Hi Sheila,
The two Walker sisters, one of whom ended up in Australia, also reminded me of Anne Walker who was living in the 6th Ward of New York City in the 1850 Census with her young son, Michael Walker, as well as Honora McNamara (age 60) and Eliza McNamara (age 15). "The Bloody Ould Sixth Ward" included the Five Points neighborhood and was not the best place for Anne Walker, a single mother, to raise her child. Her later move to Hell's Kitchen was not an improvement. Will expand more on their story another day. If by the 1855 census, Eliza McNamara had left Five Points and gone to Wawarsing in Ulster County and married John Hornbeck, of an established American family prominent in the Dutch Reformed Church, that would certainly have been an amazing transformation. However, it is extremely unlikely that Eliza McNamara of Five Points married John Hornbeck and was the sister of the missing Civil War soldier Thomas McNamara of Glandree.
I updated the family tree (page 50) for the descendants of Richard Walker and Honorah Madigan to reflect additional research on Mary McNamara who was married to Andrew Rodgers. As suspected, the Rodgers family, who disappeared from Hamilton, Victoria, immigrated to New Zealand. I discovered their deaths in Auckland on the findagrave website and confirmed their identities with newspaper obituaries from the National Library of New Zealand's "Papers Past" website. Mary McNamara Rodgers died in 1931 at the age of 82, having spent 19 years of her life in Ireland, about 50 years in Australia, and another 13 years in New Zealand.
The big mystery remains James O'Connor, the husband of Bridget Walker, who died in 1871 in Hamilton, Victoria, at the reported age of 85 years. James O'Connor, born about 1785, must have been around 70 years old when he immigrated to Australia. Although I did not discover the passenger listing for his arrival, it must have been after 1853 (the birth of his daughter, Mary). He was not your typical Irish immigrant to Australia.
And while I also could not locate the marriage record for James O'Connor and Bridget Walker, I doubt very much it was his first rodeo. James would have been 65 years old when his son, Michael O'Connor, was born in 1850, with the residence of
"Driminure". In reviewing the Tulla marriage register, he must be the James O'Connor, of
"Driminure" who married Bridget Keleher of Cragroe in 1819, when James would have been 34 years old.
"Driminure" is not a townland in County Clare. I searched the British Newspaper Archives for information on "Driminure" and "Drimanure" and was surprised to learn that James O'Connor appeared to have been a prosperous farmer in Tulla Parish in his younger days:
REGISTRY OF FREEHOLDS.
County of Clare, Division of Tulla
A List of Notices to Register Freeholds, at Tulla Quarter Sessions, 26th March, 1840, at Ten O'Clock in the Forenoon.
. . . [alphabetical list of names] . . .
75 George O'Callaghan, Esq., Maryfort, house and lands of Maryfort, Tulla Barony, freeholder—fifty pound, re-registry.
76 James O'Connors, farmer, Drimanure, house and lands at Drimanure, same, same—ten pound, re-registry.
. . . [through to #102] . . .
Clare Journal, and Ennis Advertiser, Monday, 9 March 1840
COUNTY OF CLARE
An alphabetical List of Applicants to be Registered as Freeholders for the County of Clare, at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, to be held at TULLA, in and for the Division of Tulla, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of January, 1849, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon:—
1—Edward Thomas Gloster, Esq., Lieutenant in Her Majesty's 38th Regt. of Foot, Sligo, Lands at Glenlon, Tulla Barony, freeholder, £50.
2—John Jones, farmer, Ayle, house and Land at Upper Ayle, Tulla Barony, freeholder, £10.
3—James O'Connors, farmer, Drimanure, house and land at Drimanure, Tulla Barony, freeholder, £10.
Clare Journal, and Ennis Advertiser, Monday, 18 December 1848
I next reviewed the Tulla baptism registers of "1819-1846" and "1846-1862" and noted a few families with a residence of both Garruragh (an established townland) and "Drimanure" (or its variant "Driminure"). Other families used both Garruragh and "Drimconn".
