Individual Details
Margaret FINUCANE
(Abt 1793 - 20 May 1877)
It is possible that Margaret was a daughter of John Finucane and Kate Lynch of Ardmore, Carhoonakineely, Tarbert. One source tells us she was but another says she was a daughter of a John Finucane of Ardmore who had sons named John - who emigrated to the United States - and possibly Frank. Because the John who married Kate Lynch had a son named John who did not emigrate, it seems there may have been two John Finucanes living in Ardmore around the same time resulting in the uncertainty regarding Margaret's parents.
Another possibility is that Margaret was from Bunagara, near Listowel, Co. Kerry as the family of her husband, Richard, had Bunagara connections and their first child, Edward, was born in Bunagara. One of Edward's baptismal sponsors was a Dermot Finucane. Was Dermot the Dermot Finucane of Bunagara who married Margaret Browne and had a daughter named Margaret in 1834? There was also a Dermot Finucane who lived in Leitrim, Newtownsandes (Moyvane) around that time. It is worth noting that there was also a Dermot Finucane from Ardmore, Carhoonakineely who was born in 1835 (so obviously not Edward's sponsor) to John Finucane and Julia O'Sullivan. In any case, I think it probable that the Tarbert Finucanes were related to the Bunagara Finucanes.
I have been DNA-matched by Ancestry to a descendant of a Timothy Finucane of Bunagara who was born in 1792, making him a contemporary of Margaret's. It appears the connection is through the Finucanes. Were Margaret and Timothy siblings, or cousins?
An indication of what life was like for Margaret and her family back then comes from stories told by family members. For example, Richard and Margaret's son, William, once told a relative that he remembered that while a mass was being said at the house when he was a child, people were put on guard duty outside to see to it that no British police would bother those inside. He also remembered there being firearms in the house at the time. And William's brother, Patrick, told his own son, William, that his (Patrick's) mother, i.e. Margaret, was "beaten up" a number of times by local Whiteboys, agrarian agitators who operated in Ireland at the time.
Of the eight surving children of Margaret and her husband, Richard, six emigrated to the United States, with only their eldest son, who took over the family farm, and their only surviving daughter marrying a Kilbaha man remaining in Kilbaha.
In case there is a connection, here's some information on a Finucane family with possible Duagh connections. It has been provided by Patricia Finucan (sic) of Pennsylvania (her family lost the 'e' in the surname after their arrival in the United States). Patricia's ancestor Thomas Finucane was born January or February of 1848 in Ireland and emigrated to the U.S. before 1870. He had at least two cousins who lived in the U.S., Daniel McCarthy and Maria McCarthy; and his death record states that his parents were John and either Ellen or Ann. Thomas was buried with members of the family of Daniel Dillon from Duagh. Patricia believes Thomas and Daniel Dillon were related as Thomas and his cousin Daniel McCarthy were living with Daniel Dillon's family at the time of the 1870 U.S. census.
Another possibility is that Margaret was from Bunagara, near Listowel, Co. Kerry as the family of her husband, Richard, had Bunagara connections and their first child, Edward, was born in Bunagara. One of Edward's baptismal sponsors was a Dermot Finucane. Was Dermot the Dermot Finucane of Bunagara who married Margaret Browne and had a daughter named Margaret in 1834? There was also a Dermot Finucane who lived in Leitrim, Newtownsandes (Moyvane) around that time. It is worth noting that there was also a Dermot Finucane from Ardmore, Carhoonakineely who was born in 1835 (so obviously not Edward's sponsor) to John Finucane and Julia O'Sullivan. In any case, I think it probable that the Tarbert Finucanes were related to the Bunagara Finucanes.
I have been DNA-matched by Ancestry to a descendant of a Timothy Finucane of Bunagara who was born in 1792, making him a contemporary of Margaret's. It appears the connection is through the Finucanes. Were Margaret and Timothy siblings, or cousins?
An indication of what life was like for Margaret and her family back then comes from stories told by family members. For example, Richard and Margaret's son, William, once told a relative that he remembered that while a mass was being said at the house when he was a child, people were put on guard duty outside to see to it that no British police would bother those inside. He also remembered there being firearms in the house at the time. And William's brother, Patrick, told his own son, William, that his (Patrick's) mother, i.e. Margaret, was "beaten up" a number of times by local Whiteboys, agrarian agitators who operated in Ireland at the time.
Of the eight surving children of Margaret and her husband, Richard, six emigrated to the United States, with only their eldest son, who took over the family farm, and their only surviving daughter marrying a Kilbaha man remaining in Kilbaha.
In case there is a connection, here's some information on a Finucane family with possible Duagh connections. It has been provided by Patricia Finucan (sic) of Pennsylvania (her family lost the 'e' in the surname after their arrival in the United States). Patricia's ancestor Thomas Finucane was born January or February of 1848 in Ireland and emigrated to the U.S. before 1870. He had at least two cousins who lived in the U.S., Daniel McCarthy and Maria McCarthy; and his death record states that his parents were John and either Ellen or Ann. Thomas was buried with members of the family of Daniel Dillon from Duagh. Patricia believes Thomas and Daniel Dillon were related as Thomas and his cousin Daniel McCarthy were living with Daniel Dillon's family at the time of the 1870 U.S. census.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1793 | possibly Ardmore, Carhoonakineely, Tarbert, Co. Kerry | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1815 | north Kerry - Richard HUDSON (caution: relationship to parents and siblings not verified) | |||
| Death | 20 May 1877 | Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry | |||
| Burial | probably Murhur Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry |
Families
| Spouse | Richard HUDSON (caution: relationship to parents and siblings not verified) ( - 1853) |
| Child | Edward (Edmond) HUDSON (1816 - 1883) |
| Child | William HUDSON (1818 - 1893) |
| Child | Johanna HUDSON (1820 - 1897) |
| Child | Richard HUDSON (1827 - 1902) |
| Child | Jeremiah HUDSON (1830 - 1905) |
| Child | Francis (Frank) John HUDSON (1831 - 1898) |
| Child | John HUDSON (1832 - 1907) |
| Child | Patrick Robert HUDSON (1838 - 1914) |
| Child | 'unknown' HUDSON (female) ( - ) |
| Father | John? FINUCANE ( - ) |