Carey, O'Brien, Young, Twomey!

Hello RebekahDom,

I’m not related but may have found the Boston death record for your John J. Carey, son of Richard and Mary. But first, before getting to his death, I’d like to go over the death record for his wife Mary Young Carey, as her death record holds information that I believe confirms her husband John’s death.

In your Ireland Reaching Out message board post of Wednesday, 14 December 2022, you had mentioned that Mary Carey died in the year 1891. Based on this information I found a copy of Mary’s original death record at the free FamilySearch website. You probably already have Mary’s death record but you can access it at the following link so you do not have to look for in your files: 3a4db70cb0b5e8cc2fa8eebdd756c7a3.png (1600×900) (paste.pics)

The death record shows that Mary died on June 4, 1891 at the age of 32 years. Her place of death was 34½ Carson Street, Boston. The death record further shows her maiden name was Young and that her father was Peter Young and mother Bridget O’Brien. These are the names that you have for her parents, mentioned in your message to Ireland Reaching Out.

Mary and her parents were born in Ireland. The death record additionally notes that Mary died of “Chronic Catarrhal Pneumonia,” and that she is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Boston.

The following year, 1892, John J. Carey was recorded in the Boston City Directory, showing his residence was “34½ Carson,” and that his occupation was “Clerk O. C. R.R. Freight.” The Boston Directory listing is from Ancestry.com. See the transcription below:

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Name: John J Carey
Residence Year: 1892
Street Address: 34½ Carson
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Clerk O. C. R.R. Freight

Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1892

Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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The link that follows will take you to a copy of the original Boston City Directory listing for John J. Carey:
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I believe that working for the O.C.C. Railroad was a position where John Carey worked as a freight handler for the Operational Control Center of the railroad in Boston.

Going forward in the 1890s, I found the death record for John J. Carey, who died on February 10, 1897 at the age of 45 years, 6 months, and 10 days. The cause of death was “Phthisis – Intestinal Tuberculosis.” His place of death was 28 Carson Street, Boston. His place of burial was Calvary Cemetery in Boston, where Mary is also buried. In 1891 Mary had died at 34½ Carson Street, and in 1892 John was shown to be living at 34½ Carson Street. The house numbers on Carson Street may have changed between 1892 and 1897, or John Carey may have moved to a house nearby at 28 Carson Street.

John’s death record can be accessed at: https://i.paste.pics/1e0a319144cfde93b5ac410aef7593c5.png

The mysterious thing about the death record is it states that John was “Married,” and that his wife was Mary. This may be an error in the death record, or it is possible that John remarried sometime after his first wife Mary died in 1891.

The death record also shows that John’s occupation was, “Freight Clerk,” and that his father was Richard and his mother Mary, whose maiden name was, “Unknown.”

John’s age at death of 45 years, 6 months, and 10 days on February 10, 1897, places his year of birth in 1851. Your record shows he was born in 1850. Death records however, like census records, are not always accurate when it comes to a person’s age.

The Carson Street location of death for Mary and John, and the information that John’s parents were Richard and Mary, makes this more than circumstantial evidence that this is the John Carey death you are looking for.

While at the FamilySearch website I looked for a Massachusetts second marriage for John Carey and a Mary, maiden name unknown, between the years 1891 and 1897, but didn’t find one. I also looked for a second marriage at the subscription Ancestry.com subscription website, but again without success.

I then went to the free irishgenealogy.ie website to see if I could locate the civil marriage record for a John Carey and Mary from 1892 to 1897 in Ireland. Irish civil registration marriage records traditionally include the names of the fathers of the bride and groom. I didn’t find a civil registration marriage record in Ireland showing that a Richard Carey was the father of a groom named John Carey during the 1892 to 1897 time period. This means I didn’t find that John Carey had married for a second time, either in the U.S. or in Ireland, after the death of Mary in 1891.