Finally, what I should have been done initially, I reviewed the Tithe Applotment index for Tulla Parish. Included in the "Notes" column for Garruragh townland were five different localities: Rath, Drimsheen, Drimanure, Ballyaskill, and Quillinagh. "James Connors" was one of eight lessors in Drimanure.
https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... la_tab.htm
In viewing the actual Tithe Applotment book for Garruragh townland at the Irish National Archives, "James Connor" (without the "s") was a lessor at Drimanure of 4 acres of "quality 2" land; and 2 acres and 10 perches of "quality 3" land; for a total of 6 acres and 10 perches, with a valuation of 4 shillings and 10½ pence.
James Corry was listed below James Connor and held the exact same land holding and valuation:
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarc ... _00622.pdf
At the Clare Library website, I viewed the 1842 OS map for Garruragh townland. "Drimanure" was not listed on the map; a "Drumcoum" was located just east of Garruragh House.
https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... 15!5!!1175
On the Ask About Ireland website, the map of Garruragh townland has "Drumcoum" located in Plot 7. In the GV report, Plots 6, 7, and 8 were leased by Ellen Murphy, lessor Charles G. O'Callaghan, but these were two herd's houses, so not clear who was actually living there at the time of Griffith Valuation.
https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith ... gh%3C/b%3E
The order of the localities in Garruragh townland at Tithe Applotment, appears to have started West of Garruragh House (located in the middle of the townland), and then worked their way around generally in a clockwise direction:
1) "Rath": Thomas Quinlivan was a lessor at Tithe Applotments. In the Tulla baptism register of 1846-1862, James Quinlivan and Mary Carroll, as well as James Quinlivan and Mary McNamara, gave their residence as both Garura and "Rath". Plot 17 was held by "James Quinlivan (Tom)" at Griffith Valuation and located west of Garruragh House (at "9 pm"). "Rath" was not listed on the 1842 OS map.
?) "Plot 4", north of Garruragh House (at "noon"), was held by Michael Conlan / Connellan at Griffith Valuation - see family tree on page 49. Not sure who held this property at Tithe Applotments, and what location it was given in the notes?
2) "Drimsheen": several Lynch lessors at Tithe Applotments. In the Tulla baptism register of 1846-1862, Matthew Lynch and Margaret White gave the residence of Garura and "Drum". "Drumcoum" was located just east of Garruragh House on the 1842 OS map (plot 7 at GV, at "3 pm"). At Griffith Valuation, just east of Plot 7, "Drumcoum", Plot 9a was held by Catherine Lynch (widow) and 9b by Matthew Lynch.
3) "Drimanure": Patt Halvey and Michael Halvey were lessors at the time of Tithe Applotments. In the Tulla baptism register of 1819-1846, a Patrick Halvey and Mary Canny had the residence of Garrura and Driminure. James Halvey at 1855 Griffith Valuation held Plot 23a which was located south of Garruragh House (at "6 pm").
4) "Ballyaskill": John Corry was a lessor at Tithe Applotments. In the Tulla baptism register of 1819-1846, John Corry and Mary Corry baptized five children and used Garrura four times as their residence and "Ballyastel" once. Their eldest son, Simon Corry, was born in 1821, and at 1855 Griffith Valuation was the "Simon Curry" of Plot 24a, which was located southeast of Garruragh House (at "5 pm", the order at Tithes was not quite perfectly clockwise around).
5) "Quillinagh": John Markham was a lessor at Tithe Applotments. John Markham was in Garruragh Plot 20a at Griffith Valuation, located west of Garruragh House (at "7 pm"). In the Tulla baptism register of 1819-1846, John Markham and Catherine Fennissy only used the location of Garruragh.
Sheila, I would have more confidence on my research into the location of Drimanure in Garruragh townland, if the number of plots lined up between the 1842 OS Map and the Griffith Valuation report (both on the AskAboutIreland website). Why does the 1842 OS Map have 27 Plots, and the Griffith Valuation report only have 24 Plots reported? Plot 1 on the GV report is 75 acres of Bog land; there is now way it is the tiny Plot 1 on the 1842 OS Map. Plot 26 at the far north of the townland is very large appears to be Bog, I reckon this was Plot 1 on the GV report. Still not sure why Plot 25 (populated with several houses) and Plot 27 on the 1842 OS Map don't appear in Griffith Valuation.
