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John McMAHON on 20 Dec 1837 in Bellary married Martha BUCKS, children:

1. William McMahon (b 25 Nov 1838, c 24 Dec 1838 Bombay)

2. Jane McMahon (b 25 Jul 1840, c 2 Sep 1840, d 1841 Belgaum)

3. James McMahon (b 30 Aug 1842, c 4 Oct 1842 Belgaum)

4. Amelia McMahon (b 30 Jul 1844, c 5 Aug 1844 Aden)

5. John McMahon (b 2 Sep 1845, c 2 Sep 1845 Aden)

6. Robert McMahon (b 11 Nov 1847, c 30 Nov 1847 Aden) migrated to the United States, last known address, BOSTON, Mass Cross, United States of America.

7. Joseph McMahon (b 15 Apr 1853, c 30 Apr 1853 Secunderabad)

8. Francis McMahon (b 31 Mar 1862, c 3 Apr 1862 Pallavaram)

Next Generation

William McMAHON (b 25 Nov 1838, c 24 Dec 1838 Bombay) at 18yrs on 28 May 1857 in Vepery married 17yr Helena MULLEN (b 1840 daughter of Patrick Mullen)

 

Robert McMAHON Carnatic Ordinance Artificer of Vepery (b 11 Nov 1847, c 30 Nov 1847 Aden) was a Captain in the British Army, Commissioned on 20/06/1902 as Surveyor in Survey Department, Government of India.  John had a brother who at 21yrs on 4 Dec 1867 in Madras married 16yr Frances SPURLING, (b 1851, daughter of Samuel Spurling) children:

1. Maurice Arthur McMahon (b 27 Oct 1869, c 8 Dec 1869 Madras)

2. Florence Millicent McMahon (b 10 Sep 1871, c 14 Oct 1871 Pallavaram)

3. Robert John McMahon (c 26 Jan 1874 Pallavaram, d 19 Apr 1911 Madras, age 37)

4. Mary Blanche McMahon (b 26 Jul 1878, c 11 Aug 1878 Madras)

Next Generation

Maurice Arthur McMAHON (b 27 Oct 1869, c 8 Dec 1869 Madras) on 25th February 1892 at the Church of the Purification of Our Lady Royapettah, Madras, married Annie Morris O'FLYNN (died in India 28/03/1933, daughter of James Joseph O'Flynn). Children:

 

Maurice Arthur McMAHON (b 27 Oct 1869, c 8 Dec 1869 Madras) married Mary ?, children:

1. Mervyn Edwin Francis McMahon (b 3 Aug 1896, c 21 Aug 1896 Bangalore, d 17 Sep 1910 Pakala, Madras, age 13)

2. Harry Joseph McMahon (b 17 May 1896 out at sea during parents voyage from U.K. to India, ship landed at Madras. No record at any of the churches in Madras of Birth. (help wanted if anyone could inform if there is any other place for me to try any check this record), died in U.K.)  Nothing much is known of his early life, except that he might have gone to school at St. Joseph's European High School for Boys at Bangalore from 1903/04 to 1913/14. From 1914 he joined the army and was attached to the Signal Corps, and posted at Basrah (Iraq). His work was mainly to maintain communication lines and erection of new ones. This work later took him to Baghdad (Iraq) (British occupy Baghdad on 11th. March 1917). He left the army in 1918 and married the same year. From 29th January 1919 to 1951 November 16th., he was a non-gazette staff member of the Madras And Southern Maratta Railway and finally retired as Station Master of Katpadi Station. In 1952 he joined the Western India Penninsular Railway (W.I.P.Rly.) and worked as Assnt. Station Master and later as Station Master at Vasco-da-Gama, Goa. (then under the British and later Portuguese), where he retired in 1956.

3. Frances McMahon (b 1898)

Maurice Arthur McMAHON (b 27 Oct 1869, c 8 Dec 1869 Madras) at 69yrs on 31 Jan 1940 in Bangalore married 44yr widow Myrtle Elizabeth POWLES nee WILKINSON (b 1896, daughter of Christopher Richard Wilkinson). Maurice retired from the Indian Police and went to U.K. where he died.

 

Robert John McMAHON (c 26 Jan 1874 Pallavaram, d 19 Apr 1911 Madras, age 37) married Jeannette Bertha SYLVIA, children:

1. Robert Spurling McMahon (b 13 Mar 1909, c 13 May 1909 Madras)

Joseph McMAHON (b 15 Apr 1853, c 30 Apr 1853 Secunderabad) at 22yrs on 8 Feb 1875 in Pallavaram married 19yr Charlotte MURPHY (b 1856 daughter of Bartholomew Murphy)

 

Next Generation

Harry Joseph McMAHON Assistant Station Master, from Jalarpet (b 17 May 1896 out at sea during parents voyage from U.K. to India, ship landed at Madras. No record at any of the churches in Madras of Birth.) at 22yrs on 23 Jun 1919 in Madras married 19yr Ethel Florence BARNES (b 1900 daughter of G J Barnes), children:

1. Elsie Lucille McMahon (b 12 Apr 1920, c 26 Apr 1920 Arkonam)

2. Josephine Hazel McMahon (b 13 Jan 1922, c 24 Dec 1923 Belgaum)

3. Hazel Gwendoline McMahon (b 13 Jan 1922, c 9 Feb 1922 Arkonam)

4. Winifred Iris McMahon (b 27 Mar 1923, c 29 Apr 1923 Arkonam)

5. Joseph McMahon (b 24 Apr 1929, c 19 May 1929 Belgaum)

Need to match and confirm the following list provided by Tony McMahon to the above

1. Robert Maurice McMahon -

2. Esme McMahon - Female

3. Fanny McMahon - Female

4. Patrick McMahon - Male

5. Hazel McMahon- Female

6. Eric McMahon - Male (died at a young age - was shot by Indian terrorists in Kolem (Goa) then a Portuguese Colony, when manning a Goods Train, he was the Fireman on duty (Steam Engine)

7.  name not known (Called Robo - Male)

Frances McMAHON (b 1898) at 19yrs on 8 Feb 1917 in Tuticorin married 24yr Thomas Carr LACKS (b 1893, son of Charles Robert Lacks)

 

Next Generation

Robert Maurice McMAHON married Gertrude Rose Cecelia PEREIRA, children:

1. Darryl McMahon

2. Rohmer McMahon ,

3. Lorraine McMahon,

4. Errol McMahon,

5. Joreen McMahon,

6. Romayne McMahon,

7. Andrea McMahon

8. Lyndel McMahon.

 

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