Hello
I am looking for information on Patrick Mc Donnell and Ellen Gorman McDonnell.
Married 1842 Athlone, Ireland. I am looking for record.
Thomas b. 1843, Athlone Ireland, d Athlone Ireland.
Kieran Mc Donnell b.1844, Athlone Ireland d. Athlone Ireland.
Catherine McDonnell b. 1845, Athlone Ireland,d., Athlone Ireland.
Looking for any records for the above children.
Patrick came to the USA 1848
Ellen, along with her brothers John and Kieran Gorman joined Patrick the following year.
Looking for any immigration information.
Thanks in advance.
Theresa
Dubuque Iowa
FYI.... I love this group!
Theresa
Friday 24th Feb 2017, 05:51PMMessage Board Replies
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Theresa:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
Roots Ireland does not have the marriage record or any of the baptismal records. My guess is that the marriage and baptisms occurred in a parish that does not have records for the 1840s. St. Peter's Athlone has a baptism gap from February 1841-January 1845. St. Msry's Athlone has the records for the 1840s. Possibly the events occurred in another close parish.
Based on your notes the mother left Ireland in 1849 but the children stayed in Ireland even though they were very young?
Have you considered autosomal DNA testing?
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Friday 24th Feb 2017, 08:51PM -
The three children died before the mother left, do you know if death records were kept back then? And yes I have considered doing a DNA test. There are so many test being offered out there!
Theresa
Saturday 25th Feb 2017, 04:05PM -
Theresa:
Civil registration of deaths started in 1864. Prior to that only church records are available and very few churches kept death records particularly around the time of the Famine.
Roger
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 26th Feb 2017, 05:18PM