The following Family History Notes were compiled by Reg Butler (Hahndorf Historian).

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Family History Notes - O'Shanahan

Descendants of James O’Shanahan and Margaret Ann nee Ryan

O’SHANAHAN (later SHANAHAN), James (//c1838-7/8/1914) Born Askeaton, Co Limerick, Ireland. Died Adelaide SA. Settled; Adelaide (Regent St). Son of Michael Shanahan. m 8/5/1864 St Patrick Adelaide, Margaret Ann nee RYAN (//c1841-23/9/1907) Died Adelaide SA. Daughter of Thomas Ryan.

Birth Registered as Shanahan

Mary Elizabeth b 17/3/1865 Bowden d 1/12/1939

Michael b 11/5/1866 Adelaide d 7/11/1867 Adelaide

Thomas Joseph b 22/6/1867 Adelaide d

Birth Not registered

James Joseph b ?/?/1868 Adelaide d 22/6/1944

Patrick John b 1869 d 31/8/1916 Killed in action in France.

Gerald b 1871 Adelaide d 14/1/1872 Adelaide

Birth Registered as OShanahan

George Francis b 21/1/1873 Adelaide d 29/3/1892 Adelaide

Birth Not registered

Catherine Kate Gertrude b 1875 d 27/6/1954

Elizabeth D b 1878 d 22/11/1958

Descendants of Thomas Joseph Shanahan

m (1) 8/9/1892 St Ignatius Norwood, Catherine Henrietta Woods, daughter of James Dominic Woods and Catherine Henrietta Griffin (26/9/1863-3/10/1895) Born Adelaide SA. Died Knightsbridge SA.

m (2) 25/8/1909 St Ignatius Norwood, May Josephine Dorothea nee Heuzenroeder, daughter of Edmund Heuzenroeder and Nora Teresa nee McMullen (15/11/1883-23/9/1938) Born Kapunda SA..

Descendants of James Joseph Shanahan

m 17/11/1904 Christ Church Palmerston, Ida Augusta nee Ward, daughter of Owen Arthur Ward and ? (//c1882-14/3/1954)