Good afternoon everybody. Ahead of our visit to Cork in August, I was hoping you wonderful people could help with a road block we have encountered!
The following is a link to the marriage record of my GGGGGrand Parents, William and Mary Power (note Russell is spelt Russel in the online record):
http://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000633155#page/36/mode/1upAre these records available for the public to physically view?
Mary Russell had two brothers in the Dominican Order and two of her sons also joined the Order, more on them later.
I believe I have found the Baptism records for most of their children as follows:
Bartholomew Power Baptised Sept 1827 Sponsors: Bartholomew Russell and Jane Leahy
Charles Patrick Power Baptised Aug 1831 Sponsors: Thomas Russell and BARBARA POWER
Fame Maria Power Baptised April 1833 Sponsors: Edward Power and Mary Flynn
Thomas Power Baptised 26 Sep 1834 Sponsors: Thomas Russell and Catherine Browne
Jane Geraldine Power Baptised 28/12/1838 sponsors: Joseph Flynn and Mary E Murphy
Garrett Dominick Power Baptised 1st March 1842 Sponsor WILLIAM PIERCE POWER
Now the roadblock, well a few actually...
I can not find the baptism/birth record for their two eldest children, Barbara Mary Power and William Pierce Power.
I can not find the death record of William Francis Power. I believe I have his baptism record in 1795...which gives a strong clue to his parents
Barbara Mary Power was born c1821 and married Bernard Murray (see dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940) in August 1852. There is a reference to the marriage in the Cork Examiner 11th August 1852 - which I have not seen this article. Barbara and Bernard moved to Newry via Dublin. Barbara died in Newry in 1879. Mary Russell Power also moved in with the Murray's probably following the death of her husband William Francis Power. There is a reference/obituary in The Cork Examiner that a William F Power died on 12th October 1861 aged 66years - I have yet to see this article.
William Pierce Power migrated to Australia and according to his Australian marriage certificate was born in Cork in 1820 and according to his Aussie Death Certificate was born in Cork in 1823.
Thanking you in anticipation!
Oh and any other information people find about the Power/Russell family would also be appreciated.
Kind regards
David Power
Melbourne