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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 10 October 18 18:38 BST (UK) »
Let's have a look at a few of the things that are bothering you.
Mac Donell v McDonald
Thomas signed with a mark on the marriage so the spelling isn't his it's the priest. McDonnell is more usual Irish spelling of the name.
Irish people often changed their name a bit to fit in better when they went abroad.
Someone will correct me if I wrong but I believe the 1881 Census entry is from an Enumerator's book, the Enumerator would have spelt the name as he commonly did, that is the way it is most commonly spelt in England.

Kate,
Would a girl from Kerry be a servant in Cork city. Yes quite possible. The fact that servant is on the cert proves she had a job, that is was not living at home. Most women are given no occupation on marriage certs of the time.

Thomas as a smith could easily have moved from Carlow to Cork, also as his father was a gardener the entire family could have moved, gardeners could move to a better job or attached to a family that employed them.

As dathai has already pointed out smith to farrier is little or no difference.

We can't prove that marriage is your Thomas and Catherine but they look very likely, that said there are some differences the ages in particular, one way to check would be to see if the couple on the marriage cert had any children in Ireland after 1881

I should do the maths before I post, even the ages are close enough.

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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 10 October 18 18:53 BST (UK) »
Unfortunately it's St.Mary's which is only on RootsIreland I think, as the church record might give more information, like an address for parents.



St. Mary's, Cork city  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0041

:D :D me head is going



I left home!   ;D



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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #20 on: Sunday 14 October 18 12:34 BST (UK) »
One thing I do know is that Catherine was catholic but Thomas was protestant. They are buried in the same cemetery but in their relevant religious sectors.

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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 14 October 18 12:37 BST (UK) »
One thing I do know is that Catherine was catholic but Thomas was protestant. They are buried in the same cemetery but in their relevant religious sectors.



Always good to know where people are buried.
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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #22 on: Sunday 14 October 18 12:41 BST (UK) »
"When it comes to finding your Irish roots, you'll need to be rather relaxed about the spelling of your ancestors' surnames.  ...."


https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/irish-roots.html


at bottom, on right!!
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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #23 on: Sunday 14 October 18 12:42 BST (UK) »
mmmm but would have been more helpful to have had a headstone. Both were buried in paupers graves.

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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 07 November 18 01:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi, can you tell us a bit more about the family from what you know. What names did they give their chldren? or you say the Brosnans were a big family - what other names do you know in that family. This will give us help in locating the correct family. There is more than one are known as Ballybeg in Kerry.

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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 07 November 18 07:13 GMT (UK) »
Catherine was Roman Catholic from a Kerry married to Protestant Thomas McDonald from Carlow. By 1880 they were living in Islington,north London. They had 7 children - Thomas,Ellen Mary, Catherine Rose (my grandmother),Ann,Margaret,Norah,and Edward. I’d love to find the right family and visit the area to learn more. Sadly there are no members of our family left who can help.

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Re: Catherine Brosnan
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 07 November 18 09:10 GMT (UK) »
for reference
1891 with possible brother Edward born circa 1866 birthplace Ireland
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3B49-XW2

1901 birthplace Ireland
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X987-YS7

1911 birthplace Wexford and Kerry
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWLB-DM5