Sheila, in the Walker/O'Connor/McNamara family tree on page 50, James O'Connor and Bridget Walker baptized a daughter named Mary in 1853 with a transcribed residence of "Derryulk". In viewing the actual baptism entry on the NLI website, I see that the transcriptions for three baptisms at the bottom of the register page were shifted by one entry. So, Mary Connors in April 1853 was of "Tulla" and not "Derryulk"; Mary Kane was from "Derryulk", and not "Knockjames"; and "Michael Clune" was from "Knockjames", and not "no residence". The revised residences for the Kane and Clune baptisms are consistent with other baptisms for these families. For these three baptism entries, and the one before it, the priest noted "poor" in the entry. Had James O'Connor of Drimanure, who appeared quite prosperous in the 1840's, fallen so greatly in social status by 1853? Was this the reason for his move south from Garruragh to nearby Tulla town, and then further south all the way to Australia?
O'Connor is a common surname, but James O'Connor of Driminure, Garruragh townland, I am fairly certain, had been married in Tulla Parish at least once prior to his marriage to Bridget Walker, and quite possibly up to three times:
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Patrick and Mary O'Connor of Tulla Parish:
Parents as reported in the Australian death certificate for James O'Connor in 1871.
1. James O'Connor (≈1786 - 1871)
James O'Connor, of
Driminure, married
Bridget Keleher, of
Cragroe, in Tulla parish on 23 February 1819; witnesses
Patrick O'Connor of Driminure, Patrick Keleher of Cragroe, and
Mary O'Connor of Driminure (Tulla marriage register, 1819-1846). Patrick O'Connor was likely the father of James O'Connor, and perhaps Mary O'Connor his mother.
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (March 1822 through August 1825)
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (June 1826 through May 1827)
At the Tithe Applotments for Tulla Parish, dated 11 February 1827, James Connors is a lessor at Garruragh townland, with the additional description of "Drimanure" - see details above.
In 1837, James Connors was a baptism sponsor to a child of Pat Kiliher and Norry Enright of "Drim (?)". Other baptisms for the children of Patrick Keleher state that he was from "Driminure".
A
James O'Connor, of
"Garura", married
Bridget Pepper, of
Glandree, on 12 February 1836 in Tulla parish; witnesses Thomas Kennedy of Miltown, and Thomas Liddy of Toam (Tulla marriage register, 1819-1846). They were the parents of three children reported in the Tulla baptism register of 1819-1846:
.................... 1.1 Patrick O'Connor (1837 - unknown), "Patt Connors", of Glendree, was baptized on 15 January 1837; father "James Connors", mother "Biddy Peppar"; sponsors Michael Welsh and Catherine McNamara. Named after his paternal grandfather?
.................... 1.2 Mary O'Connor (1838 - unknown), "Mary Connors", location unreadable, was baptized on 3 April 1838; father "James Connors", mother "Mary Pepper" (should be "Bridget"); sponsor Jane Mack.
.................... 1.3 James O'Connor (1840 - unknown), "James Connell", of Glendree, was baptized on 9 April 1840; father "James Connell", mother "Bridget Pepper"; sponsor Margaret Cunningham. The baptism entry is clearly "Connell", the priest may have made an error with the surname, or perhaps "Connell" is a variation of "Connor"?
A
James Connors, no residence reported, marred a
Margaret Jones, of
Glandree, in November 1842 in Tulla Parish; witnesses Michael O'Donoghoe and Patrick Nailon (Tulla marriage register, 1819-1846). No children baptized in subsequent Tulla baptism register.
Unknown marriage between
James O'Connor (≈1786 - 1871) and
Bridget Walker (≈1816 - 1898). James Connor(s) and Bridget Walker were the parents of two children baptized in Tulla Parish:
.................... 1.4 Michael O'Connor (1850 - unknown), "Michael Connor", of
Driminure, was baptized on 1 May 1850; father "James Connor", mother "Bridget Walker"; sponsor Mary Lynch (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862).
.................... 1.5 Mary O'Connor (1853 - unknown), "Mary Connors", of
Tulla (transcribed as "Derrulk"), was baptized on 2 February 1853; father "James Connors", mother "Bridget Walker"; sponsors Thomas Howard and Margaret Walker (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862). Reported to be "poor".
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls ... 6/mode/1up
By 1853, James Connors and Bridget Walker had moved from Garruragh to the Town of Tulla. James Connors was reported in the 1855 Griffith Valuation report as a lessor in the Town of Tulla, on Main Street, House #7, lessor James Whelan; house, yard, & garden; 3 roods and 15 perches; total valuation £3 and 10 pence.
