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anybody have any information on the synnott family from shannon bridge ireland around 1850 to 1930ish many thanks neil and deb
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Is this the town of Shannonbridge in Co. Offaly ?
Do you have any names and dates etc ?
Given the timeframe you have mentioned, I think a good place to start might be the 1901 and 1911 census - see : http://census.nationalarchives.ie/
and : Introduction to Irish Records (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html)
Shane
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there are 6 people with the surname Synnott in Shannonbridge town on the 1911 census - in two households :
Synnott -1 (http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/King_s_Co_/Shannon_Bridge/Shannonbridge_Town/550720/) : Ellen (a widow), and her three children
Synnott - 2 (http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/King_s_Co_/Shannon_Bridge/Shannonbridge_Town/550711/) : 2 Synnott children living with their grandparents
Shane
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hi shane thanks for info we will have a look we have tried ancestry archives from 1850-1911 it is as if shannonbridge never existed ..no cencus records.. the info that we have is micheal francis synnott born 1908 shannonbridge and his father we think was called micheal synnott born probly about 1880 and he was pursude by the police and as a result drowned in the shannon river we will try with the info you have given many thanks neil and deb..
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we have tried ancestry archives from 1850-1911 it is as if shannonbridge never existed ..no cencus records..
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I dont think that Ancesrty has any Irish census records. The two complete census details (i.e. 1901 and 1911) are only available on the National Archives of Ireland website - see link above.
Shane
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Here's Ellen (surname spelt Synott) with the two elder daughter's on the 1901 return. She is living with the same Henry family (Kieran & Teresa) as two of the Synnott children on the 1911 return. She is listed as their 'step-daughter'
see : Henry / Synott / Coleman / Ward / Moore household (http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Shannonbridge/Cloniffeen__Shannonbridge_/1460872/)
No sign of her husband, but she is apparently married to a Stonecutter.
Shane
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Shannonbridge is (I think from searching) in Parsonstown (Birr) registration district.
Marriage indexes has a Michael Synnott 1896 and amongst the possible spouses are Ellen Doran and Ellen Loughnane. None of these names fit with Coleman which is the name of the other stepchildren :-\
heywood
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agreed - most of Shannonbridge is in the townland of Raghra, Parsonstown/Birr registration district.
Shane
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the info that we have is micheal francis synnott born 1908 shannonbridge and his father we think was called micheal synnott
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possible birth for Michael from the BMD Index - a cert would probably help if he fits this family - e.g. if father's occupation is a Stonecutter..
Name: Michael Synott
Registration district: Birr
Event type: Birth
Quarter and year: Jan-Mar 1908
Volume : 3 / Page: 288
see :
Ordering Certs from GRO Roscommon (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,433040.0.html)
Details included on a Birth Cert (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,433041.0.html)
Shane
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possible death for Ellen's husband - he's the only male Synnott death in the Birr/Parsonstown distrct that I see between 1901 and 1911 :
Name: Michael Synnott
Registration district: Birr
Event type: Death
Quarter and year: Jul-Sep 1910
age : 55 (est. year of birth: 1855)
Volume: 3 /Page: 218
The only Michael Synnott (or variation), with occupation Stonecutter that I see anywhere is this one born in Co. Galway, but living in Co. Roscommon... : Finneran / Sinnett / Callery - 1901 (http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Kiltoom/Moyvannan/1654603/)
Shane
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Hi Shane,
When I first saw that death for Michael aged 55 yrs, I thought he may be too old. However, he would fit (approximately) with Michael , born Galway.
heywood
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From the recently released Irish Civil Registration birth records, Michael Sinnott, born 25 Jan 1908, at Creeragh, Birr, Kings, Ireland, to parents Michael and Ellen nee Coleman. Father's occupation is stonecutter.
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Hello I know of the Synnott’s below.. are you family?
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Welcome to RootsChat :)
...Michael Sinnott, born 25 Jan 1908, at Creeragh, Birr, Kings, Ireland, to parents Michael and Ellen nee Coleman. Father's occupation is stonecutter.
