Hello,
I was wondering if someone could do a look-up for me in the Kilbehenny area of Co. Limerick, Cork. This would be for John FITZGERALD and Margaret FITZGERALD - a brother and sister. Let me explain.
My GG Grandmother is:
Mary FITZGERALD
(she married William Goodall on 21 October 1953 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia, see attached Marriage Certificate)b. abt. 1837 - Limerick
d. bet. 4-11 June, 1915 - Lilydale, Victoria, Australia (78)
I believe Mary FITZGERALD arrived in Melbourne, Australia, on 18 May 1853 on the “Bride”.
On Mary’s Marriage Certificate it says she was born in Limerick.
On the Birth Certificate for the first 2 out of 12 children it says she was born in Cork.
In her Obituary it says she was from Tipperary.Mary FITZGERALD’s parents are:
John FITZGERALD and Mary O'BRIEN
(I got that information from Mary FITZGERALD’s Marriage Certificate, see attached)
I’ve been looking for something else to give validity to my search and I think I've got it!!!
I was given the suggestion to research the
witnesses on Mary FITZGERALD’s Marriage Certificate. Those two witnesses are in
red below. So, did Mary leave Ireland to stay with her auntie in Australia?
Patrick CAHILL
b. abt. 1803
married
Margaret FITZGERALDb. abt. 1814
Children:
Thomas CAHILL
b. abt. 1833
Mary CAHILL
b. abt. 1835
Garrett CAHILLb. abt. 1836
Catherine CAHILLb. abt. 1837
Margaret Cahill
b. abt. 1839
There is an unsourced tree on ancestry.com which states Patrick and Margaret, and their children, came from Kilglass, Kilbehenny, Co. Limerick. Which just happens to border the three counties that Mary FITZGERALD’s records say she was born!! Woo hoo - am I getting close?
So, in conclusion, I am hoping someone will look up a birth for John FITZGERALD and Margaret FITZGERALD in the Kilbehenny area of Co. Limerick, or around the area where Counties Limerick, Cork and Tipperary, meet to prove that they are brother and sister - my fingers are crossed!!
Thank you.
Wendy