My grandfather is Guido Patrick Joseph Branigan, born in Mooltan, India (now Multan, Pakistan) on 22nd June 1881or 1882 and I am looking for the descendants of his brother WILLIAM BRANIGAN born 27 June 1882 in Mooltan, India. Their parents were Patrick H Branigan (Bandmaster of the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers) and his wife Maria J Branigan (born Byrne).

William followed in his fathers footsteps and also became the Bandmaster of the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers.

William married Mary (born 1878 or 1881 in Galway, Ireland) and their children are:-
- Maria Bridget Branigan born 1907 in Mullingar, Ireland;
- Patrick Augustine Branigan born 1908 in Dagshai, India;
- William Branigan F born 1911 in Ferozepore, India and died 1912 Ferozepore, India; and
- Kathleen A Branigan was born in Ferozepore 1913 India.

Following the death of his father Patrick Augustine Branigan, at the age of 17 years old (1926), was sent to the USA and lived and worked in New York.

In 1929 Patrick visited Ireland and returned to New York together with his mother and youngest sister Kathleen – their names appear on the President Roosevelt’s Ship List when it docked in New York on 04th October 1929 – Branigan has been incorrectly spelt as Brannigan.

They appear on the 1930 Census as living in (2735 – 110 - 568) Bronx, Bronx, New York. Their surname has been misspelt Brannagan instead of Branigan and Maria whose name has been misspelt as Myad, appears twice on the census. Once at home with her mother and sibling and again at her place of work in Manhattan, New York, New York where her surname has been correctly spelt as BRANIGAN.

I cannot find any trace of them after the 1930 Census. Although the correct spelling of their surname is BRANIGAN it could have been misspelt as Brannigan, Brannagan or other. There is also the possibility that they might have changed the spelling of their surname.

My grandfather Guido Patrick Joseph Branigan came to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa to join the Natal Mounted Police in 1901 and I know that he stayed in contact with William's family after they went to live in the USA.

I'd love to hear from any Branigan who thinks he may be closely related to me.

Any information will be greatly appreciated.