His neighbor in House #9 on Main Street was a John McNamara, lessor Patrick Reidy; house, yard, & garden; 1 rood; valuation £1 and 5 shillings. This John McNamara of House #9 on Main Street was likely married to Kate Walker, and the brother-in-law of James Connors of House #7, who also went to Victoria, Australia (and not the John McNamara of House #8 on School House Lane as noted in my last posting, which I now need to edit).
When did James O'Connor (≈1786 - 1871) and his wife Bridget Walker (≈1816 - 1898) immigrate to Australia? Did their two children also go to Australia? Will their passenger listing, or other Australian records, confirm that James O'Connor had been married prior to Bridget Walker and had other children?
James Connors of Garruragh was likely the brother of Norry Connors of Garruragh, who married a Thomas McNamara, but no solid proof of their sibling relationship has yet been discovered:
2.0 Hanorah "Norry" Connors (1800? 1810? - unknown) and Thomas McNamara (1800? 1810? - unknown)
Thomas McNamara, no residence reported, married
Honor Conners, of
Garura, on 6 February 1828, at Tulla parish; witnesses Michael Hogan of Tulla, and Mary Fahy of Tulla.
Thomas McNamara and Norry Connors were the parents of six children baptized in the Tulla baptism registers between 1828 and 1848 (and likely additional children due to missing baptism pages in 1841 and 1843). From the residences reported in the baptism registers, the Thomas McNamara family moved from Drimanure (Garruragh townland) to Knockadoon in 1836, and then to Tyredagh by 1845.
A Thomas McNamara, of Tyredagh, married Margaret Whelan, of Tyredagh, on 4 February 1853 in Tulla parish; witnesses Martiin Boland of Tulla, and Judy Morony of Derrada (Tulla marriage register, 1846-1861). Had Thomas McNamara, originally from Garruragh, then Tyredagh, become a widower and then remarried? Or is this a different Thomas McNamara from Tyredagh?
In the 1855 Griffith Valuation for Tyredagh townland, there was a "Thomas (Shiedy) McNamara", who has been discussed previously on this thread since a "Sheedy McNamara". See further discussion on the identity of this Thomas Sheedy McNamara at the end of this posting.
An Honor McNamara died in 1864 at the age of 70 per Tulla registration district. An Honoria McNamara died in 1869 at the age of 71 per Tulla registration district. A Thomas McNamara died in 1869 at the age of 58 per Tulla registration district. On-line civil death records not yet available.
.................... 2.1 Mary McNamara (1828 - unknown), of
Drimanure, was baptized on 14 December 1828; father Thomas McNamara and mother "Honora Conner"; sponsors Michael Doyle and Mary Sullivan (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
Possibly. . . . the Mary McNamara of Garruagh who married Thady Lynch in 1852. But, I reckon, unlikely since this McNamara family had left Garruragh for Knockadoon in 1836 and for Tyredagh by 1845. More likely, this Mary McNamara was the daughter of John McNamara and Bridget Rogers of Garruragh — see next family tree.
.................... 2.2 Anne McNamara (1830 - unknown), "Anne Mac", of
Driminure, was baptized on 26 April 1830; father "Thomas Mac" and mother "Nony Conners"; sponsor Peter Lillis (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 2.3 Michael McNamara (1836 - unknown), of
Knockadoon, was baptized on 30 August 1836; father Thomas McNamara and mother "Nory Connors"; sponsor Michael Rochford (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 2.? missing baptism register (April 1841 through July 1841)
.................... 2.? missing baptism register (January 1843 to mid April 1843)
.................... 2.4 Ellen McNamara (1845 - unknown), "Ellen Mack", of
Teereda, was baptized on 8 March 1845; father "Thomas Mack" and mother "Norry Connors"; sponsor Mary Mack (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
An Ellen McNamara died in Tulla in 1865 at the age of 20 years; online registration not yet available.
