My 2nd great aunt, Mary Keenan was born on 23 August 1857 at Old Monkland, Lanarkshire. Her sister, Ellen was my mother's paternal grandmother. Mary was the first of ten children of Patrick Keenan and Agnes Haughey. The next two siblings were born in Shotts but by 1862 the family had settled in Newmains. Mary … Continue reading Mary Keenan 1857-1885
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A Narrow Escape – Hugh Brawley and Catherine Cosgrove
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
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
Bernard Mulvey 1928-1931
Bernard Mulvey was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire in 1928. His mother, Mary Cooper was my maternal grandmother's half sister. My mother told me a story about her aunt's son dying in a tragic accident. The story goes that the family lived in tenement accommodation with no running water. Mary was in the communal area doing … Continue reading Bernard Mulvey 1928-1931
Elizabeth Brawley 1900-1900
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
Agnes Brawley 9 October 1892-29 November 1892
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
