Looking for William Shannon
William James Shannon was born 1870 in New Zealand
His son was born 1894 in wellington New Zealand
if anyone has any information on these two men please advise
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William James Shannon was born 1870 in New Zealand
His son was born 1894 in wellington New Zealand
if anyone has any information on these two men please advise
hello Athol,
did you mean this family??
William James Shannon (1867-1939)
was born in Town head, Antrim, Ireland
his parents were James SHANNON & Elizabeth BELL
He married Mary Ann 'Minnie' WILLIAMSON (1870-1922) in 1891
Mary Ann was born in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
her parents were Henry WILLIAMSON & Martha Frances DATSON
WILLIAM JAMES & MARY ANN are buried in Karori, Wellington
A son of William James & Mary Ann was:
1894 - 1958 William James Shannon
William was born in Wellington
He married Eileen WILLS (1896-1942) in 1921
WILLIAM & EILEEN are buried in Mangaoranga cemetery, Eketahuna
Hello Ngairedith
Yes thank you
William James & Eileen Wills were my grandparents
and William James & Mary Ann Williamson my great grandparents
Do you know who if they were related to George Vance Shannon and
who their parents were
Thanks
Athol
The parents of William James Shannon (1867-1939) were:
James SHANNON & Elizabeth BELL of Town Head, Antrim, Ireland
the parents of James Shannon were:
Graham SHANNON (1816-1892) & Elizabeth 'Eliza' VANCE (1814-1902)
they married in 1842 in Ballycragy & had 7 children
4 of their sons emigrated to Feilding:
so, George Vance Shannon was a brother of your great, great, grandfather
The records I have the other three children were
Mary Jane
Mary Ann
Robert
No James
Also was William James Shannon (1867 - 1939) born in Ireland
Hello Ngairedith
I have reread your note on 2014-01-19 and relize William James Shannon
was born in Ireland
I am still can not place his father James Shannon