John Finigan was born in 1808 in County Cork, Ireland. He married Sarah Austen (who was born in 1808 in County Cork) on 29 November 1831 at St. Andrews Church, Holborn, London. John died on 29 October 1876 and Sarah died on 4 May 1859. They are both buried at St Mary Magdalen in Mortlake, Surrey.

John and Sarah had 10 children:

• John, born 6 may 1833 Holborn, London and died 1874 in America.
• Sarah, born 24 April 1835 Holborn, London.
• Anna Maria, born 18 March 1837 City of London.
• Rosa Bridget, born 8 December 1838 London and died 30 October 1839.
• William Thomas, born 14 September 1840 London and died 14 June 1895.
• Daniel O'Connell, born 17 November 1842 City of London and died 14 June 1895 in Berlin, Germany.
• Catherine, born 24 November 1844 London.
• Martin Thomas, born 30October 1847 London.
• Agnes Mary, born 4 January 1850 London and died 1931 Hackney, London.
• Joseph, born 25 September 1851 London and died 26 September 1851.

Martin Finigan married Louisa M. Duffy. She was born 1857 in Ireland and they 7 children:

• Annie Catherine, born 28 June 1874 Dublin, Ireland.
• John James, born 9 December 1875 Dublin, Ireland.
• Louisa, born 1877 Dublin, Ireland.
• Martin Joseph, born 15 January 1879 Dublin, Ireland.
• Daniel Patrick, born 1882 Dublin, Ireland and died 1927 Pancras, London.
• Mary Clare, born 1891 London.
• James Sydney, born 1894 London.

Daniel Patrick Finigan married Alice Elizabeth Thorogood on 16 February 1907 at Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Tottenham Road, Kingsland, Hackney, London. They had 8 children:

• Mabel Louise, born 1907 Islington, London.
• Kathleen Elsie, born 1908 Islington, London.
• Denis Patrick, born 1910 Islington, London and died 1910 Shoreditch, London.
• Denise Patricia, born 13 August 1911 Islington, London and died November 2000 Northampton.
• Eileen Gladys Finigan, born 13 October 1913 Teddington, Middx. and died 13 August 1973 Dartford, Kent.
• Sydney P, born 1917 Wareham, Dorset and died 1918 Wareham, Dorset.
• Joan M, born 1919 Pancras, London an died 1923 Pancras, London.
• Eva M, born 1922 Pancras, London.

Denise Patricia Finigan married John Hugh Le Franc in 1933 Islington, London.

Denise was my grandmother on my mother's side.

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