James
Bracken
Born in Drumgague, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of William Bracken
and Eliza Mary (Balfour) Bracken
Brother of
Richard Bracken, Samuel Bracken, William John Bracken, Robert Henry Bracken, Isabella Bracken, Isaac Bracken, Henry Teale Bracken, Hugh Balfour Lunney Bracken and Joseph Thomas Berry Bracken
Husband of
Caroline (Read) Bracken
— married
1881 in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
William James Bracken, Florence I C Bracken, George A E Bracken, Ellen Elizabeth (Bracken) Grills, John James Bracken, Christopher Joseph C Bracken and Henry A Bracken
Died
at age 71
in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2019
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Biography
The birth of James Bracken was recorded in Killesher parish records on the 12th February 1860; his parents noted as William Bracken and Eliza Balfour of Drumgague. [1]
The oldest & only child born in Ireland. Arrived in NSW 28 Jul 1862 at 2.5 yr a few months before the 2nd one was born
Married Caroline READ & had 8 children William James, Florence, George, Ellen. Laura a, John James, Christopher Joseph, & Henry A
He passed away in 1931.
Sources
- ↑ Killesher parish records - Baptisms : K.B.1 p24 1860 Feb 12th James (s) - parents : William and Eliza Bracken; Drumgague
- N.S.W. DEATHS - BRACKEN JAMES - 20939/1931 - parents : WILLIAM & ELIZA - death registered at ARMIDALE
- (wife & children from a public family tree on Ancestry Dell/Bracken)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Bonnie (Brackin) Ford
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JU2570678 [compare], Ancestry member norjan_gehring
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~0.78%
Norma Gehring :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A916814 [compare], Ancestry member NORJAN_GEHRING
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~0.78%
Jerry Gehring :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561332 [compare], Ancestry member GGNorjan_Gehring
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~0.78%
Joy (Gehring) Van Sickel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A297332 [compare], Ancestry member Joy_Gehring
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~0.78%
Janet (Gehring) Luise :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UE4915635 [compare], Ancestry member norjan_gehring
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~0.78%
Julie (Brackin) Green :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A611205 [compare], Ancestry member julie43017
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A611205 [compare]
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