Hi, my great grandmother is Catherine Hanlon/Hanlan/Hanlin who married my great grandfather Joseph Moore McMahen in Scots Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australian in Sept, 1889 and died in Western Australia on Apr 29, 1936.
Catherine is also referred to in various documents as Kate Caroline Hanlon or Hanlan. Her marriage certificate gives her name as Kate Caroline Hanlan and place of birth as Clifden, Ireland, and her parents names as John and Mary Hanlan or Hanlon of Hay, New South Wales. However, the birth certificate of one of her sons describes her as Catherine Hanlin and gives her place of birth as Sandhurst, Victoria. I think the latter is unlikely and that Kate/Catherine was born in Clifden in about 1863 and emigrated to Australia between then and her marriage in 1889. Various death notices for her in newspapers I have found also say she was born in Ireland. (I am certain that Kate/Catherine is the same person as I have a number of other documents in which she is described as one or the other.)
Is anyone able to access any records from the Clifden/Galway area to help me to locate the Hanlon family in Ireland, and Catherine and her parents' subsequent immigration to Australia. I have not been able to locate any birth records or immigation records for Catherine, her parents or any siblings she may have had. It is a tremendous roadblock in our family history at present. All help gratefully accepted. Thank you.
Catherine is also referred to in various documents as Kate Caroline Hanlon or Hanlan. Her marriage certificate gives her name as Kate Caroline Hanlan and place of birth as Clifden, Ireland, and her parents names as John and Mary Hanlan or Hanlon of Hay, New South Wales. However, the birth certificate of one of her sons describes her as Catherine Hanlin and gives her place of birth as Sandhurst, Victoria. I think the latter is unlikely and that Kate/Catherine was born in Clifden in about 1863 and emigrated to Australia between then and her marriage in 1889. Various death notices for her in newspapers I have found also say she was born in Ireland. (I am certain that Kate/Catherine is the same person as I have a number of other documents in which she is described as one or the other.)
Is anyone able to access any records from the Clifden/Galway area to help me to locate the Hanlon family in Ireland, and Catherine and her parents' subsequent immigration to Australia. I have not been able to locate any birth records or immigation records for Catherine, her parents or any siblings she may have had. It is a tremendous roadblock in our family history at present. All help gratefully accepted. Thank you.
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