Conroy / ?Malerdy Strokestown

[aghadowey]

Just checked Malerdy in LDS- none there.

[obrienl]

I have also seen it posted as Maleedy!/!

[heywood]

this site:

http://roscommon.brsgenealogy.com/

has a marriage record for a Catherine Malerdy 1856.

Access to the index is free (you have to register) but then payment is required.

Added: there is a Michael Conry for 1856 (not Conroy).

Are you sure that Martin's parents are Michael Conroy and Catherine Malerdy?

[obrienl]

Yes.  I have Martins death certificate - although it has Catherines surname as Malady!/!  It doesnt record their date of marriage - I'll check out that website.

Thanks

[heywood]

but it will have his age so that would help.

It may well be that they were married in 1856 and had children then over a period of 20 yrs or so. You give Bridget's birth year as 1872. Some Latter Day Saints libraries have the Irish BMD indexes to search.
 
You state that Martin was born 1856- which would make him 45 years in 1901 and then they continued to have 5 more children after that which would take him into his 60s. DO you have any details of his death to compare ages?

It does seem that his birth would be more in keeping with that indicated in 1901.

[obrienl]

Ugh! have just realised my mistake - Martin Conroy was born in 1869 not 1856 in Ashbrook!

Sorry!

[heywood]

don't worry! It makes more sense now. However there is a discrepancy between the census age and the year of birth you give.

Well you can search for his birth certificate - that would help with address and parents names which I know you have but it confirms things.

You will not get his parents marriage certificate so it is a case of chasing that one up- and maybe then trying to find Parish records. I have been googling around with not much success really but you could try that.

Were they still in England in 1911? Wondering if you could verify his age with a further census.

best wishes
heywood

[obrienl]

Thanks - I have been able to confirm Michael & Catherine as Martins parents and the date 26.5.69 in Ashbrook.

How do I chase up the marriage details of Michael & Catherine?

I can only find martin on the 1901 England census - I didnt think you could view the 1911 England census yet??

Sorry for being an ignoramus - I have got to grips with Scottish genealogy research but not anywhere else.

Thanks again for help

[heywood]

1911 is online now - it is a paying site but you can search indexes free. Some counties are not yet available but I have searched in Lancashire so I assume all of it is.

That's great re Ashbrook - I would imagine, going off my own research, parish records would be the way forward. You say you have Michael's death certificate so may be that is the place to start unless they moved around a bit.

It's just dawned on me that the site I gave you might be a good place- I don't think it's too expensive if you are going for one download. It seems too much of a coincidence that Catherine's name is the same and the other possible is Conry. I would risk that one first.

Just go to the site and all will be explained.