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John GRIFFINAge: 74 years1851–1925

Name: John GRIFFIN

Given names: John

Surname: GRIFFIN

Events of close relatives
Birth	1851 38 Note: According to death record.
Birth of a brother	Thomas GRIFFIN 1851 Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland Note: Thomas Griffin, age 51, lived in Tinahely with his sister. 1901 Census of Mary Anne GRIFFIN Needham's Family
Birth of a sister	Mary Anne GRIFFIN 1855 (Age 4 years) Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland
Birth of a brother	Peter GRIFFIN October 16, 1856 (Age 5 years) Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Note: Baptism 25 Jan 1857, Kilcommon Parish, Wicklow Ire. Mother was named Catherine.
Birth of a sister	Susan GRIFFIN 1861 (Age 10 years) Co Wicklow, Ireland Note: From 1901 census.
Death of a mother	Catherine HENNESY April 24, 1887 (Age 36 years) Age: 65 Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Note: Record states Catherine had been ill for a year. Her son John was witness at her death in Knocknaboley. Death Record for Catherine Griffin, 1887, Knocknaboley
Death of a father	Peter GRIFFIN August 4, 1890 (Age 39 years) Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Cause: Senility at age 78. Note: Peter's burial record was recorded in the Church of Ireland records for Hacketstown and in the Civil Records of Ireland. Entry from Burial Records in Hacketstown Peter Griffin, Knocknaboley, 1890 Death Record in Irish Civil Records
Occupation	Farmer 1892 (Age 41 years) Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland Note: John Griffin probably lived with his parents on the Griffin farm; he was present at the death of both his parents. On the lease records in the Valuation Office, he was the leaseholder from 1892-1911 on the Griffin Farm (Lot 13 on Knocknaboley.)
Census	1901 (Age 50 years) Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland John Griffin Living With Peter Griffin Family, 1901 Census
Death of a wife	Sarah Jane HANNON August 28, 1904 (Age 53 years) Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland Death Record of Sarah Jane Griffin, Wife of John Griffin, Knocknaboley
Census	1911 (Age 60 years) Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Note: John and Peter Griffin, elderly brothers, were living together in Knocknaboley, along with a relative John Griffin, age 13. 1911 Census for John and Peter Griffin, Knocknaboley
Death of a sister	Mary Anne GRIFFIN October 13, 1920 (Age 69 years) Age: 70 Tinahely, Shillelagh District, Wicklow, Ireland Note: Death Record for Mary Anne Needham in Index Death Record for Mary Anne Needham in Index Event Date Oct - Dec 1920 Event Place Shillelagh, Ireland Registration Quarter and Year Oct - Dec 1920 Registration District Shillelagh Age 70 Birth Year (Estimated) 1850 Volume Number 2 Page Number 649 Mary Anne Griffin Needham Death Record, Tinahely, 1920
Death	September 29, 1925 (Age 74 years) Age: 71 Tinahely, Wicklow, Ireland Note: According to Burial Records for Hacketstown in the Representative Church Library (Anglican Records), John Griffin died in the Needham home in Tinahely, age 71. John's sister was Mary Anne Griffin Needham of Tinahely.

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Catherine HENNESY Thomas GRIFFIN Susan GRIFFIN John GRIFFIN Mary Anne GRIFFIN Peter GRIFFIN Peter GRIFFIN Birth: about 1813 33 — Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland Death: August 4, 1890 — Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Peter GRIFFIN Thomas GRIFFIN Susan GRIFFIN John GRIFFIN Mary Anne GRIFFIN Peter GRIFFIN Catherine HENNESY Death: April 24, 1887 — Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland
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twin brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas GRIFFIN Birth: 1851 38 — Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland
11 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maurice BYRNE Susan GRIFFIN Birth: 1861 48 — Co Wicklow, Ireland Death: December 28, 1929 — Ballyshonoge, Tinahely, Wicklow, Ireland
-9 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane HANNON John GRIFFIN Birth: 1851 38 Death: September 29, 1925 — Tinahely, Wicklow, Ireland
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph NEEDHAM William NEEDHAM Peter NEEDHAM Catherine NEEDHAM Mary Anne GRIFFIN Birth: 1855 42 — Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland Death: October 13, 1920 — Tinahely, Shillelagh District, Wicklow, Ireland
21 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Peter GRIFFIN Birth: October 16, 1856 43 — Knocknaboley, Wicklow, Ireland

Family with Sarah Jane HANNON - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane HANNON John GRIFFIN Birth: 1851 38 Death: September 29, 1925 — Tinahely, Wicklow, Ireland
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John GRIFFIN Sarah Jane HANNON Birth: 1855 Death: August 28, 1904 — Knocknaboley Wicklow Ireland

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Birth	According to death record.
Occupation	John Griffin probably lived with his parents on the Griffin farm; he was present at the death of both his parents. On the lease records in the Valuation Office, he was the leaseholder from 1892-1911 on the Griffin Farm (Lot 13 on Knocknaboley.)
Census	John and Peter Griffin, elderly brothers, were living together in Knocknaboley, along with a relative John Griffin, age 13.
Death	According to Burial Records for Hacketstown in the Representative Church Library (Anglican Records), John Griffin died in the Needham home in Tinahely, age 71. John's sister was Mary Anne Griffin Needham of Tinahely.
Note	Present at death of his father Peter in 1890.