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I am trying to locate the family origin of my great, great, great grandfather.
His name was Patrick Carr and he was married to Margaret ( Corrigan ).
I can trace the family up to his sons who came to Scotland in the 1860's. The sons appear in the local Catholic parish marriage records.
The sons were Patrick - born c1844.  William - born c1845 ... and John - born c1848
Unfortunately, all the Scottish documents, census ect, only give the place of their birth as Ireland ... my only other lead is the fact that the family in Scotland was told that he always said that he was a ... ' Mayo Man '
Any information or ideas would be gratefully received.

sntygtgo

Sunday 29th Mar 2020, 03:14PM

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  • Welcome to ireland Reaching Out!

    I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland for all of Ireland and did not locate a record of the Patrick Carr/Margaret Corrigan marriage or any baptismal records for the sons that you mention.

    Likely they were from one of the Mayo parishes that do not have records back to the 1840s.

    I looked up the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household data for Co. Mayo and there were 7 Patrick Carr records. Assuming your Patrick was alive and leasing land in 1855, he may be one of these seven records. The townland is the word after Patrick followed by the civil parish. Achill RC records start in 1868, Burrishoole in 1872, Killasser 1848 and Killedan 1861.

    Roger McDonnell

    GriffithCarrPatrickKeel EastAchillCo. Mayo

    GriffithCarrPatrickKeel EastAchillCo. Mayo

    GriffithCarrPatrickMullaunBurrishooleCo. Mayo

    GriffithCarrPatrickCarrowmoreKillasserCo. Mayo

    GriffithCarrPatrickTooardKillasserCo. Mayo

    GriffithCarrPatrickTumgeshKillasserCo. Mayo 

    GriffithCarrPatrickCarrownageeraghKilledanCo. Mayo

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Tuesday 31st Mar 2020, 02:39PM

  • Thank you very much for helping me and getting in touch Roger, I appreciate all yor time and efforts.

    The three brothers were all married as Carr locally and worked in the local pits mining ironstone and coal.

    Census forms here in Scotland later have the name change from Carr to Kerr and back , and in the end the 'Clan' in this small town

    is still split between the two surnames.

    Once again, thank you very much for your time.

    sntygtgo

    Tuesday 31st Mar 2020, 03:52PM

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