The Killion, Quinn and Hand Families of Port Macquarie and Kempsey and their Feeney Family

Like all family history enthusiasts, I'm keen to ensure the information recorded for our family is accurate and complete.   Recently, I was asked to check the information recorded for Francis Thomas (Frank) Quinn's wife, Elsie May Sheppard.   My first stop was a review of Public Members Trees on  ancestry.com.au.   Only one tree had the same details as mine for Elsie's birth date and birth family - while four had different details! The confusion has occurred as Francis's wife, Elsie May, was born in 1897 and her birth was registered in Queensland.  In 1898, "Elsie Sheppard" was born in Kempsey.  It's this birth that's attributed to Francis's wife in the other four trees on  ancestry.com.au. So here's a post for other enthusiasts to review.....   Elsie May Sheppard was born on 21 September 1897 to John Thomas Sheppard and Elizabeth Low You.  Her birth was registered in Queensland.   Click here to view.    Elsie married...

These three beautiful photos of T. F. Quinn's Tailor shop are from the collection of Betty, the granddaughter of Annie Seward and Thomas Quinn.  The shop was in Belgrave Street, Kempsey and operated between 1897 and 1937.  Thomas retired at the age of 74!  Annie died just prior to Thomas selling his business.   In the first photo, we see Thomas (in the middle) with 3 of his sons - Charles (second from the left), Francis (second from the right) and Henry (on the right).  Thomas is clearly visible in the other photos.  We're now working to identify the men in the other two photos. Charles, Francis and Henry were also tailors.  Jan, another granddaughter of Annie and Thomas, has this button from Charles Quinn's business.