Lawrence was from Palmfield (also known as Gortanure) known as Gortanure) Palmfield/Gortanure is one of the five townlands on the east end of Kilbeagh civil parish that were transferred to Co. Roscommon as part of the Local Government Act of 1898. I have located six civil birth records for children of the couple: Catherine 1867 Michael 1870 John 1872 Laurence 1874 Brigid 1876 Winifrid 1879. I also located a September 5th 1868 baptismal record for a daughter Mary. The baptisms for the children were all in the RC parish of Carracastle which is close to Palmfield/Gortanure but is on the Mayo sie of the border. Very likely Bridget was your Elizabeth Bessie Cooke.
Residents of a house 9 in Gortanure (Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Cooke Michael 28 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic
Cooke Maria 24 Female Wife Roman Catholic
Cooke Winifred Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Cooke Margaret 65 Female Mother Roman
