Thank you so much for that Info...I am trying to establish when they came to England, I did found them on the 1901 English Census,but not to sure what year they came here!
Also if anybody can help with where the name Birmingham/Bermingham derived from and any info on whom Peter Birmingham's & Bridget Corless Parents where or even thei date of births would be great?
Hodgkiss77
Bermingham seems to be a name with many connections in Tuam
Bermingham House - "2mi/3km east of Tuam stands Bermingham House (
1730), with good plasterwork and fine furniture. Hobbies & Activities category: Decorative arts display; Furniture display; Manor or country house" (
http://www.planetware.com/tuam/bermingham-house-irl-ga-berh.htm &
http://www.galwayhorse.com/berhse.html )
This was for sale recently - at just € 3.5 million! (
http://www.sherryfitz.ie/resi/buy/propertydetail.aspx?id=262889&ST=1&pc=1)
1824 (Pigots) Edward Birmingham , esq. Lack
Michl. Birmingham, Dalgan
Thos. Birmingham, esq. Ash-grove
1846 (Slaters)Entry for Dunmore, Co. Galway (close to Tuam) includes the following : ".... The church forms a portion of the ancient monastery, said to have been founded by the
Berminghams, barons of Athenry. There is also a chapel for Roman Catholics.
Bermingham Castle, a beautiful ruin, once the seat of that ancient family, is in the neighbourhood"
Enrtry for Atherny, Co. Galway includes : "The ruin of a Dominican abbey here, from its antiquity and style of architecture, is the admiration of all strangers. It was founded by
Myler De Bermingham, second baron of Athenry, in
1241, and was dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. ...."
De Bermingham seems to have been a Norman name. There's no way to be certain at this stage that these Bermingham/Birmingham people are connected - but it shows that the name was present in and around Tuam for quite a while.
Shane