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Topic: Gaynors of Castleconnel, County Limerick (Read 407 times)
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Journeyman
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Can anyone kindly help me to track down any relatives of Mary Gaynor who emigrated to the US in the early 1900's. Mary Gaynor was my grandmother and had at least one brother who I believe may have emigrated to New York.
Mary married Thomas Coughlan, a carpenter of Pallaskenry, County Limerick and lived there all her life until her death in 1965. She was the headmistress of the Pallaskenry Primary School for many years.
Kind regards,
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Here are all the Mary Gaynors from the Ellis Island Website. If you know more, like age, you can narrow down the record date and see the record. It is free to register. www.ellisislandrecords.org
Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival
1. Mary Gaynor ... 1900 25
2. Mary Gaynor Ballingh, Irish 1916 20
3. Mary Gaynor Ballyjamesduff, Ireland 1916 22
4. Mary Gaynor Ballymore 1899 17
5. Mary Gaynor Brooklyn, N. Y., U.S.A. 1913 34
6. Mary Gaynor Clones 1904 3
7. Mary Gaynor Clones 1904 40
8. Mary Gaynor Dublin, Ireland 1920 28
9. Mary Gaynor Killaloe, Ireland 1909 26
10. Mary Gaynor Mueljngar 1897 30
11. Mary Gaynor New York 1924 43
12. Mary Gaynor Smethwick, England 1921 36
13. Mary Gaynor Westmeath 1898 58
14. Mary Gaynor 1892 17
15. Mary Gaynor 1897 19
16. Mary Gaynor 1893 23
17. Mary Gaynor 1893 25
18. Mary Gaynor 1896 40
19. Mary Gaynor 1907 40
20. Mary Gaynor 1906 45
21. Mary Gaynor 1914 70
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Kyrootie
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Hi Journeyman,
I think that I have some answers for you. Mary Gaynor did
indeed marry Thomas Coughlan but she never left Ireland. She lived there until she died. Thomas was a carpenter/contractor and she was the Head teacher for the Pallaskenry Elementary school. They lived in the house that had been Thomas Coughlan's parents house. I do not know how many children that they had but one of them was Maureen and she corresponded with my Aunt Evelyn who lived in New York City. Maureen Coughlin married a gentleman named McGarry and moved to England. They emigrated to the middle east after WWII and lived there until he retired from the oil company he worked for. I have been corresponding with XX(grandson of Thomas Coughlan and Mary Gaynor) and will ask him how many children Thomas Coughlan and Mary Gaynor had. He is currently in the process of moving.
Thomas Coughlan was born in 1879 and to the best of my knowledge was the last child of John Coughlan and Honora Lynch. Con or Cornelius was the oldest child I have found, born in 1865. He married a Julia and had three children. He emigrated to Australia along with Matthew who was the third son born 1869. One of Con's grandsons, Sean Coughlan, son of Jack became a Jesuit priest and went to Hong Kong.
Other children of John and Honora Coughlan were Michael born 1867, Mary Anne (my grandmother) born 1874, Patrick 1875, Bridget 1877. Mary Ann and Bridget emigrated to the US. MaryAnne lived in New York City all her life and Bridget married and lived in Bridgeport Connecticut. (Here is where I have a problem - there was a daughter called Nan and there
are pictures of her in Ireland but I do not know any more about her although there are pictures of another Coughlan family and it could be hers. So my mother told me there were six boys and they could have been born between 1869 and 1874 since I do not have any children born then.
John Coughlan was also a contractor and his father was James. John Coughlan lived from about 1820 to 1900 and Honora lived from about 1845 to 1916. Thomas Coughlan inherited the house since he was the youngest and still living at home when his father died.
Mary Gaynor was a local woman from Pallaskenry as far as I know. I do have a picture of Thomas Coughlan outside the family home in Pallaskenry and will find it and send it to you.
With best regards,
Your distant relative
Paula
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