Murphy family, Clongiffin, Enfield.

[sparksss67]

I wonder can anyone help with any information regarding the Murphy family from this area. I have a mass card for a Kate Murphy nee Keeffe who passed away on 11 June 1926 which gives her home as Clongiffin, Enfield. She had a sister called Mary Ann. Kate married a James Murphy about 1871/72 or so in this area of Meath we reckon.

Their first child was James and he was baptised in Killine parish on 21 February 1874. The witnesses were a Thomas Proctor and a Mary Monaghan. Another son was Thomas born 4 December 1880 and we think this may be the same Thomas who was the first treasurer of the Longwood GAA.

We think the father James who married Kate had a brother Patrick and he is our family line but the Mass card is the only connection we have with this area as all Patrick's children were born in Wicklow. So anything that may shed light on why our family had this Mass card would be much appreciated.

Thanks for any help with this matter.

[annclare]

Have you Patrick Murphy's marriage cert as it should give his father's name. I looked for a marriage of
James and Kate (Catherine) around 1872 but only found a church marriage that might be a possibility but its in Killucan Westmeath not Meath. Posting here as it may be relevant eventually.
Church Marriage Record
Date of Marriage:   10-Feb-1873
Parish / District:   KILLUCAN      County:   Co. Westmeath
Husband      Wife
Name:   James   Murphy      Kathleen   Kieffe
Address:   Not Recorded      Not Recorded
Denomination:   Roman Catholic      Roman Catholic
Occupation:   Not Recorded      Not Recorded
Age:   Not Recorded      Not Recorded
Status:   Bachelor (Previously unmarried)      Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father      Wife's Father
Name:   Not Recorded   Murphy      Not Recorded   Kieffe
      
Husband's Mother      Wife's Mother
Name:   Not Recorded   Not Recorded
annclare   
Added found a civil marriage in the index  for Catherine Keeffe Year 1873 Registration district Mullingar Quarter 1 volume 3 Page 330 and  a James Murphy has the same registration details so it is possibly the correct marriage. Getting a copy will confirm James' father's name and may match info from Patrick's marriage cert.
annclare

[taramcdsmall]

James Murphy on the 1901 Census

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Meath/Innfield/Clonguiffin/1621398/

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

. . . and again in 1911

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Meath/Innfield/Clonguiffin/730045/

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Where in Wicklow did Patrick Murphy live ?

Do you have him on the 1901 Census ?

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

The Wicklow family.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=723636.msg5678695#msg5678695

Tara

[sparksss67]

Thanks for the prompt replies Ann and Tara, very helpful.  Regarding Patrick he married an Ellen Broe/Brow as we have found their names on their children's baptisims including my great grandfather Daniel Murphy.  We don't have a cert for their marriage but we reckon they married about 1860 give or take a year as their first son that we know of was Michael born in Rathvilly in 1862.  We don't know where Patrick and Ellen married but one theory we have is that perhaps James inherited the family farm and so Patrick moved on and settled eventually in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow.  But this is pure speculation.

[taramcdsmall]

Bar a VERY common surname, in common, have your ANYTHING to say that the Meath family and the Wicklow family are related ?

Tara

[sparksss67]

As you can see in the link Tara posted the family settled in Rathdrum but Patrick died in 1896.  Ellen shows in the census of 1901 as still in Rathdrum.