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QUINN FAMILY TREE

Felix QUINN 

1820

Ship Yard Labourer - Stone Mason

 Felix Quinn 

was born in 1820 in IRELAND. 

He was married to

Ellen QUINN  

(maiden name unknown)

  born in 1830 in IRELAND.

Felix and Ellen Quinn came from Ireland after 1846  

during the potato famine.

Any information on where they may have come from in Ireland would be very much appreciated.

They had 4 known children as follows:-

   

name born place married to
Catherine Quinn 1845 IRELAND  
Michael Quinn 1849-1918 Scotland ELIZABETH A SMITH
Thomas quinn 1850- SCOTLAND  
MORIAH/mary Quinn 1856 Newcastle Upon Tyne  
John Quinn 1862 Newcastle Upon Tyne  

 

 During 1841 the Quinn's lived in Muirkirk Ayr Scotland 

By 1861 they had moved onto

 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE 

where they were living in the parish of All Saints Wall Knoll

In 1871 they lived at:-

Blue Quarries in GATESHEAD

Felix and Ellen emigrated to the U.S.A. 

Some time after 1871

Felix and Ellen were living in Princeton Mercer New Jersey in 1880

Their Grand daughter below Catherine Quinn born 1879 in Pendleton Salford went out to live with them. 

Catherine was there during 1942 and as far as we know married and remained there. 

Family legend has it that Felix Quinn lived to be 102 years old.

Any information on these Quinn's would be greatly appreciated.

The name was originally spelt  QUIN 

but sometime after moving to England it was spelt QUINN

MICHAEL QUINN   

born 1849 in Muirkirk Ayr Scotland

Iron works labourer

Michael Quinn  

was married to

Elizabeth Ann Smith  

born 1858 in MANCHESTER

The marriage took place in 1877 at

 ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH BARTON UPON IRWELL 

at the time of the marriage

Elizabeth Ann Smith lived in James Street Eccles

Michael Quinn lived in Brunswick Street Pendleton

They had the following children

 

name born place married to
CATHARINE QUINN 1879 PENDLETON went to the u.s.a.
MARY QUINN 1881-1963 PENDLETON WILLIAM MARRISON
ELLEN QUINN 1885 PENDLETON GEORGE E. KELLY
ELIZABETH QUINN 1886 PENDLETON  
FLORENCE QUINN 1890 PENDLETON T. MCGOVERN
GERTRUDE QUINN 1892-1982 PENDLETON WILLIAM WILSON
EDWARD QUINN 1890 PENDLETON GLADYS GRINDLEY
LUCY QUINN 1900 PENDLETON CONVENT LIVERPOOL

    

From 1881 to 1901 the family lived in 

Nuttall Street 

Salford

Any descendants or fellow Quinn's out there please contact

EMAIL 

wallwork.history@ntlworld.com

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