EVA AGNES CAREY’S DEATH RECORD

The 1890s was a decade of tragedy for the Carey family. John and Mary’s daughter, Eva Agnes Carey had died on May 8, 1897, just three months after her father had died. She died of “Burns” at the age of 7 years, 11 months, and 8 days old. Her place of death was City Hospital, Boston. Her parents are recorded as John Carey and Mary Young. Eva’s residence at the time of death was 55 Willard Street in Quincy.

The are two death records for Eva. One is in the Quincy death register, along with the deaths of other Quincy residents who died in April and May of 1897. The other is an individual death certificate for Eva. This death certificate gives her residence of 55 Willard Street.

Below, is the Town of Quincy Death Register index from the FamilySearch website collection, “Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001.”

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

Name Eva Agnes Carey
Event Type Death
Event Date 8 May 1897
Event Place Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original) Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Sex Female
Age 7
Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
Father's Name John J. Carey
Mother's Name Mary Young
Page 147

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8P-WQG : 10 November 2020), Eva Agnes Carey, 8 May 1897; citing Death, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004278913.
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Eva’s death in the is number 47 in the register: https://i.paste.pics/dd46525e3d024d142db12d7e88162ab7.png

The following is the death record index for Eva, from the FamilySearch website collection: “Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920.”

Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920

Name Eva Agnes Carey
Event Type Death
Event Date 1897
Event Place Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original) Quincy, Massachusetts
Event Place Note Quincy City Hospital
Sex Female
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
Birthplace Boston
Burial Place Boston
Father's Name John J.
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Name Mary Young
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Source Details v 473 p 559

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW3D-R5R : 17 November 2022), Eva Agnes Carey, 1897.
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Eva’s death record can be accessed at:
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A Google Map shows that Willard Street in Quincy is about 7½ miles south of Carson Street, Boston: https://tinyurl.com/3s2hzsux

Here is a Google Street View of Willard Street, Quincy: https://tinyurl.com/ykwx7yys

When Eva died, both her parents were also deceased and so it is likely that Eva was moved to the 55 Willard Street location after her father died in January of 1897.

The 1900 census from Ancestry.com, shows that a 37 year old Bernard Hart and his 37 year old wife Annie were living at 55 Willard Street. Bernard’s occupation was laborer in the Navy Yard. He was born in New York. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in Scotland. The census also shows Bernard and Annie owned their own home at 55 Willard Street and that the home was free of a mortgage.

There is the possibility that John Carey knew Bernard and Annie Hart, and that the Harts had Eva move in with them after John died. Burt that is only a guess.

The death records for Mary, John, and Eva Agnes Carey show they are buried in Calvary Cemetery. This is the Mount Calvary Cemetery located south of Boston in Roslindale. The cemetery has its own website, which includes an Online Burial Search.

The homepage for the Mount Calvary Cemetery is: http://www.bostoncemetery.com/

The Online Burial Search page can be found at: https://search.bostoncemetery.com/

I looked for Mary, John, and Eva Agnes Carey’s burial records and found the burials for John and Eva Agnes, but unfortunately, not for Mary.

John and Eva Agnes are buried in the same Section Lot, Range, and Grave at Mount Calvary. This is Section Lot 8, Range and Grave NA, 12, 41. See the indexes below:

Name: Carey, John
Date of Interment: 1897-02-11
Cemetery: Mt. Calvary
Section Lot: SECTION 8
Range, Grave: NA, 12, 41
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Name: Carey, Eva
Date of Interment: 1897-05-09
Cemetery: Mt. Calvary
Section Lot: SECTION 8
Range, Grave: NA, 12, 41
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I don’t know if there is a grave marker for John and Eva. You can call the cemetery to find out if there is, and also see if there is other information in the burial records for John and Eva Agnes. The phone number for the Mount Calvary Cemetery is: 617-325-6830

With a bit more research at Ancestry.com’s, “Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,” I located the City of Boston birth register entry for “Agnes Eva” Carey. She was born on May 31, 1889, at 53 Middlesex Street in Boston. Her parents are John J. and Mary Carey, who were both born in Ireland. John Carey’s occupation is dittoed as, “Clerk.”

