Help needed please with my My great grandfather James Carey

[bettyrubble]

Sinnan i do apologise i just get carried away, sorry for all the confusion. Somebody gave me that name, maybe its wrong i dont know, as you say the marriage certificate will sort that out. I remember my cousin saying a few years back that he was a widower and that Anne Cullen was his second wife but he wasnt able to find out who the first wife was called. I will try not to get so carried away but is there a way to find out who the first wife was at all? Thankyou

[aghadowey]

The civil marriage certificate for James Carey & Anne Cullen will list his status (single/bachelor or widowed). If he wasn't a widower then there was unlikely to have been an earlier marriage.

[Sinann]

As aghadowne said you will just have to wait for that Cert.
Your enthusiasm is great but you will have to learn to be patient.

[bettyrubble]

Yes your right Sinann. I will just concentrate of what ive already done while im waiting 

[bettyrubble]

Hello Sinann, i have marriage details at last for james carey and anne cullen, the registra just rang me. His dad was James, annes dad was Patrick (deceased) and james was widower. Marriage was april to june 1887 to Anne in Dublin. Shes sending me the photocopy over this evening to my email . Does this help at all?

[Sinann]

It proves he had a first wife.
It proves it wasn't Catherine Tyrrell as her father in law was Richard.

Let's see what address is on the Cert when it arrives.

[bettyrubble]

The lady was very helpful she searched while she was on the phone. she seems to think maybe his first wife was a matilda collins but i cant seem to find a death record for her

[Sinann]

I'm just trying to put what we know in one place. Haven't even looked at all the stuff Aghadowey posted yet.

James Carey m ?
Son James Carey m ? She dies.
He marries Anne Cullen 1887
Children Mary 1888 (possible), Bridget 1890, Patrick 1891, James 1894

[Sinann]

The lady was very helpful she searched while she was on the phone. she seems to think maybe his first wife was a matilda collins but i cant seem to find a death record for her

Hopefully she correct,
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/a9d24f0013034
But I'm still catching up, take it easy.