Henry Bagot, Ballymoe area, Co. Galway and his wife Catherine

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The only Baggot recorded in the 1833 Kilcroan Tithe Applotment Records is Thomas N. Bagot Esq. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, John L. Bagot Esquire also appears on record. It is curious that there are no other instances of the surname in this parish.  However, there are numerous Baggots in the adjoining parish of Boyounagh. 

In November 1837 (RC Parish of Glinsk) Patrick Fleming & Mary Feeny of "Kilbegnet and Dunamon" invited Henry Baggot and Honoria Hart to godparent their daughter Honoria Fleming. Given that they were close friends or in-laws, they may prove to be a lead. (Galway Fleming spelling variations include Phlemon, Plemon, Flemmon, and Flemon). There are no other baptismal records for this couple in East Galway.

At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Fleming (m. Mary Feeny) and his brother Robert Fleming (m. Catherine McGarry) turn up in the townland of Funshin (parish of Kilbegnet) Just west of Creggs village. This was a congested townland and the Flemings shared plot 16 with kin Thomas McGarry & Brigid Costello, and John Connicer (Crowe) & Maria Brennan.

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Hope this helps!

Thanks! I could not find any "Baggot" in the Tithe Applotment Books for Boyounagh...I note that Kilcroan is not listed as a Galway parish in http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/pagestab/Galway/.  I am curious why it is missing, or if I should look elsewhere?  Three (John Peter, Pat) Baggots are listed in Templetogher which is also close to the Ballymoe area. Those first names do not appear to be used, however, in "my" Bagot line.

Glinsk is indeed close enough to be neighbors to Henry Bagot's last residence in Treanboy, with just Ussey in between. I will look for DNA matches with Fleming & Feeny surnames.

Any more information is greatly appreciated!

Rua, Thanks for that baptismal record. My dad (descended from Henry Bagot) has several DNA matches on Ancestry to Flemings from this area of Co. Galway, so your hypothesis seems correct. So while Henry did live in Co. Galway, there was a James Baggot in nearby Cloonreliagh in Co. Roscommon, across the county border. My dad's family may originate from there. I will post a message with Co. Roscommon to see if I can obtain more information.

Ooh that's interesting about the Fleming DNA match Celeste. 

 

I'll dig a bit into James Bsggot when I get a chance. 

Here's James Baggot of Cloonreliagh (1791-1866). Can't see any connection to a Henry Baggot sadly. 

Thanks, Rua. If you could please dig into 2 other Bagots in the same area, I would appreciate it. The 2 other leads are: John Bagot, of Cloonadarragh East, Drumatemple and Bernard Baggot, of Lisnamult, near the town of Roscommon.  The latter is of interest because Henry's first grandson was named Henry Bernard Bagot.  However, both of these men seem to have had sizable acreage, and yet Henry & his family were living in near destitution when they moved to Islington, London during the Great Hunger about 1848-1849.

I am frustrated that I can't find baptismal records for these surviving children: Martin (b. 1831), Michael (b. 1833), James (b. 1842), and Thomas (b. 1844). I have looked through a few church records but if you could point me to a comprehensive list of parishes in this area, I can systematically search through them.

Thanks again, Celeste

Also, Rua, thanks for determining James Bagot's life span as 1791-1866. This very likely rules him out as Henry's father, but still possibly James is an older brother.  Perhaps there was some great family rift to explain Henry's lowly situation vis-a-vis the neighboring Bagots who seemed to manage large farms... or could Henry have been illegitimate?

Hi Celeste. Annie Baggot was my grandmother. She is the daughter of Peter Paul Baggot, who is the son of James, who is himself the son of James-to the best of my knowledge. I have done my DNA if you want to send me a GedMatch I can run it. I will be in Roscommon in February and I hope to again visit my grandmother's home and learn a little more. Trish McDermott

Hi Trish, Thanks so much for reaching out. My dad's GEDMatch kit is T256822 Robert McMichael. Please check his niece as well: MX4556383 Eileen McMichael. And you can contact me directly at celeste.rohlfing@gmail.com. Happy New Year!

Hi Celeste. Yes, we do match. I will email you with more details. Trish

Just to note that my dad (descended from the Henry Bagot/Baggott in the subject line) is a DNA match to several people descended from James Baggot of Cloonreliagh, Co. Roscommon.  So there is a family connection!!! Henry's children were born in Ballymoe, Co. Galway which is 10 km/6 miles from Cloonreliagh.