Birth information spans both pages of the register. Agnes Eva Carey’s birth is number 35 in the register: https://i.paste.pics/204268bcbdab717a1140d7c931cbad43.png

Going back to the FamilySearch website I found the marriage record for John and Mary Young Carey’s daughter, 23 year old Frances. She and 25 year James N. Lennon were married in Lincoln, Massachusetts on 8 November 1905. James Lennon’s parents are Patrick Lennon and Jane Mountain. See the marriage index below from FamilySearch:

Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920

Name James N. Lennon
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 8 Nov 1905
Event Place Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original) Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Sex Male
Age 25
Marital Status Single
Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Birthplace Lincoln, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Father's Name Patrick Lennon
Mother's Name Jane Mountain

Spouse's Name Frances M. Carey
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1882
Spouse's Father's Name John Carey
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Young
Source Details pg. 499-362

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N44M-QVV : 17 December 2022), James N. Lennon and Francss M. Carey, 1905.
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The Town of Lincoln Marriage Register shows a number of marriages took place in 1905: https://i.paste.pics/779906997e7d46b6d693842d6a926eda.png

The marriage for Frances Carey and James Lennon is the last entry in the register at number 362. The register entry gives the further information that James Lennon was employed as a “Clerk,” and born in Lincoln. Frances Carey was employed as a “Domestic” and born in Ireland. The name of the clergyman who married them appears to be Mortimer E Twomey, of Concord.

I’ll have more information about Frances Carey in a little bit, but first, when researching the Carey family at the FamilySearch website, I found the death record for John and Mary Young Carey’s daughter, Rose Ann, in the collection called, “Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.”

The death index below shows that Rose Ann Carey died in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, on 25 July 1967 at the age of 81. The index further shows that Rose Ann was born on 8 February 1886 in Boston, and that her parents were John J. Carey and Mary Young. At the time of death she was single. See the index below:

Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Name Rose Ann Carey
Event Type Death
Event Date 25 Jul 1967
Event Place Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Sex Female
Age 81
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 08 Feb 1886
Birth Year (Estimated) 1886
Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts
Father's Name John J Carey
Mother's Name Mary Young
Record Number 47065

"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36H-QYG : 20 February 2021), Rose Ann Carey, 25 Jul 1967; citing certificate number 47065, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,674.
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Rose Ann’s death record, which gives even more information, showing that Rose had been living in Waco for 60 years, and had died in the Providence Hospital, Colcord Ave: https://i.paste.pics/b3338336c5dd6c39357138077bd12924.png

She had been a nun who went by the name of Sister Vincent. Her occupation had been “Registered Nurse.” The causes of death were, “Metastatic Malignancy, 3 Mos” and “Malignant Melanoma, 5 years” with a contributory cause of “Diabetes Mellitus.”

The person who reported Rose Ann’s death to the Waco registrar was Sister Julia.

Rose Ann is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Waco, Texas.

The history of Providence Hospital shows that the name of the order of nuns associated with the hospital is the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul. Read the history and view photos of the hospital at: https://wacohistory.org/items/show/158

Source: Amanda Sawyer, “Providence Hospital,” Waco History, accessed December 24, 2022.

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The FamilySearch collection index, “Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,” shows that Rosanna Carey was born in Boston on 13 February 1886 rather than on 8 February 1886 as recorded in her death record. The index shows her father was John J. Carey and her mother was Mary, but Mary’s maiden name isn’t recorded:

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

Name Rosanna Carey
Event Type Birth
Event Date 13 Feb 1886
Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sex Female
Father's Name John J. Carey
Mother's Name Mary
Page 9255

Cite This Record
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPZ-GRP : 10 November 2020), Rosanna Carey, 13 Feb 1886; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004039272.
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A typescript of the 1886 birth register for the City of Boston gives more information about Rosanna Carey’s birth than the index. See:
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The birth register spans two pages. The birth entry for Rosanna is at number 9255. The right-hand page of the register shows that at the time of birth the Carey family were the residents of 72 Middlesex Street, and that John’s occupation was, “Clerk.” He and Mary were born in Ireland.

