Bridget Tomas, born about 1870, County Mayo

[Kiltaglassan]

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I came on this website and looking through the thread. my father was Thomas Tomas, his father was Patrick and my great grandfather was Martin. the old ruin of the home place is still there is belderrig.
the farm is still in the Tomas family.

The official spelling to the townland was (and is) Belderg More (or Beg) in the civil parish of Doonfeeny.

See reply #12

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5160703#map=13/54.2964/-9.5373

[jstrevey]

Hello!  I was SO happy to find your message!!  Could you please clarify a couple of things for me?  When my gr-grandma died in 1930 she had two brothers still living in Ireland... Thomas and Patrick.  Since your father was Thomas (son of Patrick), he must've been Bridget's nephew, right?
I did hear from another relative... Patricia Tomas.  Her grandfather was Thomas Tomas, and her father was Michael. Do you know her?
I know that Martin had another daughter besides Bridget. In 1930, she was listed as 'Mrs. Michael Flynn' of Scranton, Pennsylvania.  I've never been able to figure out her first name, or any of her children.  If you could help me that would be wonderful.
I was so happy to hear that the family still lives on the property in Belderg More, and that some remnants still remain. My email is *  I'd love to hear from you, and find out more about the Tomas family.  Thanks so much!  Jeanne Reeths Strevey


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[heywood]

Here is Kate Tomas (Catherine) immigration 1910
Her brother Thos Tomas - relative
She is going to her cousin Margaret McAndrew/s in Scranton. (2nd page info).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJJC-KPJ

[jstrevey]

Thank you so much for the information about Kate.  By any chance, do you have any photos of the Tomas family, or pictures of the Tomas farm?
Thanks!

[FrankiiFame]

Id like to chat... Im from Muskegon... Trying to find info about my father's biological family... I have gotten so far as his mothers name was Helen (Shields) Holtz, she had 2 sisters Eileen Shields & Mary Katherine Shields, a brother Peter D Shields... Their parents were Bridgett & Dennis using ingenuity & FamilySearch as Helen wasnt added in with her siblings on FamilySearch bc she was disgraced tho she is on there separate, and I found an obit of her daughter Debra Zukiewicz that included her brothers Tracy & Barry Holtz who I know of which are my dads biologic half brothers along with 4 more half siblings.... famefrankii

Please & thankyou 💖

[jstrevey]

Patricia Tomas...   I hope you see this and will contact me.  I lost everything in my email, so I no longer have our conversation about your grandfather, Thomas Tomas.  Please contact me when you see this.  I am back to researching the Tomas family, and need all the help I can get!
Thanks so much!
Jeanne Strevey
**Also, anyone else with information about the Tomas family of County Mayo....please contact me!

[heywood]

Id like to chat... Im from Muskegon... Trying to find info about my father's biological family... I have gotten so far as his mothers name was Helen (Shields) Holtz, she had 2 sisters Eileen Shields & Mary Katherine Shields, a brother Peter D Shields... Their parents were Bridgett & Dennis using ingenuity & FamilySearch as Helen wasnt added in with her siblings on FamilySearch bc she was disgraced tho she is on there separate, and I found an obit of her daughter Debra Zukiewicz that included her brothers Tracy & Barry Holtz who I know of which are my dads biologic half brothers along with 4 more half siblings.... famefrankii

Please & thankyou 💖

Hello and welcome to Rootschat. You haven’t given any dates so it is difficult. I have possibly found some of your named persons.
However, the generations do not quite match.

1940 census
Here is Helen B Shields b 1926 with parents Peter and Bernice. She has siblings, Mary K, Eileen and Peter and Daniel.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH3S-KR3

Peter snr  is possibly the son of Dennis and Bridget (Tomas).

1950
Helen Holtz is here with a 13 yr old Daniel J Shields
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS6-Q7ST

Is this the family you mean?