I was wondering if anyone on here was researching the surname Frenay or Freney.
The reason I ask is because of the following........some background info.
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My great great grandparents were Peter Murphy and Johanna?
Their daughter Annie Murphy married a John McBride in Philadelphia in 1889. They had one child......Mary McBride born in 1890. Annie died not long after Mary's birth on September 10, 1890. She was 25 years old at her death so born about 1865.
On Annie's death record it says she was English but with a name like Murphy it's a bit doubtful but you never know.
I know Annie's parents because someone on RC kindly found a obituary from a Philadelphia newspaper.
No Headline (Mortuary Notice)
Date: 1890-09-13; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer, published as: The Philadelphia Inquirer
McBride- On the 10th inst., Annie, wife of John McBride, Jr.,
and daughter of Johanna and the late Peter Murphy, aged 25 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectively invited to attend the funeral on Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock, from her late residence 2527 Benner's Avenue. High mass at St. Elizabeth's Church.
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I've looked for Annie with her parents in the census but so far I haven't found them in either the USA or England/Wales/Scotland.
I've looked through various BMD databases and the only marriage I can find so far for Peter and Johanna that is even remotely close is the following:
Parish Marriage Record
District/Parish - Rosbercon. Co. Kilkenny
Groom: Peter Murphy, Garrandara, Roman Catholic
Bride: Johanna Freney, Garrandara, Roman Catholic
Witnesses: Walter Long and Margaret Murphy
I found one child on FamilySearch:
Name: Patrick Murphy
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1870
Birthplace: Kilkenny, Ireland
Father's Name: Peter Murphy
Mother's Name: Johanna Franey
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01405-4
System Origin: Ireland-ODM
GS Film number: 101203
I might be way off track but it's the only firm lead I have found after a lot of research.
Do the names Peter Murphy and Johanna Franey twig with anyone?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
mab