It is interesting to note that births recorded before and after Rosanna’s show that the parents of the children were also living on Middlesex Street. Including Rosanna, there are 7 births of children whose families were from Middlesex Street in Boston. Mary Donovan, daughter of John and Mary Donovan, lived at the same address as John and Mary Carey, 72 Middlesex Street, when Mary was born on October 29, 1886.

A Google Map shows that Middlesex Street in Boston is over 7 miles north of Carson Street, where the Carey family were living in the 1890s: https://tinyurl.com/2p99hj5h

The 1886 Boston City Directory index below, from Ancestry.com, shows that John Carey was a “Laborer” living at 72 Middlesex Street:

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Name: John Carey
Residence Year: 1886
Street Address: 72 Middlesex
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Laborer
Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1886

Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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The address of 72 Middlesex Street is also the address John Carey cited in his Petition for Naturalization dated 25 October 1887. I believe you already have his Petition for Naturalization, but you can access it for quick review at:
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The index below, from Ancestry.com, does not record his address however:

Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950

Name: John J Carey
Petition Age: 37
Birth Date: abt 1850
Record Type: Naturalization Petition
Arrival Place: Boston
Petition Date: 25 Oct 1887
Petition Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Source Citation
National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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If you recall, John and Mary’s daughter, who was recorded as Agnes Eva, was born at 53 Middlesex Street in 1889.

ROSE CAREY

The child of John and Mary Carey you mentioned who ended up in an orphanage was their daughter Rose. The 1900 census shows that 14 year old Rose Carey was in the St. Vincent Orphan Asylum at 5 Camden Street in Boston. The census shows both her parents were born in Ireland. The 1900 census index for Rose Carey, from the Ancestry.com website, is below:

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Rose Carey
Age: 14
Birth Date: Feb 1886
Birthplace: Massachusetts, USA
Home in 1900: Boston Ward 18, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 18
Street: Camden Street
House Number: 5
Sheet Number: 8
Institution: St Vincent Orphan Asylum
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 60
Family Number: 183
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes

Source Citation
Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 18, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 684; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 1421; FHL microfilm: 1240684

Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FRNACES CAREY

Your information shows that John and Mary’s daughter Frances Carey was born in Ireland in 1882. Based on this information I looked for her civil registration birth record at the irishgenealogy.ie website, and found it.

Frances was born in the townland of “Filedarig,” County Cork, on January 4, 1882. Her father is John Carey, employed as a “Sailor,” who at the time of the birth was living in Filedarig. Frances’s mother is Mary Carey, formerly Young. The person who was present at the birth and who reported the birth to the assistant registrar was Mary Kate Twomey, of Filedarig. The assistant registrar, whose last name appears to be Lyne, recorded the birth in the Castletown Registration District on January 17, 1882. Frances’s birth is number 55 in the register at: https://tinyurl.com/yyxcsaur

The surname Twomey is one of the names you had mentioned in your message to Ireland Reaching Out. Mary Kate Twomey may have been the midwife who helped to deliver Frances.

The townland of “Filedarig” where the Careys were living when Frances was born is actually spelled “Foildarrig,” in English. This name comes from the Irish language, “Fhaill Dearg,” which means, Red Cliff. Fhaill Dearg is located on County Cork’s Beara Peninsula.

A Google Map shows that Foildarrig is 2.1 miles north of Casteltown-Bearheaven traveling along the R571 road: https://tinyurl.com/uj4yer9j

A Google Street View shows you how isolated the townland of Foildarrig is: https://tinyurl.com/nh9kmxnd

Being a sailor, John Carey would have only been a short distance from Casteltown-Bearheaven, which sits on the Bantry Bay in County Cork.

FRANCES CAREY’S BAPTISM

The irishgenealogy.ie website has two search functions. One is the Civil Records collection for birth, marriage, and death records. The other is the Church Records collection for Catholic and Protestant parish church registers for select counties. There is good parish register coverage for County Kerry, Dublin City, and a large portion of County Cork, excluding most of Cork City.

