FAMILY TREE NUMBER: # 8
NAMES(S): Thomas Vennard
BIRTH YEAR: c. 1800
OCCUPATION: Farm Labourer / Weaver
LOCATION(S): Cloncore(Ireland),Glasgow(Scotland), New York (USA)
INDIVIDUALS WITHIN FAMILY TREE: 67
CURRENT RESEARCH WORKERS / CONTACTS IN BRANCH:
Kim Baker, USA
SUMMARY: Currently traced back to Thomas Vennard, a farm
labourer and later a weaver, born about 1800, who married Mary McDermid
during the 1820's and lived in Cloncore, Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh. They
had three known children, Alexander (1825), Thomas (1827) and Edward (1829).
Nothing further is known about Alexander or Edward. Thomas, born 29 March
1827 in Cloncore, settled in Derrykeevan, Tartaraghan where he married
Mary Campbell in 1851. Both were weavers. They settled in Glasgow, Scotland
where Thomas became a shipbuilders labourer and had 7 children:-
i) Thomas (b 1857, Cloncore). A shipyard labourer who married Rose Moonan
in 1880. Emigrated to USA after his wife's death. Five children – John
(1881), appears to have stayed in Glasgow; Mary [Minnie] emigrated to
USA and married James Branagan, had 5 children {James, Elizabeth, Bernard,
Doris and Harold}and settled in Panama; Helen [Ellen] (1885-1898); Thomas
(1888) emigrated to New York USA, married Catherine and had 5 children
(Mary, Helen, Catherine, Thomas and James); James (1890-1954) emigrated
to USA, married Ann McIlroy in 1923 [his grand-daughter Kim Baker is currently
researching this branch of the family].
ii) Catherine (b 1858, Cloncore). A housekeeper who married Felix Murphy
in 1889. No further information.
iii) Joseph (b 1861 Cloncore, d 1925). A shipbuilders labourer who married
Matilda McNeil in 1887, settled in Partick, Glasgow. Five children – Mary
(1886-1894); John (1888); Henry (1891); Agnes McNeil (1893-1895); Matilda
(1896-1897).
iv) Henry (b 1866 Cloncore, d. 1887 Glasgow)
v) Susan (TWIN b 1869, Breagh, Tartaraghan, d. 1914 Partrick, Glasgow).
Married Francis Quinn 1895.
vi) Margaret (TWIN b 1869, Breagh, Tartaraghan, d.1915 New Kilpartick,
Glasgow). Married Patrick Purcell 1892.
vii) Ellen (b 1871 Breagh, d. 1873 Tartaraghan).
Thomas died in 1895 in Partick, Glasgow, his wife Mary
had preceded him in 1885.
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