Nell Hennessy and Mary Josephine from city of Tipperary, Co. Tipperary

Birth Cert for Ellen

Death of Kate Hennessy 1931, note she is a widow.

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Birth of Patrick

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Death of a James Hennessy Henry Street but he is single. Perhaps related

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I think this is your James

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Birth of Mary

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Death of Patrick , (son) note he is a widower . Do you know who he was married to ?

Did either of the sisters get married  as I can not find a death cert in the name Hennessy for Ellen or Mary. Were there any other children in the family or do you have the date or place of Patrick's marriage.

Thanks so much for all your help.

I have Nell's birth - the same one you sent - she's shown as Ellen Mary, just not her death - after 1940 probably.  I know she didn't marry.  Shown as Nell on the census 

I have a Mary Josephine Born 10 Dec 1879 .  Don't know if she ever married. Found on the census as Josephine.

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
Name:    Mary Josephine Hennessy
Baptism Age:    0
Event Type:    Baptism
Birth Date:    1879
Baptism Date:    4 Dec 1879 (probably 14 Dec)
Baptism Place:    Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland
Diocese:    Cashel and Emly
Father:    Jas Hennessy
Mother:    Kate Fitzgerald
Sponsors:  Thomas Fitzgerald, Mary (Ann) Fitzgerald

Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name:    Mary Josephine Hennessy
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    10 Dec 1879
Birth Place:    Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland
Father:    James Hennessy
Mother:    Kate Fitzgerald Hennessy
FHL Film Number:    256046

Wondering if the Mary you found born 10 Dec 1878 is the same one or another child - maybe died? 

Patrick married Katherine Barron 15 Sep 1925 St. Francis church, Tipperary.

Found Katherine's death 21 Apr 1947 Tipperary. Then Patrick died 22 Aug 1947. So sad.    Don't know about children.

All the rest are correct.

The James you found that died 1896 I don't know - might be a cousin - sister's name Meehan.   We didn't have a James as a child from earlier research or on the census' available.

Photo of Nell Hennessey - far right - clearly after 1940 - the gentleman is Nell's uncle Jim FitzGerald (brother of her mother) - don't know who the lady on the left is. Taken in Ireland. Jim emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other photo is of Bridget (Bridey) - sister of Mary Josephine, Nell and Patrick.  Taken in Dalkey, Ireland.  She died  23 DEC 1959 • Balbriggan, Dublin, Ireland.

Appreciate all this work.  Will be glad to reciprocate if you need anything from Chicago, Illinois area or NW Indiana or a few other states in the US - I have accumulated a lot of sources from all over, over the years.

Anne Nelson

You are right, the infant died at two days old, poor little mite.

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Copy of Kathleen's death cert in case you do not have this

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Patrick's death cert, sad they died so close to each other, it appears they were both in poor health for some time before they died.

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The convent in the photograph is the Loretto convent in Dalkey  https://www.loretoabbeydalkey.com/ still a school to this day, your photo is lovely.

We did get information from the Loreto archives so we got a lot of information about Bridey.  I did have Patrick's death record, but not Kathleen Barron Hennessy's.  I do have her obituary - attached.  Shows she was buried at St. Mary's, Tipperary.   Patrick is probably there as well.  If I recall correctly, the photo of Mother Brendan (Bridey) was actually a postcard she sent to my grandmother. There was another sent to her uncle Jim from the same place. She went every year I guess.

Thanks again for all the help.  Poor little Mary! 

After her death, they named the second Mary Josephine I guess.  I know in my grandmother's FitzGerald)  family they had a Michael who died as a child/infant and 2 children later, they named another son Michael.  (from the Immaculation Conception records in Mitchelstown, Cork directly from the priest who kindly brought out their records for me years ago).  Uncle Jim FitzGerald went almost annually back to visit relatives and sometimes he brought one of his sons but mostly his daughter who gave us loads of info until she passed.

With our previous information from the now deceased relative and another very nice lady from Ancestry, we have found out a lot about a family we only had stories and not the whole family.  

We have a lot more than before!  Really appreciate the help.

Feel free to ask for any of your group if they emigrated.  It's always hard because of so many with the same name but our census records are more complete (except 1890 which burned up).

Anne Nelson

Hello Eileen,

Do you know of any library or history center that might be able to have a photo of the Henry street in Tipperary. Nell, Mary Josephine, Bridey, John and Patrick all seemed to be born there. The mother started a confectionary/bakery there and handed it down to the family.  If I remember the town and street correctly, there were living quarters above the shops.

Thanks,

Anne