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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Limerick => Topic started by: debs14 on Friday 12 May 17 22:14 BST (UK)
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Hi im looking into this person from a previous post about his sister (catherine/Kate),
from other trees from possible family members in NZ, they have him married to Ellen Twoomey(Twomey,Toomey) with 3 children Winnie, Micheal,and Jack,
but i can find no marriage to Ellen or Births of theses children,I have looked on Ancestry,Family search site,Roots Ireland site.
I have however found a birth for Brian on Roots Ireland site,(that has also given me a possible maiden name,(margaret Carroll, although i cant find this marriage either) for his mother if i have the correct parents,)also i have a marriage for Brian to Mary Mahony
Marriage
6 Feb 1872 • MURROE & BOHER
Witness 1 Name: James Hammond, Witness 2 Kate Mahony, Roman Catholic. Brian Mahony Mary Mahony Address: Meentoola Denomination: Roman Catholic
Mary Mahony(1851–) also from Roots Ireland,
they apparently had 9/10 children.
I do have census for Ireland 1901 and 1911 with this wife and some of the children
If anyone could possibly confirm i have got this right i would really appreciate it,
I have however kept a note of the original possible wife and 3 children in case they are correct and these new people are wrong.
any help greatly appreciated
Debbie
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Hi,
I found Bridget b 1874 and Denis b 1875 both in Murroe.
Was there a William and a James?
The problem you have is Murroe, Oola and Boher registers could be in Tipperary Town so would come under County Tipperary.
Best thing to do is to work backwards from what you have in actual documents.
You will get correct results then.
Maggsie
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Hi Maggsie,
many thanks for getting back to me,
I have no Brigit for Brian and Mary Mahoney, but i do have a Bridget born to who i thinks are Kate/Brians parents:
Baptism(Rootsireland)
27 July 1848 • SOLOHEAD & OOLA,Co.Limerick.
Name: Bridget Mahony, Date of Baptism: 27-Jul-1848,Address: Gortaclareen, Denomination: Roman Catholic,Father: John Mahony,Mother: Margaret Carroll, Informant 1: Js Carroll. Informant 2: Mgt Moloney
From Rootsireland site I do have a son to a Brian and Mary Mahony, James:Baptism
5 March 1880 • Murroe, Boher and Abington, Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland
James Mahony, Date of Baptism: 05-Mar-1880 Address: Meentolla,Parish/District: MURROE & BOHER ,Co. Limerick,Denomination: Roman Catholic,Father: Bryan Mahony, Mother: Mary Mahony, Sponsor:Hugh O'Gorman,Sponsor 2:Mary O'Gorman (as you can see his parents are hopefully my Brian, differently spelt Bryan Mahony and wife as Mary Mahony , i have found this marriage, but people in family in NZ have Brian married to Ellen Twoomey. so hence my problem, i dont have a marriage to Ellen nor can i find any.
I have no Denis or William either.
I do however have a James to Brian and Mary Mahony: Baptism
5 March 1880 • Murroe, Boher and Abington, Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland.
James Mahony, Date of Baptism: 05-Mar-1880 Address: Meentolla,Parish/District: MURROE & BOHER ,Co. Limerick,Denomination: Roman Catholic,Father: Bryan Mahony, Mother: Mary Mahony, Sponsor:Hugh O'Gorman,Sponsor 2:Mary O'Gorman.
Unfortunately like i said in previous post i have so may name spelling variants and all the names are common in ireland i dont know how to work out whos who and where they all belong,or if they belong to my tree,and with Limerick and Tipperary overlapping in records that only makes it harder to define.
You say work back from actual documents, i only have the documents that are on the ancestry websites so i have no way of knowing if any are correct,as with all spellings and sometime it says Oola Tipperary sometimes its Limerick,
as i cant find Bryan/kate's parents marriage details, My tree starts from Catherine(Kate the person who originally married into my family, i have all her details correct) i do however have a births for both Kates/Bryans parents if they are also correct as per these records of baptisms.
many thanks once again
Debbie
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What are the birth dates for Winnie, Michael and Jack and their parent's marriage on the other tree?
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