Francis Elizabeth Whitten 1847 : Short Biography

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I have her as Elizabeth Frances, however most records show her just as Fanny. She was the daughter of Stephenson Whitten (the Registrar in Kinlough) and Elizabeth Frances Johnston.  She married James Johnston (the son of Robert Johnston and Mary Jane Clancey) on 15 Jan 1896 in the Parish Church of Rossinver (COI).  They had 11 children.  Mary Elizabeth, their 3rd child married Alexander Shaw Finney on 31 July 1929 also at the Parish Church of Rossinver.  

Fanny's sister, Susan Whitten married Robert Mackey, the son of James Mackey and Rachel Johnston and emigrated to the US settling first in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and then in Torrington, Connecticut.  Robert was my great-uncle.  There were a number of marriges between Whittens and Johnstons.

 

 

 

moughty

Saturday 6th November 2021 12:33AM

Hi Alexander Shaw was my Grandmothers brother we always called his wife Molly of course her proper name was Mary Elizabeth. I knew she had a large family as her son Desmond Finney visited with a Tommy Whitten in Kinlough.

GEORGINA

Monday 8th November 2021 12:24PM

If you have more johnston info and anything on living descendants apart from my grand uncle and Aunt I would appreciate it

GEORGINA

Monday 8th November 2021 03:21PM

Georgina,  

Contact me directly through my website: irishfamilyroots.com (scroll to the bottom for the email link).  In addition you might be interested in a blog I wrote a while back (actually in 2012) about the Mackeys and Johnstons  https://www.irishfamilyroots.com/post/mackeys-and-johnstons-of-kinlough…;.  I have done additional research since then and here is another blog on the Johnstons I wrote earlier this year.  https://www.irishfamilyroots.com/post/down-the-rabbit-hole .  I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Donna

 

 

moughty

Monday 8th November 2021 03:53PM