Charles Dunleavey - Foxford?

[KirstyLou]

I've been stuck for a long time on my maternal great-grandfather, Charles/Charley Dunleavey.

I can't find a birth registered for him in England, and family murmurings point to him possibly being born in Foxford, County Mayo.

As far as I can make out, he was born in 1876 (death certificate states he was 79, although this could be out by a few years!)

He married Phoebe Ellen Caulfield in Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1918. He was 39, Phoebe 25.

He is described as a bachelor on his wedding certificate. But it is possible that he was married/had children in Ireland.

His father is named as Barney Dunleavey, a farmer.

He died in 1955 in Batley, West Yorkshire.

Any help/advice is appreciated! 

[heywood]

Hello and welcome 

This looks very possible in 1911 index

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWKS-PVQ


There is a Charlie Dunlavy in 1901 4333/96/42

He is lodging in Ecclesfield and born Ireland according to that census. The ages in 1911 and 1901 don't match though.

We'll carry on looking!

Heywood

[heywood]

There is a Charles born 1876 with parents Bryan Dunleavy and Ann Devany -'Curnarrow, Mayo'. Whilst checking out this name, I came across some old postings of yours, I think.
That could possibly be your family.

[KirstyLou]

Thanks

Yes, I've posted elsewhere before :-)

Is it possible that Barney could be Bryan? I went through all the possibles for Barney - like Barnabus, Barnaby etc ... I got stuck there with his father's name.

There's a possibility that we're wrong with the Ireland link for Charles (looking at the info in the link given), and that it was his father that was born in Ireland.

[heywood]

Bernard and Bryan are often used interchangeably and Barney is a diminutive of Bernard.


Here is the parish record http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632328#page/64/mode/1up
He is the second on the page. The rest of the information is on the next page. There are blanks between them.

[KirstyLou]

Thanks! That's the first time I've seen all three names linked together

What's the last column?

[heywood]

The columns show father; mother; child. Then residence; male sponsor and female sponsor - godparents.

1911 shows 7 children born alive and 5 still living to Bryan and Nancy. There are other Dunleavys around and Charles seems to be a family name.

[hallmark]

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0131

[KirstyLou]

I came across this once http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/feedback/1901/Mayo/Toomore/Foxford/1593992/

could it be possible that Catherine is daughter-in-law, and grandson Charles is my Charles' son?
It's long been thought Charles had another family before he married Phoebe, considering he was 39 when he married her.