As part of my blog, I will be periodically be doing a short ‘On this day’ article featuring one individual with the surname of Heenan. On 10 January in 1911, Patrick Heenan died at Knocknascrow in County Limerick, Ireland. He … Continue reading →
I never imagined that a strange public notice about the estate of a woman in Cheshire, would lead me on a trail to an actor from the era of silent movies. The London Gazette on March 7, 1924 published a … Continue reading →
The latest of this series of obituaries found in newspaper records, relates to the a veteran of the war in Vietnam. John C. Heenan, 59, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 9, 2007, from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle … Continue reading →
One of the first family groups I identified when I started my study on the Heenan surname, was that of Robert James HEENAN and his wife Eva CORFIELD What attracted my attention when I found them in a census record … Continue reading →
The latest episode of “Heenan in the News” is an announcement about the right of a man in Ireland to carry arms. Edinburgh Gazette, 9 July 1850 Issue: 5981 Page:553 The Lord Lieutenant, in pursuance of the power vested in … Continue reading →
The latest episode of “Heenan in the News” comes from New Zealand about a young child who had an accident in a playground. THAMES STAR, VOLUME XXXIX, ISSUE 9557, 26 JANUARY 1900 In case the clipping isn’t clear, I’ve made … Continue reading →