I looked for Frances Carey’s baptism at the irishgenenalogy.ie Church Records collection and found it. It is actually a transcription of the baptism, which shows that Frances was baptized on the Casteltownbere Roman Catholic Church on 6 January 1881 and that her date of birth was 4 January 1882. You can access the baptism transcription after following the prompts at: https://tinyurl.com/5xwrkn64

You’ll now be able to see the error in the transcription stating that Frances was baptized in 1881 rather than 1882, though the transcription is correct with the year of her birth.

The address of Frances and her parents John Carey and Mary Young in the baptism record is Castletown. Castletown, I believe, would be a reference to Castletownbere, as there is another townland called Castletown over 50 miles to the east in County Cork. See: https://tinyurl.com/yhzcz58m

The baptism register also shows that the godparents were William Young and Mary Twomey. Mary Twomey may be the same Mary Kate Twomey who reported Frances’s birth to the registrar, as noted earlier.

The address of Castletown in the baptism record may be a reference to the location of the post office where John and Mary Carey received their mail, as the birth record for Frances shows that she and her family were living in “Filedarig,” that is, Foildarrig.

Transcriptions from the irishgenealogy.ie Church Records collection usually include a link that takes you to a copy of the original parish register where the baptism, marriage, or burial record can be found. But at the bottom of the baptism for Frances Carey, you’ll see the notation, “The church register page containing this record has not yet been imaged.”

I next found the civil registration marriage record as well as the church marriage record transcription for John Carey and Mary Young at the irishgenealogy.ie website. First, the civil registration marriage record.

John Carey and Mary Young were married in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Castletown on February 19, 1881. Both were of “full age,” at the time of marriage, meaning they were 21 years old or older. John had been a bachelor and Mary a spinster. John’s occupation was “Sailor.” No occupation is recorded for Mary. John’s father is Richard Carey, also a “Sailor.” Mary Young’s father is Peter, who was employed as a miller.

You had mentioned that John’s father was Richard and Mary’s father Peter.

The priest who married John and Mary was M. Dillon, CC. The initials CC stand for “Catholic Curate.” The witnesses to the marriage were John D. Sullivan and William Young. William was likely Mary Young’s brother. You can access the civil marriage record at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/3j2923f2

I also found the Casteltownbere Catholic Church marriage transcription for John Carey and Mary Young at irishgenealogy.ie’s, “Church Records” collection, which basically mirrors the civil registration marriage record.

Like the baptism for Frances Carey, the marriage transcription notes the copy of the original church marriage record has not been imaged. See: https://tinyurl.com/y2auvmab

The following link takes you to an Ordnance Survey Map in color of “Castletown Bearhaven,” showing the location of the R.C. Chapel, and other landmarks such as the Bridewell, Castle Dermot, the Salt Manufactory, Coast Guard Station, and another Church, which would likely have been the Church of Ireland. The map also shows the location of a Hotel and the Victoria Terrace. The map further shows that Castletown Bearhaven is on the Berehaven Harbour:
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The Ordnance Survey Map is from the GeoHive website.

A “Bridewell” was the term for a jail or a prison in England and Ireland.

The R.C. Chapel on the map of Castletown Bearhaven would have been the church where John Carey and Mary Young were married in 1881, and where their daughter Frances was baptized in 1882.

But, it would not be the church that exists in Castletownbere today. The present church is called Sacred Heart, and according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website, it was constructed in 1907. But in comparing the location of the R.C. Chapel on the Ordnance Survey Map from the 1829 to 1841 time period, and a Google Map of the church’s location today on the Back Road, it looks like the newer church structure was constructed on the same site, or near the same site of the former R.C. Chapel.

For more information and a slide presentation of the Sacred Heart Church in a section of Castletownbere called Knockaneroe, go to the Buildings of Ireland website link at: https://tinyurl.com/2w7yxbbs

The following link will take you to a Google Map of the Sacred Heart Church in Castletown-Bearhaven: https://tinyurl.com/46y4u6vr

The next link will bring you to a Google Street View of the Sacred Heart Church: https://tinyurl.com/yuu2p5pb

JOHN CAREY

Your records show that John Carey was born around 1850, and that his parents were Richard and Mary. The marriage record for John Carey and Mary Young also shows that John’s father was Richard.

