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Flaherty / O'Flaherty

Looking for any info on my ggrandfather James Flaherty (Ex -RIC officer, Lodge keeper and farmer), married Mary Sheerin. They had 11 children as follows :-

Andrew Francis Flaherty, Born 11th July 1894, Newtown Forbes. Co. Longford, Eire. Registered Drumlish 334 15th July 1894 . no. 235. Publican, Glasgow. Royal Irish Constabulary till disbanded in 1921. Then the Hong Kong Police for a few years after.
Joseph - Not heard of since First World War 1914-1918.
John - Publican in Glasgow. Lanarkshire. Scotland. Batchelor
Michael - Lived in Scotland as above. Then Hong Kong police from early 1900's till outbreak of Second World War 1939-1945. Taken prisoner by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore. Died in Stanley Camp during that time. Apparently married a Chinese lady (Lily).
Evelyn - Private nurse in England.
Sarah - Emigrated to America in her youth. Married with family in either San Francisco or Denver (Maxwell).
Emma - Emigrated to America in her youth as above. Daughter Helen.
Anne - Stayed in Ireland near Boyle. Co. Roscommon. (Married Jack Tiernan).
May - Married and lived in Warwickshire and Leicestershire. (Married Harold Hatton).
Margaret - Moved to England as young girl. (Married Leslie White).
Teresa - Died as a young girl.

• Flaherty Family Tree (55 KB)
  Flaherty/Sutherland/Freeman Family Tree

• Flaherty Family Photo (88 KB)
  Picture taken around 1911, Boyle Co Roscommon

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