William Bracken (abt. 1809 - 1887)

Born about 1809 in County Fermanagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Thompson) Bracken — married 16 Sep 1831 in Killesher parish, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1887 at about age 78 in Gallagh, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Biography

William Bracken was born in 1807 in the townland of Drumgague, County Fermanagh; and baptised on the 19th January 1808 the parish of Killesher; the son of John Bracken and Martha Betty. ^[1]

William Bracken married Isabella Thompson in 1831. ^{[2] [3]}

William Bracken, a widowed farmer aged 78 years, died at Gallagh on the 11th March 1887. William Walmsley, a nephew of Drumhack, was present at the time of his death. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Killesher Parish records - Births: K.1 p27 Jan 19th 1808 William - John Bracken and Martha Betty
2. ↑ from John Huey
3. ↑ Killesher Parish Records - Marriages: K.2 p: 53 -16th Sept 1831 - William Bracken & Isabella Thompson
4. ↑ an image of the death registration may be viewed online at Irish Genealogy.ie

• Page -43- in White, Andrew Curtis. Memorials of Roderick White and His Wife, Lucy Blakeslee of Paris Hill, N.Y (1892) Page 21 - Frederick Samson WHITE ... married ..... 2nd, May 23, 1878, Frances Ann Bracken, daughter of William Bracken and Isabella Thompson, who was born at Florencecourt, near Enniskillen, Ireland, Dec. 24, 1846.