anyone researching KILROY family from oldcastle

[rachelralph]

this is mainly a post to find others researching KILROY's in oldcastle. i am looking for a friend at her family tree and her great grandmother was ethel e kilroy born 1893 to elizabeth m kilroy born 1855 in county Meath and in 1901 was a farmer (not sure of this she was a widow so maybe she was a farmers wife?). i dont know much more about this family other than waht the irish census have. not a lot to go on really and its this is for a friend im not looking to purchase to many certs.

just wondered if anyone else was looking at this tree also?

[aghadowey]

... elizabeth m kilroy born 1855 in county Meath and in 1901 was a farmer (not sure of this she was a widow so maybe she was a farmers wife?). ...

The census lists marital status so it should be easy enough to check if she was single, married, widowed or divorced.

[rachelralph]

sorry what i meant was i wasnt sure of her being a farmer as she WAS a widow so maybe her occupation was a farmers widowed wife, rahter than farmer. im not sure of the history here, did woman work the land if there was no husband to do it?

[shanew147]

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im not sure of the history here, did woman work the land if there was no husband to do it?

it's possible - after one of my grgrt-grandfathers died, his widow is listed as Farmer on several records after that. Another gtgt-grandmother in Co. Wicklow ran the farm and a shop, whilst her husband ran a business in the town.

here are a few Kilroy BMD records in the Oldcastle registration district which covers the townland of Derrysheridan - including a possible match for the death of Elizabeth's husband : Kilroy Oldcastle BMDs 1894-1901


Shane

[johnjensen]

Have you already got Ethel's birth cert? If so, does it have the father's name and occupation and mother's maiden name?  If you don't have here are the details you need to send to the GRO in Roscommon
www.groireland.ie


BIRTH: Ethel Essie Kilroy, Oct - Dec 1893 Oldcastle registration district, volume 3 page 219

[johnjensen]

Here we go, it's all here. Start with James Watkin Kilroy, Ethel's Dad with 2nd wife Elizabeth Armstrong, and read on from there.

http://www.ocotilloroad.com/geneal/kilroy1.html

[rachelralph]

thank you so much! of course i would like to do he research myself a little and verify some facts, but thank you so much i can now make a good start on this family line for my friend.

[johnjensen]

No problem. You're right of course, there's no guarantee that everything there is right, though they are good at listing sources of the details.

[rachelralph]

i have just emailed the pwner of the site nd asked if he minds me borrwoing a little of his info and also to let him know i have information about a lady he has in his tree, but he doesnt have her spuse or other details, so hopefully i will get a reply.