Hi Brenda,

I am a descendant of Patrick Browne through his first son Michael Browne. Michael Brown (b. 1818) was born in South Island, so I’m guessing the Brownes landed in Newfoundland sometime before his birth. Michael married
Margaret Cullen (b. 1822), and their daughter Margaret (b. 1835) married a Kent. Her daughter Margaret married a Connor, and their son is my great-grandfather.

Unexpectedly, my searches so far have found results from my father’s maternal line more so than the paternal line, but I’m thrilled nonetheless. I have yet to explore the trees of the other Browne children, but it seems they were merchants of a sort. Do you know what kind of merchants they were? By my great-great grandfather’s time the family was working in the mines in Harbour Main, so there may be an interesting story there!

As for the Kilkenny records, I am thinking of getting in touch with the local archive association. Someone told me they may still have the Church records for birth certificates from Patrick Browne’s time. I am particularly interested in finding out more about the Irish side of the family, and how they came to end up in Newfoundland. Do you have any suggestions of where else I could go to find out about the Brownes? One of your comments mentioned the Mi’kmaq people, so I would be greatly interested in learning more!

Many thanks,

Emma