.................... 2.5 Kate McNamara (1847 - unknown), "Kate Mack", of
"Tiredy", was baptized on 26 April 1830; father "Thomas Mack" and mother "Nory Connors" (transcribed as "Mary"); sponsor Kate McCan(?) (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 2.6 Kate McNamara (1848 - unknown), "Kate McNamara", no residence reported, was baptized on 3 May 1848; father "Thomas McNamara" and mother "Norry W Connors" (transcribed as "Norry Mc" with a "Connor" sponsor); sponsor name was scribbled (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
Did the children of Thomas McNamara and Norry Connors go to Victoria, Australia?
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1.0 John McNamara (≈1800? - prior to 1855?) and Bridget Rogers (≈1800? - prior to 1855?) of Garruragh Townland in Tulla Parish
Unknown marriage. In the baptisms of their six children, a Rogers/Rodgers was never a baptism sponsor. Quite likely that John McNamara and Bridget Rogers were married outside Tulla Parish, say, in Caher Feakle Parish or Feakle Parish where Rogers is a common surname and marriage records don't start until 1840 and 1860, respectively. Their last born child was in 1845. Entirely possible that they married in early to mid 1820's and their earliest children were born during the periods when Tulla parish has missing baptism pages.
Died or immigrated prior to 1855? There are no McNamara's living in Garruragh townland at the time of Griffith Valuation.
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (March 1822 through August 1825)
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (June 1826 through May 1827)
.................... 1.1 Bridget McNamara (1828 - unknown), of
"Garura", was baptized on 17 January 1828; father John McNamara and mother "Bidy Rogers"; sponsors John Sullivan and Joan Kerwick (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 1.2 John McNamara (1830 - unknown), of
"Garura", was baptized on 10 April 1830; father John McNamara and mother "Bridget Rogers"; sponsors Pat Jones and Margaret Lynch (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
If the "John Martin" born in 1839 was actually "John McNamara", see theory below, then this John McNamara died prior to 1839. If not, then it would be possible that he was the John McNamara of "Drimcon", located in Garruragh townland, who married Hannagh Considine of Garruragh:
A
John McNamara, of
"Drimcon", married
Hannagh Considine, of
Garruragh, on 26 November 1853 at Tulla parish; witnesses Patrick Coulough of Tulla and Bridget Hehir of Tulla (Tulla marriage register, 1846-1861). Hannah Considine was the daughter of Thady Considine and Mary Kelly of Garruragh, baptized in November 1836, so she would have been 17 years old upon marriage.
.................... 1.3 Mary McNamara (1833 - 1904), of
"Garura", was baptized on 24 January 1833; father John McNamara and mother "Bridget Rogers"; sponsors Pat Brody and Bridget Kerwick (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
Possibly. . . . A
Theady Lynch, of
Tireda, married
Mary McNamara, of
Garruragh, on 21 February 1852 in Tulla Parish, witnesses James Halvey of Garruragh and Catherine Hehir of Ra(?).
In 1855 Griffith Valuation for Upper Tyredagh townland, Thaddeus Lynch held Plot 35; house, office & land; lessor Eliza Browne; 11 acres, valuation of £4 and 5 shillings.
Thady Lynch, farmer, of Tyredah, married, age 87 years, farmer, died on 27 July 1899; informant was Mary Lynch, his widow. Mary Lynch, widow of a farmer, of Tyredah, age 85 years, died on 20 February 1904; informant her daughter-in-law, Eliza Lynch. Mary McNamara's daughter-in-law likely guessed on her age, and the 1901 census with a reported age of 70 years was more accurate.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 636451.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 585247.pdf
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... r/1086926/
Thady Lynch (≈1812 - 1899) and
Mary McNamara (1833 - 1904) were the parents of eight children between 1853 and 1868, all recorded in Tulla parish baptism registers.
................................... 1.3.1 Mary Lynch (1853 - unknown), of
"Tyreda", was baptized on 3 January 1853; father "Theady Lynch" and mother Mary McNamara; sponsors William Mack and Mary Halvey (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862).
................................... 1.3.2 John Lynch (1855 - 1900), a twin, of
"Tyreda", was baptized on 19 January 1855; father Thady Lynch and mother Mary McNamara; sponsor William McNamara (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862).
