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Donegal / Re: Catholic Cemetery, Drumholm?
« on: Monday 07 July 14 02:30 BST (UK) »
Carol, you have gone way above and beyond!! You're just super, and I can't thank you enough.
I will just call it quits, at least actively, for finding my John Farrell at either his birth or death end. Like you, I'm convinced the St Mary's Cathedral register marriage clearly makes him s/o Abraham and Jane, especially since they are the ONLY Drumholm ones of that vintage. And I'm not thinking John returned to Ireland. The Catholic church, I'm told by priests, would not have allowed his wife to remarry - as she did -- without death of John. I'm thinking he became a sailor and died at sea or at some faraway port (too romantic??
). At some point I may pursue some records of merchant seamen; I know that ships kept good records.
Oh, and do you realize you just found my next set of great-grandparents (Jane Clarke's parents)!! How can I cite that? I don't have doubt, I just need to make note. Anyway, I will play with them for awhile and see if they're from Scotland - Lanarkshire, for instance.
I have an Abraham Farrell Feb 1829 who married in Perth Ontario (to Janet Forrest), and rootsireland shows marriage info shows his parents as Abraham and Jane (no surnames). I kept him as John Farrell's brother for a long time, but just couldn't make it work. I had to take him out of the tree because it kept backfiring and making me crazy. I find this 1829 Abraham on a tombstone at the Donegal Cemetery in Perth. He's also on the 1851 Can Census with a whole boatload of Freeborns, Hammonds, Thompsons and a Harron. I know they're all from Donegal!
A woman I had many conversations with had that very same Abraham coming to Ontario with his parents in 1852. He had a sister Susan, etc., etc. I KNOW my Abraham and Jane Clarke never left Ireland, but I can't figure who's this particular Abraham, from Donegal, who went to Perth and has parents Abraham and Jane. I guess I'll revisit this who thing at another time. My Drumhome Farrells (thanks to your help) will keep me very busy for a while!
Carol, in May of next year, I'm going on a research trip to Dublin, but then will drive up to Donegal to (fingers crossed) perhaps find a living Farrell from my line. Fun. Will stay in B&B in Laghey.
Super thanks to you,
Sharon
I will just call it quits, at least actively, for finding my John Farrell at either his birth or death end. Like you, I'm convinced the St Mary's Cathedral register marriage clearly makes him s/o Abraham and Jane, especially since they are the ONLY Drumholm ones of that vintage. And I'm not thinking John returned to Ireland. The Catholic church, I'm told by priests, would not have allowed his wife to remarry - as she did -- without death of John. I'm thinking he became a sailor and died at sea or at some faraway port (too romantic??
). At some point I may pursue some records of merchant seamen; I know that ships kept good records.Oh, and do you realize you just found my next set of great-grandparents (Jane Clarke's parents)!! How can I cite that? I don't have doubt, I just need to make note. Anyway, I will play with them for awhile and see if they're from Scotland - Lanarkshire, for instance.
I have an Abraham Farrell Feb 1829 who married in Perth Ontario (to Janet Forrest), and rootsireland shows marriage info shows his parents as Abraham and Jane (no surnames). I kept him as John Farrell's brother for a long time, but just couldn't make it work. I had to take him out of the tree because it kept backfiring and making me crazy. I find this 1829 Abraham on a tombstone at the Donegal Cemetery in Perth. He's also on the 1851 Can Census with a whole boatload of Freeborns, Hammonds, Thompsons and a Harron. I know they're all from Donegal!
A woman I had many conversations with had that very same Abraham coming to Ontario with his parents in 1852. He had a sister Susan, etc., etc. I KNOW my Abraham and Jane Clarke never left Ireland, but I can't figure who's this particular Abraham, from Donegal, who went to Perth and has parents Abraham and Jane. I guess I'll revisit this who thing at another time. My Drumhome Farrells (thanks to your help) will keep me very busy for a while!
Carol, in May of next year, I'm going on a research trip to Dublin, but then will drive up to Donegal to (fingers crossed) perhaps find a living Farrell from my line. Fun. Will stay in B&B in Laghey.
Super thanks to you,
Sharon
