Conneely, Dudley & Ridge, Barbara

Hi Van,

I searched rootsireland.ie for baptisms/births of surname Conneely Father Dudley and mother Barbara Ridge and got 4 of the children (Hugh is missing).

However, I had no luck with Dudley & Barbara's marriage; there are 3 marriage records for Dudley Conneely in Galway - 1 in 1861 & 2 in 1866 but the spouse is not first name Barbara or surname Ridge. 

The only baptism/birth record I could find for Barbara Ridge was 1820 Galway.

Baptisms/births for Dudley Conneely in Galway were 1861 & 1876.

There is a Conneely tree (owner Celia Conneely) on ancestry which has a Dudley Conneely born 1861 but this one married Barbara BURKE in Ardmore, Carna Galway in 1903 aged 41. I couldn't find this on rootsireland.ie either.

She has Dudley's parents as Dermott Conneely & Barbara Conroy.

This Dudley & Barbara's children were Edward 1904, William 1905 & Macdara 1909

There are 74 Conneelys on the Tithe Applotments (1823-37 free to search) 

Griffiths Valuation (1855 Galway  & free to search) has 640 Conneelys in Galway.

The Irish Census (free to search) 1901 has 3174 Conneelys in Galway & the 1911 census has 2981.

There are 181 Conneelys in the Irish phone book including several in Rosmuc; we have had success with people writing to those still living in the parishes their ancestors were from so if all else fails...

I'm sorry I couldn't get the info for you; maybe if you post again mentioning Galway Lettermore & Rosmuc rather than Connaught Ireland west a local expert might find your family.

Col

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Van,

A 1911 census indicated there were Conneely's living in:

• COUNTY: GALWAY
• P. DIVISION: CONNEMARA
• PARISH: KILCUMMIN
• TOWNLAND: GLENTRASNA

Bridgit Conneely age 70

Martin Conneely age 67

Honor Sullivan (Conneely) age 45

I am of the Sullivan line. The record also indicates a son named Dudley Sullivan reported on the census, an interesting coincidence? (see attachment) Perhaps our lines crossed in Glentrasna?

Joe