Kate was my paternal grandmother. Im looking for any information about herself, her parents and grandparents.
I have never found her exact birth entry, I know she died in January 1962 at St Finbars Hospital,Cork, documented death cert and newspaper obituary.
Age is stated as 81.
However this age does not correlate with her marriage to Michael Driscoll (1878-1938).(Driscoll married a Driscoll)
She was a minor when she married in Kilshanning Mallow Aug 28th 1908. So according to her marriage entry she would be born 1891/1892. She is on the census 1911 in Dromore, Dromahane Cork aged 19 with her 1 year old son Dan Driscoll born 1910.
She gave birth to a daughter Bridget in 1909, however Bridget was not on the census and no death record found for Bridget as an infant.
Her father is documented as James Driscoll (died 1919) wife Annie (Hannah present).
They are both also on the 1911 census, which states they have had 3 children and 3 are living.
I think its possible that Annie (Hannah) may have been born Ring, married a Rourke with whom she had 5 children and was left a widow. She then married James Driscoll and had 3 more children. William 1890, Catherine 1891/2 and John 1896. This is not proven, also seems to be no record of what happened to the 5 Rourke children, if indeed my hypothesis is correct..
I did find a baptism entry for July 2nd 1892 which suggests her mother may have been Johanna born Ring,& was a widow Rourke.
My father rarely spoke of his family once he left Ireland so very little first hand information is available. He once mentioned that his mother came from Watergrasshill, Ive found no evidence of that and that his mother was a McCarthy. Again no evidence that his mother was a McCarthy.
My grandfather Michael born 1878-1938 his mother was Mary McCarthy 1844 who married Daniel McCarthy they were from Rockmills, Kildorrery.
Any help much appreciated, please message for any clarifications etc. Thank you in advance.
