I started the Family Tree on the 8th June, 2005. 

This is a tribute to all the ancestors who have gone before us.

This site is in early development. Hopefully with your help we can build it  into a valuable resource for both ourselves, and our descendants.

This is a never ending family tree and I hope as each generation goes on they  continue what I've started.:~)

Love to you all

Frances xoxo 

Details on the Surname MULLANE: An Irish surname underpinned by a multitude of  rich history. The name Mullane originally appeared in Gaelic as either  O'Meallain, O'Maolain or Mac Maolain.

Recorded in several forms including O'Mullan, Mullan, O'Mullane, Mullane, O'Mullen and  Mullen, this is an Irish surname of great antiquity. It derives from the Old Gaelic  surname O'Madain, meaning a descendant of Maolain, a personal byname from "maol",  meaning tonsured, and hence describing a monk or holyman.

Traditionally, Irish family names are taken from the heads of tribes, revered elders,  or some illustrious warrior, and are usually prefixed by "Mac" denoting "son of",  or "O", grandson, male descendant of. Three distinct septs of "O'Maolain" existed in  Ireland. The first, and most important, belonged to County Galway, and the eponymous  ancestor, Mullan, was descended from an early king of Connacht.

The second, O'Mullan or O'Mullen, held territory in the Ulster counties of Tyrone and  Derry. The most famous of this sept was Shane Crosagh O'Mullan, the Derry rapparee,  who flourished circa 1729. In Ulster, Mullan may also be an abbreviated form  of "MacMullen", a Scottish surname borne by many of the 17th Century settlers in that  province.

A third sept of "O'Maolain" was found in the Munster County of Cork where the name is  Mullane or Mullins. The mother of the liberator Daniel O'Connell, was an O'Mullane.  The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Denis O'Mullane.  This was dated 1608, in "Records of Ulster", during the reign of King James 1 of  England and V1 of Scotland, 1603 - 1625. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every  country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the  original spelling.

Details on the Surname CONSTABLE: An English surname, the Norman Conquest of  1066 added many new names to the island of Britain. Constable is a name for a  law enforcement officer of a parish. The surname is derived from the Old  French word cunestable.

Details on the Surname FINNIGAN: An Irish surname, hundreds of years ago, the  Gaelic name used by the Finnigan family in Ireland was O'Fionnagain, derived  from the word fionn, denoting a fair headed person. 
 Finningan was first found in counties Galway & Roscommon where they held a  family seat from very ancient times.

Details on the Surname MARSDEN: An English surname, the name Marsden first  arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their  having lived in the settlements named Marsden in Lancashire & the West Riding  of Yorkshire. The surname Marsden belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon  habitation names, which are derived from pre-exisiting names for towns,  villages, parishes or farmsteads.
 First found in Lancashire where they were seated from early times & their  first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of  Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Details on the Surname VAUGHAN: A Welsh surname, the name Vaughan came from  the Western Region of Britain known as Wales. This name started out as a  nickname for a person who was short in stature. However, the name may have  been applied ironically to a tall person. The surname is derived from the  Welsh words; fychan, vychan & bychan, which all mean small or little. First found in Shropshire where they were descended from Tudor Trevor, the  Earl of Hereford & Lord of Maylors.