John Lynch, a farmer, of Tyreda, son of Timothy Lynch, married
Eliza Moloney, of Knockjames, daughter of David Moloney, on 16 February 1885 at the Catholic chapel at Knockjames by the parish priest J. Hayes; witnesses Michael Quigley and Annie Quigley (Tulla civil record).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 198381.pdf
John Lynch (1855 - 1900) and
Elizabeth Moloney (≈1862 - 1949) were the parents of at least 7 children:
........................................................ 1.3.2.1 Patrick Lynch (age 15 in 1901) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, House 15>
........................................................ 1.3.2.2 Timothy Lynch (age 12 in 1901) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, x> Timothy Lynch, age 16, arrived in New York on 27 August 1904 on
SS Celtic, going to Aunt Mrs. John Rogan, 305 West 146th Street, New York; he was traveling with his 9-year old sister, Mary Lynch. In the 1905 census, Timothy Lynch was living with the Michael Lynch family in Paterson, New Jersey; relationship not reported, but his uncle.
........................................................ 1.3.2.3 Elizabeth Lynch (1890 - unknown), Eliza Lynch was born on 23 July 1890 (Scariff civil registration). No civil death record prior to 1901 census. Possibly, sent to American relatives at a young age (her younger sister, Mary, left for New York at age 9).
........................................................ 1.3.2.4 Michael Lynch (age 10 in 1901) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, x> Unknown civil birth record.
........................................................ 1.3.2.5 James Lynch (age 8 in 1901) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, House 15> Born 22 November 1892.
........................................................ 1.3.2.6 Mary Lynch (age 6 in 1901) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, x> Mary Lynch, age 9, arrived in New York on 27 August 1904 on
SS Celtic, going to Aunt Mrs. John Rogan, 305 West 146th Street, New York; she was traveling with her 16-year old brother, Timothy. In the 1910 census, Mary Lynch, age 15, was reported as a "niece", living with the Michael Lynch family in Paterson, New Jersey. She appears to have returned to Ireland, as in 1949, Mary E. Lynch, daughter, was the informant on the civil death record of her mother, Elizabeth Lynch of Tyredagh.
........................................................ 1.3.2.7 John Lynch (age 3 in 1901, died 1902) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, x>
........................................................ 1.3.2.8 Daniel Lynch (age 1 in 1901) <Tyredagh Upper, Newgrove, House 6, House 15> born 5 October 1899.
................................... 1.3.3 Michael Lynch (1855 - died prior to 1862), a twin, of "Tyreda", was baptized on 19 January 1855; father Thady Lynch and mother Mary McNamara; sponsor Catherine Lynch (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862).
................................... 1.3.4 Patrick Lynch (1857 - unknown), of "Tyreda", was baptized in November 1857; father Thadeus Lynch and mother Mary McNamara; sponsor Mary Powell (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862).
................................... 1.3.5 Bridget Lynch (1860 - unknown), of "Tyreda", was baptized in 30 January 1860; father Tady Lynch and mother Mary McNamara; sponsors Donald Lynch and Margaret McNamara (Tulla baptism register, 1846-1862).
................................... 1.3.6 Michael Lynch (1862 - 1920 in Paterson, NJ), of "Tyreda", was baptized in 16 August 1862; father Thadeus Lynch and mother Mary McNamara; sponsor Jane McInerny of Tyreda (Tulla baptism register, 1862-1881).
In the 1910 census, Mary Lynch, age 15, born in Ireland, arrival in USA in 1904, was living with her uncle Michael Lynch (age 47) and aunt Bridget (age 49) in Paterson, New Jersey, along with their seven children:
........................................................ 1.3.6.1 John Lynch (age 22 in 1910 census, Paterson, NJ)
........................................................ 1.3.6.2 Mary Lynch (age 20 in 1910 census)
........................................................ 1.3.6.3 Daniel Lynch (age 17 in 1910 census)
........................................................ 1.3.6.4 Anne Lynch (age 15 in 1910 census)
........................................................ 1.3.6.5 Joseph Lynch (age 12 in 1910 census)
........................................................ 1.3.6.6 Frances Lynch (age 10 in 1910 census)
........................................................ 1.3.6.7 Agnes Lynch (age 7 in 1910 census)
................................... 1.3.7 Daniel Lynch (1865 - unknown), of
"Tyreda", was baptized in 24 May 1865; father Thadeus Lynch and mother Mary McNamara; sponsor Mary Halvey (Tulla baptism register, 1862-1881). Per civil record, James Lynch of Tyredagh was born on 24 May 1865; occupation of father Thady Lynch was "labourer" (Tulla registration).
