Hi everyone, it's been quite a while since I've made a post on rootschat, but lately I've been pulled back into my genealogy research and I remember what a great resource and how friendly everyone here is, so I have come back to ask for assistance.
I'm trying to find out more about
Mary Clarke, aunt of Thomas Timlin. I haven't been able to get anywhere. She appears in the 1910 US Census in Philadelphia living with her nephew Thomas, his wife Mary, and their 9 children. Being an aunt, she has to be a sibling of either Thomas' mother or father - Bernard/Bryan Tim(b)lin or Selina/Cecelia Filbin. I'm curious to uncover the mystery of which.
Mary, according to the 1910 Census Mary Clarke was 65 years old, born approximately 1845 in Ireland. She is widowed and immigrated to the US in 1870. Bernard/Bryan and Selina/Cecelia lived in Leeds, England before immigrating to America and living in Philadelphia. According to the marriage records Bernard's father was William Timblin, a farmer. Selina's father was Patrick Filbin a laborer.
I'm hoping that finding some information about Mary could help lead me towards the early records and information regarding the families of Bernard and Selina before they were ever married. I'm going to take a guess that Mary is related to the Tim(b)lin family, and that she likely didn't have any children but I could be wrong. If anyone has access to any records or can point me in the right direction I appreciate the help.
I've been thinking about researching naturalization records for members in the Timlin family, does anyone know how I would go about the process of researching naturalization records of Philadelphia residents in the late 1800's?
Thanks again. Glad to be back