Pericles 1878 Plymouth to Sydney

Mary and James McEntyre came to Australia on the Percicles in 1878. Ships List showing both Mary and James is below. Photo #1 Showing James’ #10357 spelt McEntyre James. Farm Laborer Dublin 19 Photo #2 on another page. spelt McIntyre James 19 Dublin with father Thomas and stepmother Honora over Dublin 19 Roman Catholic to […]

Mary Josephine McEntyre

Mary came with her younger brother James to Australia from Dublin via Plymouth on the ship Pericles. Mary died a year later and has listed on her death certificate another family of McIntyres as her cousin. Will upload the death certificate shortly Here is the family that we are trying to find the link..cousins via […]

James Joseph McEntyre

McIntyre DNA project James left for Australia at the age of 19 with his older sister Mary (21), on the ship Pericles. Married Alice Murphy at St Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne 24 May 1887 While in Melbourne three children were born. James Joseph McEntyre b:1859 in Dublin – d:20-Dec1904 in Auckland died 20-Dec 1904 Auckland …………. […]

Thomas Joseph McEntyre

McIntyre DNA project   Breakthrough: Have found Thomas’ father  ——->James Thomas is the son of James McEntyre and Elizabeth McEntyre. My guess is this is Thomas’ wedding photo to his 2nd wife Honora. Thomas would have been 41 or 42. On the marriage record I’ve found for Thomas and Honora there is a James McEntyre […]

My DNA results.

Got a Geno 2.0 DNA test done. Pretty interesting… Will add more to this as there is a lot to filter… R-P312-4b (R-M222). This subclade within R-L21 is defined by the presence of the marker M222. It is particularly associated with male lines which are Irish or Scottish, but especially northern Irish. In this case, […]