Michael Christopher DOOLAN; of Northern Irish descent; b. 1857, son of Michael DOOLAN & Emily COFFIELD; [said to be brother to William DOOLAN]; family to Falklands for police duties; 1886 settled land near Tapi Aike; 1887 wife and children migrated to Patagonian mainland; 1904-1905 lost animals in harsh winter, abandoned ranching on own account; 1918 settled in Punta Arenas; d. 1944 Punta Arenas; bur. Punta Arenas

m. 1882 Roy Cove, West Falkland [Malvinas] (at house of W. W. BERTRAND; witness Herbert S. FELTON)

Hannah [Annie] Elizabeth BIGGS; b. 1864, dtr. of James Samuel BIGGS, carpenter, of Woolwich, Kent & Harriet Ann SIMPSON, domestic servant, of Windsor, Berks; d. 1944 Punta Arenas; bur. Punta Arenas

Children:

1. Mary Ann, b. 1883 Falklands / Malvinas; m. 1902 Punta Arenas, Andrés Christian JENSEN Wirth; d. 1904; bur. Punta Arenas
2. Eleanor, b. 1884 Falklands / Malvinas
3. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1886 Falklands / Malvinas; m 1906 Punta Arenas, Sea Captain Andrew Christian JENSEN, 5 children
4. Emily, b. 1888; bap. 1889 Punta Arenas (see MACDONALD--DOOLAN)
5. Michael, b. 1890? Falklands / Malvinas; bap. 1891 Punta Arenas; m. 1944 Punta Arenas, María Clara PAREDES, 2 children
6. William Thomas, b. 1893 Pecket, Magallanes; bap. 1894 Punta Arenas; m. 1932 Carmen Luisa VARGAS, 9 children
7. Katherine (Catalina Flora), b. 1893 Pecket, Magallanes; bap. 1894 Punta Arenas
8. John Patrick, b. 1895; bap. 1898 Río Gallegos; d. 1933
9. Francis James [Frank], b. 1898; bap. 1898 Río Gallegos; m. Puerto Natales, Balbina GOMEZ
10. Charles Alfred, b. 1899 Port Stanley; m. Felisa SANDOVAL, 7 children; d. 1975
11. Mark [Marcos Andrés Eduardo], b. 1901 Punta Arenas?; settled Coyhaique Chico; d. 1959 Coyhaique
12. Nora Hannah, b. 1904; m. 1932 Puerto Natales, Otto PEDERSEN, 5 children; d. 1993
13. Robert, b. c1906; [also Punta Arenas]; m. Antonia AGUILAR; d. 1930; bur. Punta Arenas
14. Ernest Francis, b. 1908?; bap. 1909 Ruben-Aike; m. María Luisa OVANDO, 2 children

DOOLAN Family Photographs: photo album