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Mayo / Michael Collins
« on: Monday 20 August 18 02:18 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I'm looking specifically for Michael Collins family. He was my GG grandfather, married to Anne Walsh (28 Dec 1875) in Ballysakeery Church. They left Ireland for the US in 1880. I have their marriage record, and two baptism records for the daughters baptized in Errew. Michael died in Chicago, IL in 1904, and his death record states his birth date was 04 Aug 1855.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11223/8113895.pdf

The marriage record states he was was residing in Errew, and his father was John Collins, a carpenter. John is my only breadcrumb for the Collins family. I don't know anything about John other than his name and occupation. I searched the Griffith Valuation for him in a few townlands in Mayo. There's either no Collins families or nothing stands out. I don't see him on the 1901 census in Mayo, I assume he would be in his 70s. Without John, Michael immigrating, and not knowing any other names, I can't connect the dots.

I've tried searching baptism records for Michael Collins, father John with a year range of 1850-1855, but nothing in Mayo. A few records that might match up in other counties, the closest being Galway. I need a few tips on what to do next to locate the Collins family! Thank you!

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Mayo / Patrick Walsh
« on: Wednesday 11 July 18 04:50 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I'm looking for info on a Walsh family in the Crossmolina parish in the mid 1800s. Here's what I know:

-Anne Walsh was born around 1856 and lived in Ballybrooney.
-Anne's father was Patrick Walsh.
-Anne married Michael Collins who was born around 1850 and lived in Errew.
-They married in Ballysakeery Church in 1875.

I have their marriage record. She was underage, and her father Patrick was a witness. (That's how I know his name, I know nothing else about him). Maria Walsh was also a witness, but cannot verify if she is Anne's mother or another family member.

-Michael and Anne had two daughters born in Errew: Mary/Maria Collins (b. 1877) and Agnes Ann Collins (b. 1878) before immigrating to the US in 1880. I have both of their baptism records, and I have their immigration record.

-The Collins family lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois until Michael died, sometime before the 1910 Census.
-Anne and Michael had 5 more kids, born in the USA: Francis, Edward, Josephine, Kate, and Florence all born in Cook County, Illinois.
-By the 1920 Census, most of the Collins family had relocated to California.

I'm very eager to find out more info on the Walsh family in Ireland and build onto my tree. Who was Anne's mother? Did Anne have siblings? I realize all these names are very common, and I may have reached my limits with digital records.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Rathoma/Ballybroony/1574819/
I'm fairly certain this family is either Anne's brother or a cousin, since it is the right downland and they were very small.

Thanks for any info or tips on where to look next!

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