There will not be a civil registration birth record for John Carey, as the Irish government didn’t record births, marriages, and deaths for all religious denominations until the year 1864. One of the primary resources available to family historians with ancestors born in Ireland prior to 1864 is the church parish register.

I looked for John Carey’s baptism record in the Church Records collection for County Cork at irishgenealogy.ie, but with no success. I next looked for his baptism transcription at the Find My Past (FMP) website. FMP is mainly a subscription website, but does have some free collections. One of the collections you can access at no charge are Irish Catholic parish baptisms, marriages, and burials for the 32 counties of Ireland. Most of the parish registers are from the 19th century, but some registers go back to the 18th and even 17th centuries. Some Catholic Parish registers extend into the 20th century.

At the FMP website I found what looks like it could be John Carey’s baptism transcription, showing his baptism took place in the Aghada, County Cork Catholic Church on 31 July 1850. The transcription shows that his parents are Richard Carey and Mary Kelly. The residence of John and his parents is only partially recorded as, “Bally,” which is an indication that the FMP transcriber could not make out the full name of the townland beginning with Bally…, probably because of difficulty reading the handwriting in the original baptism register. You can access Richard’s baptism transcription after establishing a free account at the following FMP link:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1424268

The FMP baptism transcription for John Carey includes another link that takes you to a copy of the original Aghada Catholic Parish register held by the National Library of Ireland where John Carey’s baptism can be found. You can access the link at: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632834#page/79/mode/1up

The are two facing page of the baptism register. The baptism for John Carey is on the left-hand page, 3rd entry down from the top. You can enlarge the register by means of round icons in the upper center/ right of the screen. The icons are white with green backgrounds. You can also access the full-screen function by clicking on the last icon on the right with the two arrows pointing northeast and southwest.

John’s father’s name is abbreviated as Richd, the same as in the transcription. Below his name is the name of his wife and John’s mother Mary. But her last name is not Kelly, but looks more like Keily. To the right of the names of John’s parents are the names of the godparents. The godfather is John Mahony. Below his name is the name of the godmother, Johanna Keily, who may be Mary’s sister.

The name of the townland where Richard, Mary, and their son John were living at the time of the baptism does begin with Bally. After going over the name of this townland for several minutes, I believe I deciphered its full name as Ballytibbet or perhaps Ballytibbit. To the right of the name of the townland is the name of the priest who baptized John, but I could not clearly make out what his name was.

The next thing I wanted to do is to see if I could locate a townland named Ballytibbet/Ballytibbit, or a similar townland name, located near the Aghada Catholic Parish Church.

I found the townland. The IreAtlas Townland Data Base actually spells the name of this place as, “Ballytibbot.” See: https://tinyurl.com/2vb7xp3b

Google Maps shows that Ballytibbot, by the shortest route, is 2.5 miles south of the Church of St. Erasmus in Aghada. See the map at: https://tinyurl.com/45jmkayf

I could not access a Google Street View of Ballytibbot, but located a Google Street View of the Church of St. Erasmus in Aghada. As you’ll see the church is set back off the road but along the road is what appears to be a tower or steeple from an older church. The St. Erasmus Church itself looks like it was constructed in the 20th century, and so would not have been the actually church building where John Carey was baptized. See the Google Street View: https://tinyurl.com/yc2kkzkx

According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website, the Saint Erasmus Catholic Church was constructed in 1987. The Buildings of Ireland site also mentions the tower is from an earlier church. It is in this earlier church that John Carey was likely baptized. Go to the Buildings of Ireland link for more information and a slide presentation of the Saint Erasmus Church at: https://tinyurl.com/2v9chbe6

I didn’t find the baptism records for any more children of Richard and Mary Keily/Kelly at the FMP website, or the Church Records collection at irishgenealogy.ie. I also looked for Richard and Mary’s marriage record at the two websites but didn’t find it. I looked for the baptism and marriage records for all 32 counties of Ireland, as Richard Carey was shown to be a “Sailor,” in John Carey and Mary Young’s marriage record.

