clare family kildare

[Sammyr81]

has anyone else that read my post have any further information about the Clare/ clear or Behan family formly of Athy or Calverstown co kilidare. I would really appreciate it. no one seems to know anything or where the family orginated from. please pm me with details regardless of small the info might be, many thanks  

[shanew147]

The best way to find out more is with that possible marriage cert to see if it fits. If it's correct it will give you clues to work back one more step..


Shane

[Sammyr81]

will be on to that tomorrow . i will let you know how i get on

sandra

[shanew147]

you mentioned in another thread that your Behan's may have come from Calverstown - a possible connection there in 1911 :

  Behan household - Calverstown Demesne


S.

[shanew147]

back to Clare/Clear - quite a bit earlier than your Clare family, but there are a number of possible connections in Co. Kildare on the 1911 census - e.g.

  an Andrew Clair - in Straffen

  A Soldier surname of Cleare in the Curragh barracks with his wife and children

  and 17 people with the surname Clare

Working back from the marriage might show a link to one of these housleholds


S.

[Sammyr81]

wow, ther is quiet alot of clares there, now to figure if one of those clares are related,, pity there wasnt a mention of a kathleen behan , that would get the ball rolling 

[shanew147]

probably a generation or two before your Kathleen...  but worth keeping a note of while you gather more details.



S.

[Jack2227]

I recently photographed most of the old section of St Michaels, Athy, and find I have no photo of Behan or Clare.

There is a record of a Clare headstone in Allen graveyard in Kilmeague
Esther Clare; Littletown Robertstown
8/2/1963 (aged 54)
husband-James; 14/7/1969 (67)
son-James; 26/3/2001 (57)
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There are also a lot of Behan headstones there, in the old section, which is the only section I photographed,
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I have a transcribed record from the same graveyard, and may be from the 'new' section.

Patrick Behan; 23/6/1949 (77) Ballintine
Patrick Domican; son-in-law

(erected by dtr-Kathleen)
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Jack

[Sammyr81]

hi jack and thank u for that info.. i no they are buried in the old graveyard in athy... there is no head stone or markings on it.... one question for u....do u have  many photos of athy town yrs ago.....