Patrick Joseph McGowan and Ellen Harkins
I am trying to connect with some family members long lost.Great grandfather was Patrick Joseph McGowan, born in 1854in Ireland, ggrand mother was born in England in 1860.My grandfather was born in his grandparents home in Newbottle , England in 1886, his name was John Joseph McGowan.My grandfather had 3 brothers , Patrick A. , James, and Thomas, 2 sisters Ellen M. and Honora.They immigrated to the USA around 1887.According to US census's I have seen show that all maternal and paternal gggrandparents originated in Ireland. Greatgrandmothers maiden name was Harkins.