Brief Life History of James
When James O'Brien was born on 19 July 1863, in Hotham, Victoria, Australia, his father, Patrick O'Brien, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Farrell, was 32. He died on 21 August 1933, in Hampton, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 70.
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1831–1918 Male
1832–1884 Female
Siblings (7)
1859–1937 Male
1860–1890 Female
1862–1863 Female
1863–1933 Male
1865–1890 Female
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1867
Age 4
1870
Age 7
1892
Age 29
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Dermot, Liam, Brigid, Declan, Donovan, John Patrick, Kieran, Colm, Donal, Brennan, Caitlin.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’, a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’, with the transferred sense ‘eminence’, i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan . In Ireland there has also been some confusion with O'Byrne (see Byrne ).
History: This name is borne in particular by one of the greatest of Irish septs, descendants of Brian Boru, who rose to the high kingship of Ireland in 1002.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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