Thomas Frawley and Mary Markham of Kilmaley

Batesy,

The Clare County Library, www.clarelibrary.ie has birth records for their eight children. While the marriage records for the RC parish of Kilmaley began in 1828, I could not locate their marriage record. Lehaknock is a townland in Kilmaley where their first child was born Mar 1849. With the birth of their son John, June 1858, it shows the family lived in "Rath..." - the transcription is incomplete. There is another townland in Kilmaley called Rathcrony, so that's a possiblity. The births of their final sons, Thomas (13 Apr 1862) and Patrick (5 Feb 1866), show the family lived in Kyleatunna, another townland, not a property. 

There is a Griffith's Valuation (1855) record for a Michael Frawley in Lehaknock...so this is possibly Thomas' father as you mention above.

The other children are: Michael (May 1851), Bridget (Mar 1853), Michael (29 Jul 1855), and Anne (Jul 1860).

Batesy,

In case you don't have these records for the Markham family, there are Tithe Applotment (1826) records for James and John Markham in "Leaghaknock" as well as a Patrick Markham in Rathcrony. Could well be Mary's family.

Hi Carolyn,

Thanks for this information. I would've thought that if they were married it would have occurred in the late 1840's, so it's surprising that a record can't be found. Perhaps they were married outside Kilmaley parish.