Fanny , 17951875 (aged 80 years)

Name
Fanny //
Given names
Fanny
Married name
Fanny /BOYLE/
Birth about 1795
Address: Probably Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland
Religious marriageCornelius BOYLEView this family
about 1819 (aged 24 years)
Note: Date of marriage is based on the approximate dates of birth of known children.
Birth of a sonJames BOYLE
about 1819 (aged 24 years)
Birth of a daughterMadge BOYLE
about 1823 (aged 28 years)
Note: Madge's year of birth is based on ages provided in the 1901 census and at death. It is an average o…

Madge's year of birth is based on ages provided in the 1901 census and at death. It is an average of the two possible years. Madge Boyle is the mother's name recorded on the marriage certificates of Fanny McCole and her 2 sisters who married in Australia.

Note: Madge's parents were identified from a variety of records. Parental names were recorded on 1878 Sydn…

Madge's parents were identified from a variety of records. Parental names were recorded on 1878 Sydney immigration shipping records of her daughters, Bridget and Mary. Also recorded was that they had an uncle named Cornelius Boyle in Sydney. He had arrived in 1859 with the support of the Donegal Relief Fund and his shipping records identified his parents as Cornelius and Fanny Boyle. Cornelius Sn was dead.

Birth of a sonPeter BOYLE
1829 (aged 34 years)
Birth of a sonCornelius BOYLE
about 1838 (aged 43 years)
1837 Map of Donegal in Ireland
1837 Map of Donegal in Ireland

Note: The area encased by the black line is the APPROXIMATE location of Gweedore; it was a cultural entity…

The area encased by the black line is the APPROXIMATE location of Gweedore; it was a cultural entity having no borders besides the sea mouth of the Crolly River. Donegal ancestors and relatives lived in the more coastal areas of Gweedore.

Marriage of a childPeter BOYLEMary CURRANView this family
about 1852 (aged 57 years)
Death of a husbandCornelius BOYLE
before 1857 (aged 62 years)

Note: Died before 1857 when Fanny was found in the Griffith Valuation on a small parcel of land with Micha…

Died before 1857 when Fanny was found in the Griffith Valuation on a small parcel of land with Michael McBride.

Residence 1857 (aged 62 years)
Address: Map reference 44 in Ardnagappay where she had a house and land. The C. 2 acres of land was shared with Michael McBride.
Fact
In 1858 several people visited houses and reported back to a British House of Commons committee on destitution in Gweedore on the condition of the people and properties seen in Gweedore and Cloughaneely. It was reported that Fanny Boyle (widow) had a bad house, appeared very poor and had no cattle. Another person visiting on the same day noted the number of people in each property. Fanny was one of 4 people at her place.
June 17, 1858 (aged 63 years)

Hut in Gweedore 1880-1900 -NLI
Hut in Gweedore 1880-1900 -NLI

Note: Obviously this photograph was taken long after the 1858 investigation but it is indicative of the ty…

Obviously this photograph was taken long after the 1858 investigation but it is indicative of the type of housing available in Gweedore and the clothing, particularly that of the old woman, and lack of shoes provide some indication of poverty.

Marriage of a childHugh McCOLEMadge BOYLEView this family
before 1860 (aged 65 years)
Marriage of a childCornelius BOYLECatherine GALLAGHERView this family
January 16, 1865 (aged 70 years)
Marriage of a childJames BOYLEEllen McGONIGALView this family
January 13, 1868 (aged 73 years)
Note: Ellen's father's name was Mick McGonegal, a deceased farmer and James' was Cornelius, also a decease…

Ellen's father's name was Mick McGonegal, a deceased farmer and James' was Cornelius, also a deceased farmer. James was from Middletown and Ellen from Dore. Mary O'Donnell and Patrick Dugan were witnesses.

Death May 22, 1875 (aged 80 years) Age: 80
Address: Middletown, Gweedore
Cause of death: Old age
Note: Cornelius Boyle was on the ship, "Lady Elma Bruce" which arrived in Sydney on 14 Jul 1859.…

Cornelius Boyle was on the ship, "Lady Elma Bruce" which arrived in Sydney on 14 Jul 1859. When questioned by the Immigration Board he advised that he was the son of Cornelius and Fanny Boyle in Gweedore and while his mother was alive, his father was dead.

Note: It's possible that Fanny died between 1859 when she was alive at the time of her son Cornelius' depa…

It's possible that Fanny died between 1859 when she was alive at the time of her son Cornelius' departure for NSW and 1864 when birth death and death registrations commenced. However, Fanny shared land in Ardnagappary, which includes Middletown, in the 1857 Griffith's Valuation and death of an 80 year old in 1875 in the same area is also her possible death. A Nellie Boyle registered the death. Fanny had a daughter-in-law named Ellen, a name commonly known as Nelly which increases the likelihood that the death is Fannys.

Family with Cornelius BOYLE
husband
1857
Birth: Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland
Death: before 1857
herself
17951875
Birth: about 1795Probably Donegal, Ireland
Death: May 22, 1875Middletown, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, Ireland
Religious marriage Religious marriageabout 1819Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland
1 year
son
18191909
Birth: about 1819 24Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland
Death: August 13, 1909Dore, Donegal, Ireland
5 years
daughter
18231909
Birth: about 1823 28Donegal, Ireland
Death: January 13, 1909Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
16 years
son
1859 Reward for Apprehension of Cornelius Boyle
18381878
Birth: about 1838 43Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland
Death: May 29, 1878Railway line near Currabubula, NSW, Australia
-8 years
son
18291912
Birth: 1829 34Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland
Death: January 6, 1912Maghergallon, Dunfanghy, Donegal, Ireland
Marriage

Date of marriage is based on the approximate dates of birth of known children.

Death

Cornelius Boyle was on the ship, "Lady Elma Bruce" which arrived in Sydney on 14 Jul 1859. When questioned by the Immigration Board he advised that he was the son of Cornelius and Fanny Boyle in Gweedore and while his mother was alive, his father was dead.

Death

It's possible that Fanny died between 1859 when she was alive at the time of her son Cornelius' departure for NSW and 1864 when birth death and death registrations commenced. However, Fanny shared land in Ardnagappary, which includes Middletown, in the 1857 Griffith's Valuation and death of an 80 year old in 1875 in the same area is also her possible death. A Nellie Boyle registered the death. Fanny had a daughter-in-law named Ellen, a name commonly known as Nelly which increases the likelihood that the death is Fannys.

Fact
Note: Obviously this photograph was taken long after the 1858 investigation but it is indicative of the ty…

Obviously this photograph was taken long after the 1858 investigation but it is indicative of the type of housing available in Gweedore and the clothing, particularly that of the old woman, and lack of shoes provide some indication of poverty.