I am trying to find genealogical information on my Great Grandparents, Patrick Kelly and Mary Anne Farmer. This is what I know:
Patrick Kelly fell in love with a woman, but she married another. Years latter he married Mary Anne Farmer who was the daughter of the woman he originally loved. Patrick Kelly was a policeman on horseback in Ireland and was killed while on duty during the "Home Rule" era. We do not know the exact date of his death, but we do know it was after the conception of his last son, James, born in Sept of 1887, and before his daughter, Ellen, emigrated to Canada, which was in 1890. After Patrick Kelly's death Catherine, Ellen, and Annie emigrated to Canada. Ellen arrived on the 28th of March 1890, in Halifax and settled in Compton, Quebec where she worked in King's Hall boarding school along with her sisters Catherine and Annie. Mary Anne was born on 15 March 1871 in Cavan, probably Ballyconnell,and she along with sons Robert and James emigrated to Canada in 1900 and established their home in Coaticook, Quebec..Little is known of their other two sons, Patrick and Thomas. Ballyconnell was the birthplace of at least some of the Kelly children and the area where Mary Anne Farmer's family lived. A cousin of mine, Kevin Dooan, visited there with a gentleman named Noah or Noel Farmer. Not sure of the first name. On the marriage record of Catherine Kelly it states that she was of the parish Kildallan. Any help would be appreciated.
Friday 17th Jan 2014, 08:20PM
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone recognises the family and is able to assist you.
In the meantime, as civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 you should be able to find record of Patrick and Mary Anne?s children?s births. You may also be able to find their marriage record if it happened after this year. This would give you the couple?s father?s names. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here are their contact details:
General Register Office
Government Offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Ireland
Tel:+353 90 663 2900
Locall:1890 25 20 76
Fax:+353 90 663 2999
Homepage: http://www.groireland.ie/
You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Church records can often be helpful, especially in terms of the witnesses and sponsors listed as generally these were related in some way. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. Both Kildallan civil parish and the civil parish of Tomregan ( the parish that Ballyconnell town is part of) fall under the Catholic parish of Kildallan.For Kildallan parish, follow this link:
Have you tried looking for any of those that remained behind in the 1901/1911 census records? If not they are available online here:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cavan/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Hope these are helpful!
Genealogy Support
Saturday 1st Mar 2014, 03:24PM