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Cork / Re: Bridget McCarthy baptism search
« on: Tuesday 01 April 25 16:38 BST (UK)  »
it's good to know, this record is definitely the most plausible I've seen. The occupation matches and a birth year of 1832/1833 is not far off his wife Mary's at 1826.

His possible marriage was in Glenflesk in 1855, which would make him 22 at the time.

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Cork / Re: Bridget McCarthy baptism search
« on: Tuesday 01 April 25 16:12 BST (UK)  »
fair enough, I always thought that the father had to be listed as deceased if he was

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Cork / Re: Bridget McCarthy baptism search
« on: Tuesday 01 April 25 16:06 BST (UK)  »
I thought so too, but he died in July and the marriage between William and Bridget happens in September. On the marriage certificate, the father isn't listed as deceased.

If this Timothy had drowned, perhaps an inquest or newspaper article might confirm or eliminate him being the father

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Cork / Re: Bridget McCarthy baptism search
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 20:43 GMT (UK)  »
makes sense

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Kilkenny / Re: Death of John Kelly RIC
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 20:35 GMT (UK)  »
my thanks, you've been incredibly helpful

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Cork / Re: Bridget McCarthy baptism search
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 20:31 GMT (UK)  »
Information was on marriage certificate

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Kilkenny / Death of John Kelly RIC
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 19:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

Was wondering if someone could help me find the death of John Kelly, born in Donegal 1860.

He was a policeman and may or may not have been the father of my great great grandmother Mary Ryan, born 1882 in Union Workhouse Tipperary to Johanna Ryan.

He is alive in 1901 in Mullinahone, Tipperary with his wife Honorah. However he had passed by 1911 when the family are in Kilkenny.

Any information would be appreciated

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Cork / Re: Bridget McCarthy baptism search
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 12:45 GMT (UK)  »
Been a while, but I've been sleuthing around and I might have found some clues

On her marriage certificate in Cork 1878, the residency for her father Timothy is Roman Street.

Now I looked through the death records and I found a Mary McCarthy who died in 11 Roman Street in 1892. She was a dressmaker and was 64 years old born c. 1827/1828

This could be Timothy's wife and Bridget's mother because I looked around and there is a marriage record in 1855 in Glenflesk Kerry to a Timothy McCarthy and Mary Horgan. The witness is listed as Denis Horgan, which is likely Mary's father because there is a Mary Horgan born in 1827 to Denis Horgan and Gobnet Reen in Glenflesk.

Now what links the Horgans to Bridget McCarthy and William Fitzpatrick in 1878 is that there is a witness to their eldest daughter Ellen's baptism in 1879 Cork, her name is Kate Horgan.

Get this, there is a baptism of a Catherine Horgan in 1845 to Denis Horgan and Gobnet Reen, this could be the witness.

Kate is more than likely Mary's sister, which makes her Ellen's great aunt.

Trouble is, I can't find a baptism for a Bridget McCarthy born to a Timothy McCarthy and a Mary Horgan, so this all could be for nothing.

Any thoughts?



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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry 2024 results changing
« on: Tuesday 11 March 25 20:26 GMT (UK)  »
Are there any plans to update our results in 2025?

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