This is the original home of Michael Gaffaney and Margaret Brosnahan, and I’ve posted this photo in an earlier post. I’m not sure when it was taken, but at the recent family gathering in Temuka, the photo was displayed with the following note: Michael and Margaret Gaffaney with, probably, their five eldest daughters, Susan, Annie,…
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Temuka. I finally got to visit this very special place last month. My grandfather’s cousin was celebrating 50 years of life as a nun, having a jubilee Mass and lunch afterwards, with many family members invited. I was pretty keen to attend, despite having to travel halfway round the world, and when I found out…
My father found an old notebook of his father’s a couple of weeks ago. Inside the front cover was a list of dates and places – my grandfather had noted down when and where he’d worked during his lifetime as a livestock buyer around New Zealand. He’d also jotted down other notes useful to his…
Every Saturday night Randy Seaver sends out a Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge at Genea-Musings. Usually I miss out because of the time difference, but this week I thought I’d just post a day late! Our mission was to list our 16 great great grandparents, along with their birth, marriage and death dates. Then, determine…
I’ve been filing! I haven’t done much else, just placed documents, notes, booklets, etc into clear plastic pockets and filed them in the relevant folder. I still need to process a lot of it, but at least it’s filed away. And it was interesting to come across a few things I’d completely forgotten about. Like…
In Loving Memory of Margaret Beloved Wife of Peter Gaffaney Died 16th Nov 1931 Also her Loved Husband Peter Gaffaney Died 4th July 1954 R.I.P. Also Their Loved Son Michael Dominic Gaffaney Died 5th Sept 1990 Aged 80 Dearly Loved Husband of Agnes Died 25th Sept 1995 Aged 81 My great grandmother Margaret (O’Rourke) Gaffaney…
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.1 Peter Michael Gaffaney was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 14 September 1892, son of Francis Gaffaney (Belper, Derbyshire)…
I’m not sure which saint is depicted in this image, even after trawling through Google images. Any guesses? Of your Charity Pray for the Soul of Margaret M. Gaffaney who died 16th November 1931 On whose Soul Sweet Jesus have mercy. PRAYER O Gentlest Heart of Jesus ever present in the Blessed Sacrament ever consumed…
In my great grandfather Peter’s obituary, there was mention of him being sent to Australia with his job, and I suddenly realised the significance of two very faded photographs I’d come across in an old album. They must have been taken while he was in Australia, and the caption in the album provides a date. …
MR PETER GAFFANEY A great many Canterbury farmers will regret the death recently of Mr Peter Gaffaney who for more than half a century was a freezing works buyer in different parts of the Province. He was a gifted judge of stock, and among buyers was known as a very hard man to buy against…