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Surnames: Calnan, Callanan, Fowler
Classification: Query
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Michael,
Sorry but I don't know anything about Daniel Calnan/Callanan and Vincentia
Brabazon's ancestry, but have come across their names before. Check out the
Ancestry.com Callanan board:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.callanan/34.1
Apparently Daniel and Vincentia had a son named Blaney/Blaney. I recall seeing the name
Blaney Callanan listed in some Kinsale Directories of the early 1800s, as a publican!
In 1843, he contributed to an O'Connell tribute. His name is also listed among those
who subscribed to contributions for a monument to commemorate the memory of a late parish
priest in Kinsale in 1846. And in Slater's Directory for 1846 he is indeed listed as a
publican, right above the Callanan/Calnan I'm interested in, Timothy Callanan,
carpenter. Blaney Brabason Calnan, Landowner, etc. was also listed as an Elector in 1844.
My question is were Daniel and Blayney related to Timothy Calnan, house carpenter of
Kinsale in the mid 1800s, father of Elizabeth Calnan who married Robert Fowler in 1864?
A year or two ago I contacted St John the Baptist, Kinsale directly and did obtain some
record transcriptions for Fowlers and a few Calnans as well, and did make a wee donation
to their building fund, which I was happy to do considering it probably was my
ancestors' church.
Still looking for my great great great grandfather Holmes Fowler and his links to Robert
Fowler, ropemaker of Kinsale, early 1800s and an earlier generation, mid to late 1700s!
Good luck in your search.