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FitzPatrick Miltown Malbay seeking information on Catherine and Michael who emigrated to US.

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FitzPatrick Miltown Malbay seeking information on Catherine and Michael who emigrated to US.

mpfzpk  (View posts) Posted: 9 Aug 2008 12:20PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: FitzPatrick
Catherine (Katie) emigrated to US in 1906 and Michael in 1912. Unable to find data on either after entry in Ellis Island. According to family members Michael worked as a conductor for Interborough City Railway and died in an accident in 1919.

Katie married a man called "Dubois Releigh" or "Releigh" not sure if spelling is correct. The family says that her husband died young and she was employed by the New York Policy Force but I've been unable to confirm any of the above information.

Any help would be appreciated. I am including some information on Fitzpatrick births in the Miltown Malbay area and hope they will prove useful.

My research focus on the Fitzpatrick name was in the townland of Kilcorcoran just outside Miltown Malbay and found 3 Fitzpatrick families there - probably all related but to date I have not been able to make the connection. My source is the parish records for Miltown Malbay (parish also called Kilfarboy).

The parish records have a Thomas Fitzpatrick married to Anne McMahon whose children were baptised in Miltown - Bridget in 1866, Thomas in 1867 and Hannah in 1876. They are recorded as living in Illane, Caherduff areas outside Miltown but close to the town.

There was also a Frank Fitzpatrick married to an Evaline Hall or Ellen Wall (the microfiched records which I accessed in the National Library are difficult to read and spelling of surnames depended on the ability of the person making the record so it can vary). Frank and Ellen had a son Thomas baptised in 1843 and a daughter Mary baptised in 1845 - these Fitzpatricks lived in the Village.

Another Francis Fitzpatrick married Bridget Meade, they lived in Kilcorcoran and had the following children Ellen baptised 1871, Catherine 1873, Bridget 1874 a child baptised in 1876 but it was impossible to read the name, Michael in 1878 and Margaret in 1880.

John Fitzpatrick married to Mary Darcy have two recorded baptisms Thomas in 1860 and Pat in 1862 - townland not entered.

I don't have townlands for the following children - John Fitzpatrick and Catherine Downes had a duaghter Mary in 1853. John Fitzpatrick and Bridget Healy a son Lawerence in 1847. John Fitzpatrick and Bridget Hurley daughter Bridget in 1842 (possibly the same couple) and John Fitzpatrick and Bridget O'Hea son Thomas in 1845 (again may be the same couple).

Mattias or Matt Fitzpatrick and his wife Bridget Stack who lived in Ballard (a name used to describe the area close to the graveyard which is in the townland of Kilcorcoran) had Helen in 1834, Thomas in 1837, Eliza in 1838, Margaret in 1839, Bridget in 1841 and Michael in 1852.

Michael Fitzpatrick married to Margaret Doyle living in Liegard had a son Michael in 1844.

Michael Fitzpatrick married to Ellen or Helen Egan living in Kilcorcoran had the following children Frank in 1833, Helen and Anne twins in 1842 and Honor in 1845.

Michael Fitzpatrick married to Margaret Glynn living in Ballard had the following children Thomas in 1873, Michael in 1875, John in 1877 and Patrick in 1879.

Michael Fitzpatrick and Honor Kelly are recorded as having two daughters called Catherine one in 1840 and one in 1844 they lived in Caherogan.

Michael Fitzpatrick married to Mary Morrissey had two children Thomas in 1861 and Pat in 1862.

Michael Fitzpatrick and Anne Sexton had 7 children according to the parish records Matthias in 1838, Margaret in 1840, John in 1841, Mary in 1843 - I know that Mary emigrated to Australia, Cathrine in 1845, Bridget in 1847 - Bridget married and lived in Shandrum (about 3 miles south of Miltown), Michael in 1852 who was living in the Main Street in Miltown Malbay in 1901 and Anne who married and lived near Ennistymon (approximately 10 miles north of Miltown). If anyone has any further information on this family I would be grateful for any details that you have.

There was also a Michael Fitzpatrick married to Honor Talty in Ballyvaskin (again a townland outside Miltown) they had two children Eliza 1844 and Thomas 1845.

There was a Pat Fitzpatrick married to Bridget Darcy who had a son Martin in 1872 recoded as living in Miltown.

Thomas Fitzpatrick married to Mary Hogan living in Clahanmore had a son Francis in 1875.

Thomas Fitzpatrick married to Anne McMahon had 3 children Mary in 1859, Michael in 1862 and Ellen in 1874 they are recorded as living in Caherduff.

Thomas Fitzpatrick married to Ann O'Sullivan or Hannanh Sullivan also recorded as Ann Sullivan (when recording births the "O" in surnames frequently disappeared only to reappear later). They had Patrick in 1836, Thomas in 1837, Connor in 1839, Matthias in 1843 and Anne in 1869 and are recorded as living in Ballard/Illane - again Illane is a townland close to Ballard so it's probably the same family.

That's all I have on FitzPatrick's in the Miltown Malbay area and as the parish records for marriages doesn't start until 1859 it's difficult to tie the families together. The microfiched parish records end around 1878 and I am not aware of any plans to do the rest of the century anytime soon.

If anyone has information on what happened these families and is willing to share please let me know.

Many thanks,

Mary




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