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Kilkenny / Re: Maria Croake
« on: Monday 05 February 18 20:18 GMT (UK)  »
I have searched for a baptism record for Maria/Mary Croak and have come up empty.  I also searched for a marriage record for her father Michael Croak but have also come up empty.  I have conflicting information on what happened to Maria.  One source said that she emigrated to Australia.  I have found no evidence of this.  Another source said that she married Daniel McCoy Poole, 28 Jun 1858 in Westminster, London.  They had seven children and she died 13 Jul 1877 In Strand, London.

There is a link to Dominic Croak on another posting.  I posted the information on Dominic my 3rd great uncle.

Bob Osgood

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Kilkenny / Re: Domonic Croak
« on: Saturday 05 September 15 21:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi John, what a pleasant surprise to find another connection to the Croaks.  My name is Bob Osgood and I posted the information on Jack Croak from Éamonn Ó Hógáin.  Dominic is my great great grand uncle and brother to my great great grandfather John Croak.  I do have more information on the Croaks.  Are you on Ancestry.com?  If so I can send an invitation  to view my tree it is private.  Have you done any DNA testing?  We have a pr oven match between Dominic's 4th great granddaughter Sandra Cheyne and my mother and my uncle.  Sandy is the 3rd great granddaughter of Dominic daughter Anstice Croak.  You can contact me at (*)

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Kilkenny / Re: Mary Sinnott b Abt 1838 Kilkenny, Ireland
« on: Monday 20 April 15 23:16 BST (UK)  »
The names Johanna and Judith are interchangeable and were variations of the Gaelic name Sioban.  There were two Judith Ronan's born in 1809 to whom I believe are brothers.  Kieran Ronan and Catherine Murphy had a daughter, Judith, bap. 28 May 1809, St. John's Parish, sponsors, Dominic Croak and Catherine Ronan. John Ronan and Anstice Croak had a daughter Judith, bap. 10 Sep 1809, St. John's Parish, sponsors, Dominic Croak and Catherine Ronan m. Michael Barret 27 Feb 1843, St. John's Parish.  I believe that Judith, daughter of Kieran Ronan and Catherine Murphy is the Judith Ronan who married Patrick Sinnott.

Anstice Croak is my 2nd great grand aunt and Dominic Croak is my 2nd great grand uncle and married Mary Ronan 3 Jun 1810, St. John's Parish.  I believe that Mary Ronan is the sister of Kieran and John Ronan, their parents unknown. Anstice/Anastatia Croak, daughter of Dominic Croak and Mary Ronan, emigrated to Australia m John Robert King. They emigrated to the US and lived in California.

The baptism record for Mary Sinnott shows a Michael Croak as a sponsor. This may be the Michael Croak, son of Dominic Croak and Mary Ronan, b 1812 and 1st cousin to Mary Sinnott.

There may be other members of the Croak and Ronan families that emigrated to Australia.  My great grandmother Ellen Croak Dunn emigrated to the US in 1849.  The realtionship between the Croak and Ronan families is a a work in progress.


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Kilkenny / Re: Domonic Croak
« on: Thursday 09 April 15 16:12 BST (UK)  »
My great grandmother was Ellen Croak who was was born in Ballasallgh, Kilkenny in 1828 and she married James Dunne and they lived in Johnswell, Kilkenny.  James emigrated to the US in 1848 and Ellen followed with their infant daughter, Mary, in 1849.  Several years ago my family received a message from Éamonn Ó Hógáin regarding the Croak family.  Eamonn is a descendent of Canon William Carrigan who wrote the four vol. "History and Antiquities of Ossory"  Among Canon Carrigan's papers, held at St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, was the following information on the Croak family.


John "Jack" Croak (1743-1824) came from Killaloe, Kilkenny and met "made his match" Judith "Judy" Brenan, daughter of Darby Brenan (1707-1785).   "On his marriage Jack settled on a substantial farm in Kilmogar. However, through the machinations of a certain Christopher Byrne of Ballyfoyle and of his descendants, Jack was stripped of all of his land and he was left with only "Tom Ronans farm rent free for life"".

"Jack Croke's eldest son was Michael, then John (Sea/n) and Doiminic. Jack Croke and his wife are buried in Rathcoole".

 

"He appears in the census of 1821 as follows:

                                                               

                                                                Parish of Clara, Kilmogar

                                                 

                                                                John Croak farmer 78 20 acres

                                                                John Ronan son-in-law 40

                                                                Anty Ronan his daughter 40

                                                                Anty Ronan gr dr 13

                                                                Judith Ronan gr dr 10

                                                                Thomas Ronan gr son 9

                                                                James Ronan gr son under 1"

"Another daughter of his, Brigid (1791-?) , was the grandmother of Canon Willie Carrigan, Ruthstown, the historian. Brigid Croke married John Carrigan/Corrogan (1786--1825) on 12.8.1805, their son James (1817-97) married Johanna Brenan (1816-82), Kilfarney, Ballyfoyle, one of whose sons was Canon Willie Carrigan".

Jack's 2nd son, John Croak was my great great grandfather.  He married Bridget Croake 18 Feb 1822 in St. John's Parish.  The address of both was given Ballysalla(Ballasallagh).

Jack's 3rd son was Dominic Croak.  I am unable to find a baptism record for Dominic.  He marrried Mary Ronan 3 Jun 1810 in St. John's Parish.  No address was recorded for either.  The sponsors were James Hawe and Kieran Ronan.

Dominic and Mary had 10 children:
     John bp. 5 Mar 1809?, St. John's Parish
     Michael bp. 28 May 1812, St. John's Parish, Ballasallagh
     Thomas bp. 21 Sep 1814, St. John's Parish, Ballasallagh
     Bridget bp. 9 Feb 1817, St, John's Parish, Ballasallagh
     Judith bp. 14 Mar 1819, St. John's Parish, Ballasallagh
     John bp. 15 Jun 1822, St. John's Parish, Ballasallagh
     Patrick bp. 4 Apr 1825, St. Johns Parish
     Anstice bp 15 Nov 1827, St. John's Parish, Kilmagar, Sponsors: Thomas Croak and Margaret
            Byrne.  Anstice is another name for Anastatia.
     Mary bp 15 Mar 1830, St. John's Parish, Kilmagar
     Patrick, bp 19 May 1833, St. John's Parish, Ballasallgh 

I suspect that Anstice Croake is your Anastatia Croak. There are marriage records for many croaks but the parents are usually not recorded so that I am not able to associate the record with any of the above children.

Have you taken a DNA test?

Hope this helps.

Bob Osgood   





 

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