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Is this the OP's James Breen??



Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906 about James Breen

Name: James Breen
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1854
Baptism Date: 24 Dec 1854
Parish: St Peter's Priory
Father's Name: John Breen
Mother's name: Bridget Breen



The trouble is ................ there is also this one, with father James and mother Bridget, and the date of birth given by the OP ................


Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906 about James Breen

Name: James Breen
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1852
Baptism Date: 19 Sep 1852
Parish: St Mary's
Father's Name: James Breen
Mother's name: Bridget Breen

This is the only child called Bridget that I can see:

Births Jun 1854 (>99%)
BREEN Bridget Liverpool 8b 28

There's a John Breen on the 1851 census born in Ireland in 1825, at Liverpool St. Martins.

John Breen 26 Ireland Liverpool, St Martins
Catherine Breen 27 Ireland Liverpool, St Martins
Margaret Breen 11 Ireland Liverpool, St Martins
James Breen 0 Liverpool Liverpool, St Martins
(FMP has James as John).
The children's names are right but the ages are all over the place so it may just be coincidence.

They left from Liverpool, not that it helps much

Name: Bridget Breen
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Age: 25
Arrival Date: 1 Jul 1857
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Liverpool
Ship: Indiana
Nationality: Irish

His nationality is given as Irish as well

One of the children was baptised in Liverpool, assuming it is the correct child, it may not be as I can't see the others born before they left

Name: James Breen
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1852
Baptism Date: 19 Sep 1852
Parish: St Mary's
Father's Name: James Breen
Mother's name: Bridget Breen

Daughters amrriage and death


Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
about Margt Kennedy
Name: Margt Kennedy
Death Place: Dandenong, Victoria
Age: 73
Father's Name: John Breen
Mother's name: Bridget Learchlin
Registration Year: 1937
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 12531
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
about Margaret Breen
Name: Margaret Breen
Spouse Name: James Kennedy
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1880
Registration number: 628

As you know the names of some of the children, it would be helpful, please, if you would give the approximate geographical location of the birth of the children. Thank you.

Born approx 1830, possibly married to Bridget Learokiln born 1832 - we know he had children Bridget Breen 1851, James Breen 1852, Simon Breen 1853, Delia Breen 1854, Margaret Breen 1863, John Breen 1865

In 1857 John, Bridget and daughter Bridget sailed on the Indiana in Australia.
We'd appreciate your help!! thank you all for your help so far.
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