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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Kildare => Topic started by: Shiraz on Monday 08 October 18 15:37 BST (UK)
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Richard Connolly was my great-grandfather who died in the South Dublin Union on 2 December1910. he was pre-deceased by his wife Elizabeth (Bowen). He was aged 76 when he died, which would make his year of birth 1834. My problem is I can only trace his father (William) and family back to a lease on a small-holding in Ovidstown Co. Kildare, which was signed in 1840. The landlord of the property was Nathaniel Barton of Barberstown Castle. Any ideas on how I could trace the family before 1840 and possibly where Richard was born? He would appear to have been 6 years old when the 1840 lease was signed.
Shiraz
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Religion?
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Aghadowney:
Richard was R.C. Family folklore suggests that prior to moving to Ovidstown, they may have lived in the Monasterevan area of Kildare. But I have never been able to verify that information.
Shiraz
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Have you checked through R.C. Parish registers yet? if not, start searching...
https://registers.nli.ie/
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Death lists age as 76 but I couldn't find him in 1901 census-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1910/05413/4512593.pdf
Only Richard Conn*ly, born Kildare and widower brings up this one age 54 with son John- note address similar to above death-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Pembroke_East___Donnybrook/Fleming_s_Place/1285039
Son of Richard Connolly & Elizabeth Bowen (John) born 1870-https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1870/03362/2232760.pdf
Elizabeth Connolly, wife of Richard, died 1893 aged 58-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1893/05995/4705425.pdf
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have you figured out who Michael and Mary are ?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mu2/
Donnybrook i presume unfortunately
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0516
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Hi Dathai
I think they may have been brother and sister to John. I have Michael listed as being born 1854 and Mary 1859 as children of Richard & Elizabeth Connolly.
Shiraz
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Hi Dathai
I think they may have been brother and sister to John. I have Michael listed as being born 1854 and Mary 1859 as children of Richard & Elizabeth Connolly.
Shiraz
Did you look for Marriages for them?
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Birth, Marriage and Death results for Connolly
Area - Dublin South ; 1870s http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mu3/
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C reg Birth, Marriage and Death results for Connolly
Area - Dublin South ; 1880s http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mu4/
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I thought it might be this couple Michael and Mary Ellis but cant find a marriage for them
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Mountjoy/Bella_Street/1326729/
1911 married circa 1878
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/North_Dock/Gloucester_Street__Lower/14854/
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If you want 1890's just click on 1800 folder...then 1890
If you want 1900's just click 1900 folder then whatever decade you need.
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I thought it might be this couple Michael and Mary Ellis but cant find a marriage for them
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Mountjoy/Bella_Street/1326729/
1911 married circa 1878
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/North_Dock/Gloucester_Street__Lower/14854/
Michael Connolly was a son of Richard |Connolly and he married Mary Ellis in the Star of the Sea Church Sandymount on 1 July 1878. He was my grandfather and they had 16 children, not all of whom survived childhood. Shiraz
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You think they may have been brother and sister to John..... so have you checked??
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Hallmark
Richard & Elizabeth had a number of children they were Michael, Mary, John, Richard and Ellen. As I mentioned at the beginning, it's Richard the father's origins that I am interested in finding out about. This refers to the period prior to 1840 when his father William signed the lease for the smallholding at Ovidstown. In that year Richard would have been about 6 years old.
As you can see Michael & Mary were brother and sister and the possible godparents of John.
Shiraz
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Sometimes you have to widen the net to catch earlier ancestors ;)