................................... 1.3.8 James Lynch (1868 - unknown), of
"Tyredagh", was baptized in 4 April 1868; father Thady Lynch and mother "Mary Mack"; sponsor Mary Halvey (Tulla baptism register, 1862-1881). Per civil record, James Lynch of Tyredagh was born on "5 May 1868" (reported to avoid late penalty); occupation of father Thady Lynch was "labourer" (Tulla registration).
.................... 1.4 Thady McNamara (1836 - unknown), of
"Garura", was baptized on 6 July 1836; father John McNamara and mother "Bid Rogers"; sponsors Edmond Casy and Mary Reidy (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 1.5 John McNamara (1839 - unknown),
"John Martin", of
"Garura", was baptized in April 1839;
father "John Martin" and mother "Bid Rogers"; sponsors James Cusac and Cate Kennedy (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
I reckon the priest made a mistake with "John Martin" in the baptism register, both child and father, as there are no other records for a "John Martin" married to a "Bid Rogers". Plus, the residence of Garura. Note, the transcribed residence was left blank, and "Garura" was transcribed for the baptism entry above it (child Mary, also April 1839, parents Michael McMahon and Anne Cusack), but, I reckon, the residence "Garura" relates to the "John Martin" baptism (see page 89 right in below link). This theory partially eliminates the large gap between the 1836 and 1845 baptisms for John McNamara and Bridget Rogers of Garruragh.
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls ... 9/mode/1up
A Michael McMahon and Anne Cusack of
Teereera also baptized a daughter Mary one month later in May 1839 (page 90, left) which was possibly a dual baptism. An "emergency" baptism for a sickly child by a lay person, then later a formal baptism by the priest one month later?
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls ... 0/mode/1up
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (April 1841 through July 1841)
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (January 1843 to mid April 1843)
.................... 1.6 Daniel McNamara (1845 - unknown), of
"Garura", was baptized in June 1845; father John McNamara and mother "Bid Rogers"; sponsor Joan Sullivan (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
Had the husband of Bridget Rogers, John McNamara, become a widower with many young children by 1853? Was he the
John McNamara, of
"Drimcon", who married
Hannagh Considine, of
Garruragh, on 26 November 1853 at Tulla parish? Unlikely, I reckon, since Hannah Considine was only 17 years old in 1853, and John McNamara of Garruragh would have been over 50 at least. But then, who was the mysterious "John McNamara of Drimcon"?
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1.0 John McNamara and Nancy "Anne" Corry of Garruragh Townland of Tulla Parish
Unknown marriage. Known children were born between 1828 and 1838 in Tulla parish, but the period of the early 1820's has many missing baptism records. Possible that John McNamara and Nancy Corry were married prior to the 1819 start of the Tulla marriage register.
Their last born child in 1838, Catherine, had the residence of "Culina", which as discussed further below, was the priest's attempt at Quillinagh, located in Garruragh townland. At the time of the Tithe applotment books for Tulla parish, dated 11 February 1827, a "John Corry" was a lessor at Quillinagh in Garruragh townland. Nancy Corry, with near certainty, was the daughter of this John Corry and his wife, Mary Corry, of Garruragh, who baptized a daughter, Mary, in 1819, but likely had other children born prior to the 1819 start of the Tulla baptism register. The "Michael Corry" in 1901, and "Michael Curry" in the 1911 census living in Garruragh townland was the son of John Corry and Honora Finnessy, and grandson of John Corry and Mary Corry.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... h/1087886/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... gh/371940/
This John McNamara family is not living in Garruragh townland at the time of the 1855 Griffith Valuation.
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (March 1822 through August 1825)
.................... 1.? John McNamara ? baptized in a period of missing baptism registers? Very likely John McNamara and Nancy Corry (daughter of John Corry) would have had a son named John.
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John McNamara, of
"Drimcon", married
Hannagh Considine, of
Garruragh, on 26 November 1853 at Tulla parish; witnesses Patrick Coulough of Tulla and Bridget Hehir of Tulla (Tulla marriage register, 1846-1861). Hannah Considine was the daughter of Thady Considine and Mary Kelly of Garruragh, baptized in November 1836, so would have been 17 years old upon marriage.
