Griffin/Saunders Family of Knocknaboley Wicklow

Andrew SAUNDERS1818–

Name: Andrew SAUNDERS

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Birth	1818 27 21 Shared note: Age is based on fact that Andrew Saunders, age 2, was mentioned in John Saunder's Lease in 1820.
Birth of a sister	Jane SAUNDERS about 1821 (Age 3 years) Wicklow, Ireland Shared note: It is likely that Jane is the daughter of James Saunders of Knocknaboley, County Wicklow. The Tithe … It is likely that Jane is the daughter of James Saunders of Knocknaboley, County Wicklow. The Tithe Applotment for Knocknaboley of 1824 lists a Andrew Saunders as living there. The Coolatin Estate records in the National Library of Ireland establish that, in 1805, Andrew had received a lease whose longevity was based on the life of his son James, who was 14 in 1805. James was the only Saunders in Knocknaboley listed in the estate census of 1827. He was living on his father's original lease and this was also true in the 1839 tenant census. Jane was born about 1821 and married Thomas Griffin of Knocknaboley in 1844 (probably) in Kilcommon Parish whereupon she and Thomas immigrated to Cartwright Township, Durham County, Ontario in 1851. In the 1851 and subsequent censuses we find that James Saunders, born in 1791, and his wife have also moved to Cartwright in 1847 and his death record confirms he was from Wicklow. (His death was witnessed by a Mr. Thomas Darcy. The estate records for Knocknaboley show that the Darcy and Griffin families were neighbors in Ireland.) Thus it appears that Thomas and Jane followed her folks to Durham Co Ontario from Knocknaboley.
Birth of a sister	Margaret SAUNDERS June 8, 1824 (Age 6 years) Co Wicklow, Ireland Shared note: From ancestry.com Public Tree: Freeborn Family Tree From ancestry.com Public Tree: Freeborn Family Tree Margaret Saunders Graham Born 1824 8 Jun, Ireland Death 1918 26 Oct Age: 94 Cartwright Township, Durham County, Ontario, Canada 1901 census of Durham Ontario also says birth was Jun 8 1924.
Birth of a brother	James SAUNDERS 1826 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Margaret STRAHAN after 1825 (Age 7 years) Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Shared note: Margaret STRAHAN Saunders was still alive in Aug 1825. She was the sponsor for her granddaughter Mar… Margaret STRAHAN Saunders was still alive in Aug 1825. She was the sponsor for her granddaughter Mary Collins, daughter of Mary SAUNDERS Collins of Knocknaboley. Aug 7 Knocknaboley Mary for Michael collins and Mary Saunders, Sponsors Alexander ?? and Margaret Strahan. Baptism Record for Mary Collins, Knocknaboley, 1825
Death of a paternal grandfather	Andrew SAUNDERS 1828 (Age 10 years) Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Shared note: The image: A remnant of the Probate Index for Ireland shows Andrew Saunders had died by 1828 found o… The image: A remnant of the Probate Index for Ireland shows Andrew Saunders had died by 1828 found on findmypast.ie. The original probate records were destroyed in 1922. Andrew Saunders, Year 1828, Knockneboly, Wicklow Diocese Prerogative Court Record set Ireland Diocesan And Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Wills & probate Collections from Ireland, copyright Findmypast In 1827 the Coolatin Estate records show that James Saunders was farming the Andrew Saunders farm. However, it wasn't until the 1840s that the phrase Andrew Saunders (Executors) showed up in the Rental records. It is possible that Andrew had turned over his farm to James and did not die until much later. Records in the NLI show that in 1827 Andrew does not appear in a list of residents of his own lease, but his son James and son-in-law Michael Collins do. This is evidence that Andrew had died by 1827, but the reference to John Griffin Exors did not appear in the Rental Books until 1845. By 1844 the Saunders lease was turned over to John Griffin, one of the other Griffin men who lived in Knocknaboley. He was not our ancestor but may have been related. The relationship of the Griffin men living in Knocknaboley in 1810 (old John and Richard) is not known. Old John, our ancestor, was in Knocknaboley before 1780, but Richard did not appear until after 1800. As part of the Griffiths Census, government census takers identified and described tenant homes in Ireland. The description of the former home of Andrew Saunders is included in the House Books. John Griffin , living in the Saunders former home in the 1840s, was probably the son of Richard Griffin. MS 6100 Rents 1845-46. Knocknaboley. Andrew Saunders Exors. 4.2.12. ... Allow Griffin to purchase this holding at 20 pounds ... Andrew Saunders Name in Index to Probates, 1828 House Book for Andrew Saunder's Former House in 1843 in Knocknaboley Wicklow. Tenants on Andrew Saunders Lease in 1827
Birth of a brother	William SAUNDERS August 24, 1834 (Age 16 years) Wicklow, Ireland Shared note: According to 1901 Census of Huron Co.
Birth of a brother	John SAUNDERS 1839 (Age 21 years) Ireland
Birth of a brother	Thomas SAUNDERS 1841 (Age 23 years) Ireland
Birth of a sister	Ann SAUNDERS 1841 (Age 23 years) Wicklow, Ireland
Death of a father	James SAUNDERS December 21, 1875 (Age 57 years) Durham County, Ontario Shared note: It is reported that James Saunders was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in nearby Prince Albert Ontario. James Saunders Death Record in Durham Co Ontario
Death of a mother	Mary … March 22, 1882 (Age 64 years) Durham County, Ontario Mary Saunders Death Record from Durham Co Ontario
Death of a sister	Jane SAUNDERS after 1890 (Age 72 years) Shared note: Jane was listed with her daughter Margaret Phair's family in Forwich in 1891 census of Ontario.
Death of a brother	William SAUNDERS January 7, 1918 (Age 100 years) Shared note: The Wingham Times Dec 15, 1904 The Wingham Times Dec 15, 1904 Died in Manitoba Mrs Eliza Hawthorne a former resident of this section died at Waskada Man. On Friday last aged 92 years. Mrs. Hawthorne left here some 9 months ago for the West. The remains are being brought home and the funeral will take place from the residence of her son in law Mr. Wm. Saunders (died Jan 7, 1918 at 84 years), Lower Wingham this Thursday afternoon to the Bluevale Cemetery. (Margaret Saunders 1848-1928) Death certificate stated that William was a resident of Wingham and is buried in Fordwich Cemetery.
Death of a sister	Margaret SAUNDERS October 26, 1918 (Age 100 years) Durham Co, Ontario Shared note: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, Margaret Graham Ontario, Canada, Deaths, Margaret Graham Birth Place: Ireland Age at Death: 95 Death Date: 26 Oct 1918 Death Place: Durham, Ontario, Canada Burial: GRAHAM, Margaret (Saunders) Pine Grove, Prince Albert Cemetery Section C Durham Co Reach Township OCFA Index WO-105-1

