Greetings from New Zealand, I am trying to trace my McNamara family line and have been at a brick wall for the last 10 years. I have a John McNamara, born about 1834, allegedly from Broadford, Clare. The following message is inscribed on his grave stone: "Sacred to the memory of John McNamara Native of County Clare Broadford Ireland". John is believed to have emigrated to Australia sometime in the 1850/60's. His parents are alleged to be a John McNamara (born about 1800) and Margaret McMahon; it is not thought that his parents emigrated with him to Australia. His siblings are thought to be Catherine, Patrick (emigrated and died on the voyage), James (Emigrated with John), and Bridget. John Jr passed away in 1899 in Tamworth, New South Wales. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Aaron
Sunday 19th Dec 2021, 04:39AMMessage Board Replies
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Attached Files
Aron,
Please see attached. You may have them already. Broadford came under a number of parish names in that period, so the village was the defining place.
Church record are from 1844 - catholicparishregisters@nli.ie National Library to access.
You may be able to get further information from death records of John's siblings.
Regards,
McCoy
Sunday 19th Dec 2021, 03:01PM -
Attached Files
Aaron,
Attached in relation to the family of John and Margaret McNamara - 1851 Irish Census Record. The parish is Kilseily. It may not refer to your ancestors, but it may be of assistance to others.
Credits: Subscription Site www.findmypast.ie
Regards,
McCoy
Sunday 19th Dec 2021, 05:42PM -
McCoy,
Thank you for your time and effort in locating these documents. I need to try and work out if these are the right people as you say.
Aaron
Saturday 15th Jan 2022, 05:10AM -
Hi Aaron:
There are a few others who are researching McNamaras from Broadford and I have copied this thread to them as they may have further information for you. If you need further information, please feel free to email me at: tulla@irelandxo.com.
All the best,
Jane
Jane H, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Thursday 27th Jan 2022, 09:19PM