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gaffney/kennedy ancestors

From Griffiths Valuation 1864 Lurgan Town my ancestor Peter Gaffney has described in High Street, house, offices, yard and small garden. Peter Gaffney was a tailor who married Sarah Kennedy in Lurgan c.1841 both were aged 17 years.
They were Roman Catholic and probably married in St Peters Church which I haven't the marriage, but I have the baptisms of their children from that church, Sarah 10/10/1837, Hugh 8/8/1838, Anne 30/8/1840, Rose 23/9/1842, Eugene 13/7/1844 (my direct ancestor) Anne 20/4/1846, Cath 13/4/1847, Ellen 10/12/1850, Peter 21/12/1851, Rose 27/10/1854, Sarah Jane C. 1854 and James 16/5/1856. The family migrated to Australia in 1860's and Peter established a tailor shop at 244 George Street Sydney. If anybody can help with more information, I would be grateful.

Re: gaffney/kennedy ancestors

Sarah Kennedy was a sister of my great, great grandfather James Kennedy - I have lots of information pertaining to James' descendants but little to his ancestry other than his father was Richard Kennedy of Clare, Lurgan and his mother Ellen McGahan of Edenderry, Armagh - they are buried in Clare Cemetery. If you'd like more information drop me a line