Luke Keogh/Keough

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Hello,

I need help finding what became of Luke Keough/Keogh. He was born about 1834-7 in Ireland.

August 1860 he married Ellen McIntyre in Morpeth. In the 1861 they are living at Oldgate Street in Morpeth. They had two children; Mary (1861) and Luke (1864), both in Morpeth.

In 1871 census Ellen is listed as still married, but the household only has her and the children. Afterwards, she has three illegitimate children Elizabeth (16/11/73), James Gregory (12/11/76) and Agnes Ann (23/3/80). James and Agnes died in infancy. By 1881 Ellen is listed as widowed. She, Luke Jr. and Elizabeth have reverted to surname McIntyre. They are living in Challoners Yard, Morpeth. So I am thinking that Luke died between 1863 and 1873, but can’t find any deaths. 

I believe he is the father of my gx3 grandmother Mary Muldoon, born 1861, Morpeth. She married William Muldoon in 1879 under the surname Mary Ann Crow, but the maiden names on her children’s births ranged McIntyre, Keough and Crow. Given that Mary Keough’s brother was known as Luke McIntyre, and my ggfather had that as his first/middle name, I think there is possibly a connection. 

Many thanks.

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Birth of Mary Keogh/McIntyre/Crow

KEOUGH, MARY       mother's maiden name MCINTYRE 
GRO Reference: 1861  S Quarter in MORPETH  Volume 10B  Page 250

£2.50 digital image from GRO would confirm father and mother's names

SS

added: Mary Keough baptised 7th July 1861 Morpeth daughter of Luke & Ellen
           Luke  Keough          baptised 1st November 1863 Morpeth parents as above

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
The marriage was 6th Aug at St Roberts Catholic Chapel North Shields.
The Newspaper announcement says they are both of Morpeth in the Newcastle Guardian and Town Mercury.
The eldest two children seem to baptised at Morpeth -Luke 1.11.1863 and Mary 7 July 1861.

Ciderdrinker

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was amending my post ciderdrinker-no red box popped up.

SS

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I have already bought Mary’s GRO record. Born 12/6/61 at Oldgate Street, parents Luke Keough (drainer) and Ellen McIntyre.

ciderdrinker
Thanks for the date of marriage—I’d seen it before but couldn’t remember the exact day. Although I think they were married at St Roberts in Morpeth instead, same place where the children were baptised.

Elizabeth their sister was baptised 27 Nov 1873, at St Robert too, mother as Helena McIntyre Keogh. James Gregory baptised 3 Dec 1876 & Agnes baptised 25 Apr 1880, both under the surname McIntyre.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Might he have gone back to Ireland?

Luke Keogh
39
Birth Place    Cappagh CO Wicklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Prison admission   3 Sep 1879, Dublin,
Charge    DRUNKENNESS
Jail    KILMAINHAM
sentence  6 days or 8 shilling fine
Occupation  labourer

This Luke died in 1889

Fits this baptism

Luke Keogh
Baptism    Aug 1836     Rathdrum, Wicklow,
Father    Luke Keogh
Mother    Margt Keogh

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Mabel Bagshawe

Thank you for the info.  I don’t think the 1889 Luke is mine, as looking further it seems he married a Mary Kinsella in 1862. I think that baptism may match to 1889 Luke too.

Recently I found a matching baptism in Roscommon.

[mulberry-rose]

I’m very happy to say I’ve had a breakthrough  . In Morpeth I noted there were two other Keoughs, Anthony b. 1792 (hawker) and James b. 1832 (drainer) all born in Ireland. However could never find a definite connection between them.

Lucam Keough
Bap 11 Aug 1834
Lissonuffy, County Roscommon, Ireland
Father: Antonii Keogh
Mother: Bridget Connolly

5 Dec 1855
James Keogh & Mary Meer/Meyer
Groom Parents: Anth & Bridget Keogh
Bride Parents: Matt & Mary Meer

James & Mary have two children; Bridget (1857) and James (born 1860, dies Jan 1860). Mary dies Feb 1860.

In 1861 James & Bridget are resided with his in-laws, Cormack & Sibby Maughan (Meyer) at Chatto’s Yard.

Anthony Keogh resides at Longhorsley as a boarder. Then he dies 31 May 1862 at Nicholson’s Entry, Newgate Street, Morpeth. Informant is Ellen Keough (dau in law), of Nicholsons’s Entry. He is buried 2 Jun 1862.

Luke Keough (son of Luke & Ellen) is born 19 Oct 1863 at Stoker’s Yard. Informant is Ellen who puts her residence as Chatto’s Yard.

By 1871 Bridget (James’ daughter) is living her uncle John Myers, now in Yorkshire. Cormick & Sibby also seem to move to Yorkshire mid 1860s.

James has done a much bigger move—all the way to Rhode Island. He marries Sarah Padion on 10 Sep 1866 (with his parents mentioned as Anthony & Bridget) and they have Luke Thomas, Mary, Catherine, Anne and James Anthony. He dies on 2 Jul 1916.

Still no clue of what happened to Luke though. If James was able to up and leave his daughter behind then my guess would be that Luke also left his family and moved abroad.