b 1856-57 married Ellen Sullivan Living North Island New Zealand

Michael Kerrisk b 1855 came to New Zealand single

Mary Kerriskb 1857 married Patrick Murphy living Taranaki New Zealand

James Kerrisk b 1859  married Margaret Flynn living Taranaki New Zealand

Johanna Kerrisk/ b 1863 Healy came to New Zealand Single

Margaret Kerrisk b 1866 married Michael Lenahan living Currow Co Kerry

 

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I am very much interested in the Somers connection in Currow.  My ggrandfater was Michael James Somers b. 4/1821.  He emmigrated to St. Johns Canada in 1848.  My research has taken me to Currow as the best possibility of his origins.

He married Julia Byrne and ended up in Lubec, Maine area.

Tim

tsomers

I am still looking for O Hearns in and around Killarney. My grandfather Alexander O Hearn was born in 1831 in Barry's Glyn.  He married a woman called Mary from Newtown.  They seem to have gone to the Channem Islands and ended up in Falmouth Cornwall before going to Australia. I would like any information regarding his family from Killarney or thereabouts.

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Carolyn,

I have a John Kerrisk/Healy b. abt 1854 who married Mary Daly b. abt 1851.  I believe John was from Gortalassa, Firies, Kerry and I know for sure that Mary was from Ballymacpierce, Castleisland, Kerry. 

They appear in the 1901 and 1911 census as living in Gortalassa, Firies, Kerry.

Mary Daly would be my great grand aunt.

I know that these area are close to each other and I believe that Currow is in the same area.

From my research, I have the following information:

      Father:  Patrick Kerrisk

      Mother:  Anna Harrington

            Siblings:  Honoria         b. abt 1850

                            Jeremiah      b. abt 1856

                            Johanna       b. abt 1856

                            Patrick          b. abt 1859

                            Denis            b. abt 1861

                            Annie           b. abt 1863.

One of John and Mary's sons, William Healy,  came to the USA, I believe he first went to Manchester, New Hampshire where his mothers sister and her famly were living.   He then traveled to San Francisco, California.  He married and raised 5 childrent.  William worked for the City of San Francisco's Fire Department.  He died in 1979 at the age of 91.

I don't know if any of these people match up with you Kerrisk/Healy family or not.

Diane M. Fay

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

                           

 

 

Diane Fay

To Caroline Sarten

Just found this site.  My wife is descended from Michael Linehan and Margaret Healy Kerrisk.  She would love to hear more about the Kerrisks as she knows almost nothing about them except for the names of the childrenod John and MAry Somers.

 

Which couple are you descended from and where are you.  We are in England.

 

Jim

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             Hi Jim, I would love to make contact with you both.

I am descended from the 8th child (James Kerrisk who married Margaret Flynn) son of John & Mary Kerrisk nee Somers

They came to New Zealand in 1874

I have been trying to get a contact with the Lenihan family for along time, so was a lovely surprise.

I have written a Kerrisk family history book from John and Mary Kerrisk/Healy nee Somers

and their 10 Children 475 pages.

I live in New Zealand

Can you please give me a contact email address?

Carolyn Sarten

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 Hi Diane, I dont have a William Healy with my John and Mary Kerrisk/Healy,

I  wil look back in my research records for you.

Carolyn sarten

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To Diane M Fay -

Cape Cod Massachusettes, USA

 

Hi Diane are you still loking for your Kerrisk/Daly family?

sorry it took so long to get back to you. 

I do have alot of information that I can share with you.

Can you give me your contact details please?

 

Patrick Kerrisk (Dromore, Farranfore) married  Annie Harrington b: 1827 d: 1885 age 58

8  Children 

Edmund (Ned) b 31-12-1844 Dromore

Hannorah (Hanoria, Nora) b 1-9-1850 Dromore

John Patirck b 11-6-1854 Gortalassa

Johanna        b         1856 Gortalassa

Jeremiah       b          1856 Gortalassa

Patrick           b  1-2-1859 Gortalassa

Denis             b 25-2-1861 Gortalassa

Annie             b 16-5-1863 Gortalassa

Patrick           b 10-6-1868 Gortalassa  

 

Son John Patrick  Kerrisk married Mary Daly

Married 1873 Ballymacalligott - Lived Gortalassa

 

and had 13 children

Patrick              b 1873

Annie                b 1876

John                  b 1877

Edmund            b1879

Jeremiah           b 1882

Denis                 b1885

John                   b 1888  twin?

William (Bill)       b 1888 twin?

Gerald                b 1890

James                b 1893

Timothy              b 1893

Maryanne           b 1895

Nora                   b ?

Johanna             b ?

 

 

 

 

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Hi Carolyn

Lovely to hear from you.  My email address is irvinejim@hotmail.com.  Is your Kerrisk book printed or online?  My wife would love to read it.  She knows very little about the Kerrisks and even less about Mary Somers although she has quite a lot of info about the Linehans.  That info is mainly from word of mouth as we are only just starting to look at official records eg baptisms etc.  

 

All the best

 

JIm Irvine

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Good afternoon Carolyn:

I would be interested in any information that you might have regarding the Kerrisk/Healy and Daly family.  I am continuing my research and looking for anything that might be helpful.   My email is dianefayoncape@comcast.net.  

 

 

 

 

Diane Fay

   Hi Anna

I would love to make contact with you, I have been looking for some time to try and find an Kerrisk Healy conection in Ireland.

I would appreciate a contact with your Grandparents also.

Please give me yours and your grandparents email addresses if thats ok, as I have an operation coming up on tuesday the 15th june 17 and would love to keep in touch with you.

​I do have a few different Kerrisk Trees which I have also come across since I started my research in about 1995

 

Carolyn Sarten

New Zealand

 

 

               

 

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