tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350007551044387893.post3261581981511239834..comments2024-01-02T15:40:37.814+00:00Comments on 8 Keeling Brothers: Finucane family treeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350007551044387893.post-76360638346052242152019-02-02T13:43:12.954+00:002019-02-02T13:43:12.954+00:00‘Mrs Sugrue’ was Mary, the seventh of ten Finucane...‘Mrs Sugrue’ was Mary, the seventh of ten Finucane siblings, her elder brother Morgan being my (and your Dad’s) grandfather – making her our great aunt, and your great-great aunt. I am too young to remember her, but I think my sister Mary does (apparently she was rather scary). You can actually find her on the tree, married to Jeremiah Sugrue, a Royal Navy surgeon.<br /><br />Crossie would appear to have been the researcher and/or draftsman, and in looking at it again it occurs to me what a mammoth job it must have been – and with no help from Google or i2 mapping! I wonder too how many copies there are, and who may have the original. Even the copying of it must have been quite a job some years ago.<br /><br />For your interest, I also have the original of a tree drawn by Ruvé in her own hand in about 1974, although this appears to trace the Sheridan rather than the Finucane line. This goes as far back as her great-great-great grandparents, David & Winifred Lynch, with all you eight brothers just sneaking in at the bottom.<br /><br />While writing I thought I’d mention that I am the keeper of Ruvé’s little pocket diaries, spanning the years 1965-1985. While I have always been comforted to have them on the shelf in my study, it occurs to me that one of you might be better keepers for the future. You have shown such interest in the family history I feel that you would appreciate and take good care of them. Do let me know, and I’d be happy to pass them on to you.<br /><br />You will note that they are all marked ‘Auntie Pag’, the name by which I and my sisters best knew and adored her. This stems from our mother, her little sister Barbara, who adopted this nickname for her from early childhood.<br /><br />Do anyway be in touch if you have an interest in seeing (and perhaps copying) Ruvé’s own hand-drawn tree, and perhaps taking charge of her diaries.<br /><br />Patrick GraysonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350007551044387893.post-61710013502183167452019-01-29T10:05:34.158+00:002019-01-29T10:05:34.158+00:00Mrs Sugrue was Auntie Mary, one of our grandfather...Mrs Sugrue was Auntie Mary, one of our grandfather's sisters, rather a fierce looking lady, always wearing black. She never had any children as far as I remember, I think the younger Finucane girls, my mum and your granny were rather in awe of her. We used to be taken to tea with her somewhere in Wimbledon, I don't think I liked it much!<br />Sorry, no idea where Ruve got it from but Patrick might know that, I'll ask him. Well done for doing it, best wishes and love, Mary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com