#136
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1908/01664/1663341.pdf
Creeragh in the civil parish of Ballingarry, in Co. Tipperary.
https://www.townlands.ie/tipperary/lower-ormond/ballingarry/creeragh/
Creevagh townland, in the civil parish of Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly
https://www.townlands.ie/offaly/garrycastle/clonmacnoise/clonmacnoise/creevagh/
Michael Sinnott (father) a labourer.
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Synnott -1 : Ellen (a widow), and her three children
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002642771/
...Michael Sinnott, born 25 Jan 1908, at Creeragh, Birr, Kings, Ireland, to parents Michael and Ellen nee Coleman. Father's occupation is stonecutter.
Death of Michael Synnott snr - 5 September 1910 at Shannonbridge.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1910/05419/4514464.pdf
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Thank you for the information. I’m looking for more info Michael who died in 1905. I’m looking for his parents names
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Thank you for the information. I’m looking for more info Michael who died in 1905. I’m looking for his parents names
There is a Michael Sinnott who died on 6 dec 1904 at Ardcavan, Co Wexford at the age of 84, but he was a bachelor. Is this who you mean? He won't be related at all though to the Michael Synnott of Shannonbridge who this message thread was originally about. If this isn't the right person, then please feel free to contact me through the Sennett (Synnott, Sinnott, etc) surname study (search online for Guild of One Name Studies, and then type in Sinnott or Synnott into the search box to get my contact link). I hold the surname study database of more than 100,000 people.
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Hello I’m looking for birth details on Michael Synnott who died in 1910. He was married to Ellen Coleman.
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For information - the death
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1910/05419/4514464.pdf
Ellen in 1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Shannonbridge/Cloniffeen__Shannonbridge_/1460872/
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Shannonbridge is (I think from searching) in Parsonstown (Birr) registration district.
Marriage indexes has a Michael Synnott 1896 and amongst the possible spouses are Ellen Doran and Ellen Loughnane. None of these names fit with Coleman which is the name of the other stepchildren :-\
heywood
Here is the Synnott/Loughnane marriage in 1896
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1896/10492/5821267.pdf
He is a Stone Cutter with father, Nicholas.
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A few years ago, Shane posted this census - Michael Sinnet b Galway
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1896/10492/5821267.pdf
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Hello and thank you
I have one of their children’s birth certificates and it states Ellen Synnott formerly Coleman… 😥 here my frustration lies as I can’t find anything any further back and hope you can help 😊
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Here is the death of Ellen Synnott (Loughnane) in 1897
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1897/05873/4665203.pdf
The entry above is her baby son.
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Teresa Hall Coleman shows 18 yrs marriage with Kieran Henry in 1911.
I can’t see a marriage for them nor can I see one for Michael Synnott and Ellen Coleman.
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A few years ago, Shane posted this census - Michael Sinnet b Galway
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1896/10492/5821267.pdf
Sorry, I should have posted the census here
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Kiltoom/Moyvannan/1654603/
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I have that Ellen Synott died in 1929
Group Registration ID 1366711
SR District/Reg Area Birr
Deceased Age at Death 50
she died as a widow which would fit with Michael Synnott who I am looking for as he died in 1910...I just need to find his birth details
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I have that Ellen Synott died in 1929
Group Registration ID 1366711
SR District/Reg Area Birr
Deceased Age at Death 50
she died as a widow...
URL Link-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1929/04932/4339749.pdf
Date of death: 23 June 1929 at Shannon Bridge.
Her son Michael Synott was the informant.
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It is difficult as the 1901 census shows him as b Galway. If that is him of course.
The marriage to Ellen Loughnane shows his father as Nicholas, a stonecutter.
The surname Sinnott with variations is very common in Wexford. The spelling causes lots of problems.
There is this birth of around the same time, census shows abt 1860 birth and death shows abt 1855.
