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Looking for descendants of:

Michael Egan & Julia Stapleton m Oct 1865, Stradbally.  They had 5 children, Patrick, Mary, James, Michael Jr. and John.  In 1901 they were living in 3 Derrybrock although Julia had died and Patrick left home.

Michael Egan/Eagan Jr went to the UK. My mother-in-law is directly related to him and we have his full UK history.

Also looking for descendants of:

James Brady and Anne Buggy m Nov 1859 in Stradbally.  They had 5 children, Edward, Owen, Maria (aka Anna Maria, Annie or Hannah), Henry and William.  In 1901 they were living in 2 Derrybrock but James had died, leaving Anne a widow.

Maria Brady went to the UK and married Michael Egan Jr.  Boy marries girl next door.  They are the grandparents of my mother-in-law.  UK family history is known.

I think some of the Egan and Brady's remained in Co Laois and would love to trace them.  In the 1911 census, William Brady had married his girl next door (4 Derrybrock), Maggie Curran.  Owen Brady was living at 2 Derrybrock with his wife Elizabeth and baby daughter Annie.

In 1911 the census shows Michael Egan Sr. and 2 sons James and John still living with him a 3 Derrybrock.  His daughter Mary lived there too, married to John Scully.  They had 2 children, Michael and Johbn Scully.

All families mentioned were Roman Catholic and the majority were born in Queens County.  My mother-in-law and her sister are visiting Athy, Stradbally and local addresses at the end of April beginning of May this year (2013) and it would be great to find some family connections.

We'd also like to know where our ancestors are likely buried.

Many thanks,

Denise

My grandfather had an older brother called Cornelius Jackson and I've always been told that he had a cobbler shop in Baillieston.  A Cornelius Jackson is listed in the 1915 valuation roll as tenant/occupier of 27 Main St.  Does anyone know where I can find photos that might show the shop or perhaps there is someone out there who remembers it of even him?

My great-grandfather Cornelius Jackson was born in Glasgow but lived at 16 Abbot Street, Birkenhead during the 1911 census.  I am trying to find that street but it doesn't show on modern maps.  Can anyone tell me where Abbot Street is or was?

Many thanks.

Hi Pat,

James and Hugh are the ones I'm related to.  The family must have moved to Glasgow soon after Hugh's birth as they all appear in the 1861 Scottish census.  James and Margaret Curran also had two daughters, Susan b1862 d1864 and Eliza Ann b1865 d1865.  Margaret died in Oct 1868, from breast cancer, aged 32 years. 

I can trace brothers James and Hugh all the way from there but I'm a bit stuck with their father James.  He is still alive and living with Hugh (never remarried it seems) and his family in 1891 but he is not living with them in 1901.  I can't make out his age on the 1891 register and his age is not consistent in previous census records.  It does look as though he was about 10 years older than his wife Margaret but regardless, I cannot find any record of his death in Scotland.

I have tried searching for his birth in Irish records and/or getting more information about his marriage in 1856 but to no avail.  I'd like to know when he was born and the names of his parents.  Did he have any siblings?

Regards his wife Margaret, I have names of her parents from her death certificate.  They are James Donnelly and Margaret Dowdell but again, I'm struggling to find their origin in Ireland.  At the time of Margaret's death in 1868, her father is deceased, listed as an agricultural labourer and her mother is still alive.  I've searched for her parents in Scotland on the basis that they may have moved there when she did.  Perhaps she had siblings who remained in Ireland?

Thanks so much for your help.  I'd have struggled to get this far without your input.

Hi Shane,
 
I haven't found Michael and Anna on a census yet, slippery creatures, but I believe they were both born in Ireland.  It says Ballymanus for Michael on his daughter Julia's birth certificate.  On their marriage certificate, Michael's father also Michael, is a labourer and Anna's father, James Brady is a miller who is deceased.

I've posted in Kildare and Laois to get more coverage but is that a reasonable tactic?

Thanks for your continued help and support.