.................... 1.? missing baptism register (June 1826 through May 1827)
.................... 1.1 Mary McNamara (1828 - unknown), of
"Garura", was baptized on 7 April 1828; father John McNamara and mother "Nancy Corry"; sponsors Michael Mac and Peggy Hartny (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846). Named after her maternal grandmother, Mary Corry?
Possibly, the Mary McNamara of Garruragh who married Thady Lynch of Garruragh in 1852? See prior family trees.
.................... 1.2 Michael McNamara (1830 - unknown), of
"Garura", was baptized on 8 January 1830; father John McNamara and mother "Anne Corry"; sponsors John Shaughnessy and Mary Molony (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 1.3 Cornelius "Conn" McNamara (1832 - unknown), "Conn Mack", of
"Garura", was baptized on 26 July 1832; father "John Mack" and mother "Nancy Corry"; sponsors Michael O'Dea and Biddy Kenedy (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 1.4 Bridget McNamara (1834 - unknown), of
"Garrura", was baptized on 3 December 1834; father John "Jn" McNamara" and mother "Nancy Corry"; sponsor Bridget Corry (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
.................... 1.5 Catherine McNamara (1838 - unknown), of
"Culina", was baptized on 24 February 1838; father John "Jn" McNamara and mother "Nance Coree"; sponsor Biddy Coree (Tulla baptism register, 1819-1846).
Where is "Culina"? In viewing the Tithe applotment book of 1827 for Tulla Parish, I reckon "Culina" was the priest's attempt at spelling "Quillinagh" - see research on its location earlier in this posting. Therefore, at least through 1838, the John McNamara and Nancy Corry family appear to have remained in Garruragh townland. Where this McNamara family ended up after 1838 is a total mystery.
https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... la_tab.htm
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Thomas McNamara Sheidy of Upper Tryedagh, Tulla Parish, Griffith Valuation Plot 24, Lessor Eliza Browne; house and land; 3 acres and 32 perches, valuation £1 and 10 pence.
The identity of Thomas Sheedy McNamara of Tyredagh has been speculated upon previously on this thread. Researching the McNamara's of Garruragh has led to another Thomas McNamara who moved to Tyredagh. I reckon there are three possibilities, none of the three have any other record stating that they were a "Sheedy McNamara":
A) The Thomas McNamara, of Derryole (Tyredagh) who married Anne Donnellan on 27 February 1821 in Tulla Parish? Known parents of John (1828, in "Teerida"), Patt (1833 in "Teereda"), Thomas (1840 in "Tireedy"), and Francis (1843, no location). Thomas McNamara, born 1840, married Judy Neil, and moved to New York, as discussed on this thread a long time ago.
B) The Thomas McNamara who married Honor Conners, of Garura, on 6 February 1828, at Tulla parish? Their first few children were born in Garruragh, but by 1845, this family had moved to Tyredagh townland (see family tree above).
C) The Thomas McNamara, of Tyredagh, who married Margaret Whelan, of Tyredagh, on 4 February 1853 in Tulla parish?
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Researching James O'Connor of Garruragh has led to a Thomas McNamara who married Norry Connors of Garruragh, as well as John McNamara & Bridget Rogers, and John McNamara & Nancy Corry, all of Garruragh townland. Interestingly, there were no lessors of the McNamara surname remaining in Garruragh townland by the time of Griffith Valuation. Where have all the McNamara's gone?
A mysterious "John McNamara of Drimcon" married Hannagh Considine, of Garruragh, on 26 November 1853 at Tulla parish; but they had no children baptized in the parish, and both his identity and later whereabouts are unknown.
Only a Mary McNamara of Garruragh, who married Thady Lynch, of Tyredagh, and were the parents of eight children, remained in Tulla Parish, albeit in Tyredagh and not Garruragh. Whether she was the daughter of John McNamara and Bridget Rogers, as per above family tree, was only a best guess. One son of Thady Lynch and Mary McNamara went to Paterson, New Jersey, as did several of their Lynch grandchildren a generation later. If one of the siblings of Mary McNamara, their later whereabouts all unknown, also went to Paterson, then a family link in American records might prove that Mary McNamara Lynch was indeed the daughter of John McNamara and Bridget Rogers of Garruragh.