KING Michael and sister Maryann born Roundstone, Co Galway

[woodviewpark]

I am the g. grand daughter of Michael King,son of James and Mary King, Roundstone Galway. He was born 1840 abt. and his sister MaryAnn was born abt 1841. Michael married Maria Ann McNeill from Rahoon, Galway and they moved to Australia in 1862 where he became a mounted policeman. Does this sound like your family from Roundstone area? Although his birth says Roundstone, they were farmers so the correct place could have been Clifden or anywhere in between! I would love to find out what happened to his parents, James and Mary (farmers) and where they lived. We have a huge interest in this King family history, dear to me on my dad's side of our family. We will be returning to Ireland again this year and I would love to have more information this time, any help appreciated. Anne

[heywood]

Welcome to Rootschat 

As you have probably already seen, there are quite a few Kings in that area. Here is the Griffiths Valuation for Moyrus parish.

Civil registration did not begin until 1864. If your family were Catholic, your dates are too early for Parish records.

Did Mary Ann also emigrate or did she marry in Ireland?

There are some Galway resources and information in this forum here

best wishes
heywood

[woodviewpark]

Yes they were a Catholic farming family, Michael and his wife Maria (McNeill) sailed to Australia with their baby daughter Eliza in 1862 and Michael then sponsored his sister Mary Ann out later. I would think there would have been a larger family left in Ireland, unusual to have had only 2 children, unless affected by the famine. I can find no record of James and Mary afterward, although I imagine they stayed in Roundstone area. Anne

[tess59]

hi do you know if he had a brother called john as i have family who came from clifden and the name john king was a godparent to one of my family and the name james mac neill also comes up i dont know as of yet how they fit into my family tree mabey through marriage

[woodviewpark]

We have been contacted about a John King before, and I think he may be a part of the family who went to Lancashire to work? I know my ancestor Michael King and his wife Maria went to Lancashire to work and then returned possibly only a year later with their baby to sail to Australia from Ireland. Apparently a lot of Irish did this , for work. I have found a John King living next door to them in Lancashire and he was from Roundston area, Co Galway too, I thought he may have been an uncle? He staying in England and married, with children there. I can find no record of any other than our Michael King of our family going there though. So I am assuming his parents and siblings were still in Ireland. All I know is that Michael had a sister Mary ann who did emigrate after her brother, to Australia. Anne

[tess59]

hj again as roundstone clifden carna is all the same area a lot of these people were family i have just started my own search out there my family were corbetts and mogan and rahoon was the parish back then for most of these areas i will post any thing i find out about john king along the way tess59

[woodviewpark]

Hi, if you happen to come across anything to do with James and Mary King, who registered their childrens' births as Roundstone, we would be delighted to know. The children were Michael and Mary Ann plus others yet to be found.

[woodviewpark]

I forgot to add, James and Mary King would have been born around 1820ish and the children were born 1848 and either side of that date, Anne

[tess59]

hi again i have a list of baptisms and marriages from the omey parishand surrounding areas lots of kings john richard king born 1905 son of james king and sarah conroy in 1851 marriage of margaret king to james conroy 1851 thomas king son of martin king 1853 marriage of honor king to peter conroy 1854 martin king son of michael king 1855 marriage thomas king to honor conroy 1855 catherine king marriage to michael conroy birth for patrick king son of michaelking and bridget conroy 1858 birth for a mary king to fest king and mary conroy birth for joseph mannion in 1877 to patrick mannion and margaret king as you can see  back then familys seem to have married into the same familys i hope some of these names will be of help to you these are the clifden areas tess