1853 February 27th Michael to Nicholas and Joanna Roe - Wexford
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634139#page/24/mode/1up
That is Wexford - not Galway and perhaps not the right year so who knows but it is the only one I can see.
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This is an update of information from the Sennett (Synnott, Sinnett, Sinnott) surname study files of what is known about the family of Michael Synnott, a stonecutter, and his two wives, Ellen Loughnan and Ellen Coleman. Note that while his father is known to be Nicholas, a stone cutter (as noted on his marriage to Ellen Loughnan), no record of his birth has yet been able to be confirmed.
Michael Synnott, stonecutter first married Ellen LOUGHNAN on 7 june 1896, and they had one child, a male, unnamed, born and died on 4 feb 1897 at Clonafin (Parsonstown reg district). Mother Ellen died shortly after on 11 mar 1897 (aged 24, stonecutters wife) with the cause of death noted as "delicacy from birth". The informant for both deaths was Mary Loughnane (grandmother of the child, mother of Ellen) who was present at death.
In 1901 Michael is found on the census at house 4, Moyvannan (Kiltoom, Roscommon), aged 40, b Co Galway, a stonecutter, married. He is not with his family. Ellen SYNOTT is still in Cloniffeen (Shannonbridge, Kings Co) with her step-father Kieran HENRY, his wife Teresa HENRY, Ellen's children Mary and Eliza SYNOTT (aged 2 and 1) and Kieran HENRY's other stepchildren Stephen COLEMAN (17), and Eliza COLEMAN (15).
From this 1901 census record assumptions made are: Ellen SYNOTT, wife of Michael was born COLEMAN, her mother is Teresa HENRY, formerly COLEMAN, and she is staying with her stepfather and mother because she has young children and her husband Michael has gone to Moyvannan for work.
There is a marriage of Teresa HALL to Thomas COLEMAN 19 feb 1868 at Ballinasloe, Creagh Co Galway. Thomas COLEMAN dies 28 Dec 1886 at the Workhouse, with his usual place of residence given as Shannon Bridge. He has had 9 children, including the three named in Census 1901 with the HENRY family (Ellen, Stephen and Eliza). In the 1911 census, Kieran HENRY is stated to have been married 18 years with no children. Teresa (who has had 8 children born, all of whom are still living) is named as his wife, though no marriage record has been found yet (and they may not have actually married). Teresa's children are all found in civil birth records with surname COLEMAN, father Thomas COLEMAN, a shoemaker, and mother Teresa HALL. Ellen COLEMAN was born 28 oct 1879 at Shannonbridge.
There is no record found yet of the second marriage of Michael SYNNOTT to Ellen COLEMAN (nee HALL), but there are civil registration records of 5 children born to Michael SYNNOTT (a stone cutter) and Ellen COLEMAN. A sixth (John) is also named as a child of Ellen on Census1911 but no civil registration record of his birth has been found.
The death of Michael SYNNOTT was registered by Pat NULTY, the RIC officer who found the body. He had been "accidentally drowned" on 5th September at Shannon Bridge, aged 55, a stonecutter, married. The death certificate does not indicate how he came to be in the water.
Michael's widow Ellen SYNNOTT (aged 29, a widow) is at house 28, Shannonbridge Town at Census 1911, with children Lizzie (11), John (4) and Michael (3) and a lodger. Ellen is stated as having been married 12 years, with 6 children born and 3 still living. Note that she probably had 5 children still living at this point, though may have interpreted the census question as the number of children still living with her (which was 3).
Ellen SYNOTT died 23 jun 1929 at Shannon Bridge (cause of death, exhaustion, from Carcinoma of the uterus). She was a widow, servant, aged 50, and her son Michael SYNOTT of the same address was the informant.
The birth marriage and death records are all found on the free irishgenealogy civil records website. If anyone has further information about the descendants of Michael Synnott, please feel free to either message me here, or contact me through the surname study (registered with the Guild of One Name Studies) - use the surname search on the home page one-name.org to get to the contact page for the study. Any male descendants of this line will be eligible to join the YDNA project, so please also contact me about this.