THE 1861 ENGLAND CENSUS

I next located 64 year old Richard Carey, his 40 year old wife Mary, and their 12 year old son “Johnny” Carey in the 1861 census of England, living on Whitecross Street, St. Lukes, Middlesex, England. Whitecross Street is in a section of London. See the 1861 England Census index below, from Ancestry.com:

1861 England Census

Civil parish: St Luke
Ecclesiastical parish: Charterhouse St Thomas
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: St Luke
Sub-registration district: Whitecross Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 92

Household Members (Name), Age, Relationship

Richard Cary, 64, Head
Mary Cary, 40, Wife
Johnny Cary, 12, Son

Source Citation
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 206; Folio: 81; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542591
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A copy of the original 1861 census however, shows the Careys, along with several other families, were living at No. 5 Angel & Porter Ct (Court). Number 5 Angel & Porter Ct may have been a building in a section of the city located off Whitecross Street.

See the 1861 census at:
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The 1861 census shows that Richard is married and is a “Sailor” who was born in Cork, Ireland. His wife Mary and son Johnny were also born in Cork, Ireland. Johnny is shown to be a “Scholar,” that is, a student.

If Richard’s age of 64 is correct he would have been born circa 1797. If Mary’s age of 40 is correct she would have been born circa 1821. Johnny would have been born circa 1849. His age in the 1861 census is off by a year, as he was born in 1850. The year 1850 was the year of his baptism in Aghada, County Cork.

I suspect that Richard’s age may be off by a few years, if not actually several years, as ages often are in England and Ireland’s 19th century census returns.

A Google Map shows the location of Whitecross Street, London: https://tinyurl.com/mr3t8r3k

The following link will take you to a Google Street View of Whitecross Street: https://tinyurl.com/bdde9nbe

Your records show, and John Carey’s marriage record shows he was a “Sailor,” like his father.

I uncovered a record for John Carey at the Ancestry.com collection, “UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939.” This record shows he was born in Aghada, Cork, on 1 August 1850. His baptism record shows he was baptized on 31 July 1850 in the Aghada Catholic Parish, and so this looks like it pertains to your John Carey.

The record shows his first service date in the Royal Navy was aboard a ship called the “Research.” He service on the Research began 1 January 1873. His last service was on the ship “Cambridge,” ending 5 November 1875. See the index below:

UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939

Name: John Carey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1850
Birth Place: Aghada, Cork
First Service Date: 1 Jan 1873
First Ship Served On: Research
Last Service Date: 5 Nov 1875
Last Ship Served On: Cambridge
Service Number: 49360

Source Citation
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 20

Source Information
Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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The link coming up shows a one page copy of John Carey’s Royal Navy Service record, noting service on board the Research and the Cambridge:
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This record also shows that the “Date and Period of CS Engagement,” was “August 1868 10 years.” A “CS Engagement” may refer to Coastal Service Engagement. He is shown to have been 5 feet and 7 inches in height, with hazel eyes, dark hair and a fresh complexion, with no wounds, scars, or marks. He didn’t have a trade when he entered the service. The record also mentions he was involved in a “Gunnery Engagement,” on what looks like a date of 1-4-74, which would be 1 April 1874.

The record further shows John Carey was an “AB,” that is, an “Able Bodied” seaman, with a “Character” that was “Exemp,” which I take to be “Exemplary.”

In the column of the record that states, “If Discharged, Wither and for what cause,” it looks like he was discharged because his “Wife for passage invalided Plymouth Hospital.” That doesn’t seem to make sense. As we know, John Carey and Mary Young weren’t married until 1881.

But, because the handwriting isn’t the clearest, I magnified the page and believe it actually states, “Wage for passage invalided Plymouth Hospital.”

The “Remarks” section of John Carey’s service record states, “F.E. 1865,” but I don’t know what that refers to.

