Mulholland Family - Daughters :Sarah Jane & Mary 'Ellen'

Hi Sara

Here's a record for Mary Ellen from rootsireland but it's a bit later than the 1850s

Name:Mary Ellen MulhollandDate of Birth:  Date of Baptism:28-Aug-1880Address:EdenParish/District:GREENLOUGHGender: FemaleCountyCo. DerryDenomination:Roman CatholicFather:Arthur MulhollandMother:Sarah HenryOccupation:Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Andrew O'NeillSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Nancy KennedyNotes:

Name:Sarah Jane MulhollandDate of Birth:  Date of Baptism:08-Dec-1881Address:EdenParish/District:GREENLOUGHGender: FemaleCountyCo. DerryDenomination:Roman CatholicFather:Arthur MulhollandMother:Sarah HenryOccupation:Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John HenrySponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Ann MulhollandNotes:

 
Col

Link to earlier post:

http://www.irelandxo.com/ireland/derry/aghadowey/message-board/sarah-ellen-mulholland

The girls births were before the start of statutory birth registration in Ireland (1864) and so the only record for a birth in the 1850s would have been the baptism records, which are destroyed (assuming they were baptised in Tamlaght O’Crilly).  You could search for school attendance records in PRONI (the public record office). That would involve getting a researcher to look for schools in the local area around Eden and then searching to see if the attendance records have survived. Where they do exist they often name parents and siblings, as well as giving the childs age and townland.

There’s a Mulholland living today on Ballynease Rd, which is about a mile from Andrew’s farm. It’s a common name in the area so there might not be any connection but you could contact them to see if they have any knowledge of your family. (They may not know of course).

You are awesome ... thanks again ! 

 Sarah