A Narrow Escape – Hugh Brawley and Catherine Cosgrove

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 / Shaking The Branches / 2 Comments

I found this newspaper article dated Monday 10 August 1953 while researching my maternal grandparents, Hugh Brawley and Catherine Cosgrove. The fact that they'd been involved in a train derailment was something I'd never heard before but it must have been pretty big news in the family at the time. Hugh and Catherine had been … Continue reading A Narrow Escape – Hugh Brawley and Catherine Cosgrove

Matthew Brawley 1904-1977

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 / Shaking The Branches / 3 Comments

Matthew Brawley was my maternal grandfather's younger brother and is the only one of the 12 siblings I ever met. I don't remember anything about him really but I do recall visiting "uncle Matt" with my mum. Matt was the tenth child of Daniel Brawley and Ellen Keenan. He was born on 7 November 1904 … Continue reading Matthew Brawley 1904-1977

Elizabeth Brawley 1900-1900

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 / Shaking The Branches / 1 Comment

I previously posted about Agnes Brawley who died in tragic circumstances when she was just a few weeks old. She was my maternal grandfather's sister. I recently stumbled across another death record for a child that I had not been looking for because, like her sister Agnes, I wasn't aware of her existence. Elizabeth Brawley … Continue reading Elizabeth Brawley 1900-1900

My Favourite Photograph (update)

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 / Shaking The Branches / 1 Comment

The theme of this week's 52 Ancestors Challenge is 'My Favourite Photograph'. I previously posted about this photograph which was sent to me by my second cousin, Frances. The photograph was taken about 1912. The lady is my 2x great grandmother, Sarah McLauchlan (1839-1916), my great grandfather, Daniel Brawley (1864-1935) his eldest son, Daniel Brawley (1887-1971) … Continue reading My Favourite Photograph (update)

Agnes Brawley 9 October 1892-29 November 1892

February 15, 2016April 28, 2019 / Shaking The Branches / 2 Comments

This is the story of my great aunt, Agnes Brawley. She was my maternal grandfather's sister but they never met as she died 7 years before he was born. Until very recently I wasn't even aware of her existence. I only found her while searching for another family member. My mother hadn't heard of her … Continue reading Agnes Brawley 9 October 1892-29 November 1892

James Brawley 1866-1955

May 20, 2015August 25, 2020 / Shaking The Branches / 3 Comments

Of my great, great grandparents, James Brawley and Sarah McLaughlin's ten children, James lived the longest. What must that be like to see eight siblings go before you? Only one much younger sibling survived him. Sadly, he also outlived his wife and two of his own children. In his 88 years he must have seen … Continue reading James Brawley 1866-1955