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary … Andrew SAUNDERS Margaret SAUNDERS Jane SAUNDERS William SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Thomas SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Ann SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Birth: 1791 — Wicklow Ireland Death: December 21, 1875 — Durham County, Ontario
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James SAUNDERS Andrew SAUNDERS Margaret SAUNDERS Jane SAUNDERS William SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Thomas SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Ann SAUNDERS Mary … Birth: 1797 — Wicklow Ireland Death: March 22, 1882 — Durham County, Ontario
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Andrew SAUNDERS Birth: 1818 27 21
6 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James GRAHAM Ruth GRAHAM Mary Jane GRAHAM Robert GRAHAM James GRAHAM Job GRAHAM Margaret SAUNDERS Birth: June 8, 1824 33 27 — Co Wicklow, Ireland Death: October 26, 1918 — Durham Co, Ontario
-2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas GRIFFIN John GRIFFIN Margaret Jane GRIFFIN Mary Ann GRIFFIN Thomas GRIFFIN Peter GRIFFIN Albert James GRIFFIN Jane SAUNDERS Birth: about 1821 30 24 — Wicklow, Ireland Death: after 1890
14 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret TWAMLEY Mary Jane SAUNDERS Elizabeth SAUNDERS William John SAUNDERS Margaret SAUNDERS George James SAUNDERS Family with spouse Marguerite Hawthorne William SAUNDERS Birth: August 24, 1834 43 37 — Wicklow, Ireland Death: January 7, 1918
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Ann ROSEBURG Florence May SAUNDERS Family with spouse Ellen Wilson John SAUNDERS Birth: 1839 48 42 — Ireland
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas SAUNDERS Birth: 1841 50 44 — Ireland
-14 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary … James SAUNDERS Birth: 1826 35 29
16 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ann SAUNDERS Birth: 1841 50 44 — Wicklow, Ireland

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Birth View	Age is based on fact that Andrew Saunders, age 2, was mentioned in John Saunder's Lease in 1820.
Shared note	Andrew did not appear with James in Canada. But Andrew is mentioned in the Lease for John Saunders of Rathbawn in the Coolatin Estate Rental Records. In the manuscript MS 6040, Rentals for Coolatin Estate 1822-23: John Saunders, part of Rathbawn, (9/0/0) In lease for life of Andrew Saunders eldest son of James Saunders of Knocknaboley, 2 years old. Expires 1841. Life in being.