Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Kernaghan was born in 1848, in Ireland, her father, William Kernahen, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Leinster, was 29. She married John Meharg in 1870, in Newry, County Down, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 22 September 1923, in New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 75.
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Family Time Line
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- Ireland marriage. John Meharig & Margaret Kernaghan. 21 Aug 1870
- Margaret Cwnighan Meherg in entry for Joseph Meherg, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"
- Margaret Kernahan, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"
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World Events (7)
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1870
British troops withdraw from Australia.
1877
Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cearnacháin ‘descendant of Cearnachán’, a personal name based on cearnach ‘victorious’ + the diminutive ending -án.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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