Migration to Us from Rathmore, Mayo Ireland

[Freya Ellingsen]

I'm trying to locate the migration of Bridget Holmes to US abt 1880's she possible went with a brother or had relatives already there. Bridget was born in 1873 she was said to be young when migrated, possible area of migration was New York. She changed her name to Anges and married a Malachi Brennan.

Any ideas

Thanks,

Fran

[aghadowey]

See www.castlegarden.org (free) for N.Y. arrivals pre-1892.
See www.ellisisland.org for N.Y. (also free but need to register) arrivals 1892-1924.

Many U.S. records (including census) are online (again free) at www.familysearch.org

[shellyesq]

Do you have this couple on any US census records?  Some of them will give a year of immigration. 

Do you have the names of her brother or parents?

[Freya Ellingsen]

No I have not found them on the links given.
The female is Bridget Holmes there were several in the census only reference was Ireland, where I'm looking for Mayo Ireland. She also changed her name to Anges at sometime but still no luck. She was said to be of a young age on arrival and went to live with relatives in New York  Flushing?.....
Later she did marry a Malachi Brennan.

Thanks

[aghadowey]

I'm afraid I don't understand this comment "there were several in the census only reference was Ireland, where I'm looking for Mayo Ireland."
U.S. census records are most likely to just like place of birth as 'Ireland.'

[heywood]

Hello,
There is reference to her here which gives her parents as a Thomas Holmes and Julia Hogan.

Family Search has several references to Thomas Holmes and Julia/Judy Hogan/Hagan including Bridget.
There is a Daniel 1875 who presumably dies as there is another Daniel born abt 1880. He marries in Boston in 1909.
1920 census has him emigrating 1894 and 1930 census shows emigration as 1899.
I think this is the same person but you would need to check.
This is possibly his emigration through
Boston

I know it doesn't help with Bridget though. However, it shows that her parents were in Mayo in 1880.

Regards
Heywood

[heywood]

There is a Delia Holmes  in Flushing in 1892 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3XH-168
She is with a Mary Holmes. Delia is often an alternative name for Bridget.

Do you have Malachi Brennan with Bridget/Agnes in any census? Where did they live?

[Freya Ellingsen]

Thanks to all great work

[Freya Ellingsen]

I'm afraid I don't understand this comment "there were several in the census only reference was Ireland, where I'm looking for Mayo Ireland."
U.S. census records are most likely to just like place of birth as 'Ireland.'

Thanks now I know