The question is, if John Carey’s last service date was 5 November 1875, how is it that his occupation is “Sailor” in his 1881 marriage record and “Sailor” in the 1882 birth record for his daughter Frances?

Perhaps he rejoined the Royal Navy after he got out of the hospital?

The National Archives in Kew, Surrey, west of London’s City Centre, holds British naval records for the 19th century.

I went to the National Archives website and found John Carey’s enlistment and service record totaling 13 pages, though some pages look like duplicates, while others are blank or are difficult to read. But his service record includes the information that he received permission from his parents, Richard and Mary Carey, to join the Royal Navy in 1865 when John was 15 years old. The service record also mentions that the Careys were from Aghada/ Castletown, County Cork.

I don’t know if you have the service record, but I was able to download it for free from the National Archives of England. I tried to attach the 13 service record pages, along with other records you see in this reply, but it seems that the Ireland Reaching Out Message Boards is having technical difficulties sending attachments with replies, hence the number of links in this reply. I had to use a special computer program to convert screen shot attachments into URL links.

You’ll probably have to enlarge many of these records after you download them by saving them to your desktop, then magnifying them.

See the 13 links for John Carey’s service record that follow. I’ve also included blank pages of the service record:

Page 1 of John Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 2 is blank:
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Page 3 of John Carey’s Service Record is basically a duplicate of Page 1:
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Page 4 of John Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 5 of John Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 6 of John Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 7 of John Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 8 of John Careys’ Service Record:
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Page 9 of John Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 10 of John Carey’s Service Record is blank:
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Page 11 of John Carey’s Service Record is also blank:
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Page 12 of John Carey’s Service Record: https://i.paste.pics/b8be4bc000758a73829917c6839b2db2.png

Page 13 of John Carey’s Service Record is blank:
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I also uncovered a seven page naval service record for a Richard Carey of County Cork, Ireland, who was born on January 29, 1828. I don’t know if this record pertains to John’s father, as Richard’s townland of birth in County Cork does not appear to be recorded, nor did I find the names of his parents.

Page 1 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 2 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 3 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 4 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 5 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 6 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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Page 7 of Richard Carey’s Service Record:
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You can search the National Archives database at no cost for more records pertaining to the Royal Navy if you are interested. Go to:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search

RICHARD AND MARY CAREY

I uncovered three civil registration records that may refer to John Carey’s parents, Richard and Mary Carey.

The first of these is the death record for Mary Carey. She died in Filedarig on August 4, 1890. If you recall, John Carey and Mary Young’s daughter Frances was born in Filedarig in 1882. The actual spelling of this town is “Foildarrig.”

Mary’s death record further sows she was married and died at the age of 76. Her occupation was, “Pensioners Wife.” The cause of death is difficult to read in places because of the handwriting, but looks like, “Valvular disease of heart-and innominate aneurism.”

The person who was present at the death and who reported Mary’s death to the registrar was Denis Twomey of Filedarig. The death was recorded in the Castletown Registration District on August 23, 1890. Mary’s death is the last entry in the register at number 255: https://tinyurl.com/2p8nebac

The next thing I did was access the 1901 census of Ireland at the free National Archives of Ireland website, to see if Richard Carey was recorded in Foildarrig or Casteltownberehaven. I didn’t find him in the 1901 census, and so I figured he was deceased by the year 1901.

But then I had wondered if before he died, Richard had remarried, and so I looked for his second marriage at the irishgenealogy.ie website, and found what does looks like his second marriage.

Richard Carey and Honoria Harrington were married in the Roman Catholic Chapel Castletown Bere on October 4, 1890. This is exactly two months after Mary had died on August 4, 1890. At the time of marriage Richard is shown to be a 66 year old “Widower,” and a “Pensioner,” whose residence was Church Lane. I believe Church Lane would refer to a location in Castletownbere. His father is John Carey, a “Farmer.”

Honoria Harrington was a 44 year old “Widow,” employed as a “Servant, who also lived on Church Lane. Her father is Daniel Harrington, a “Farmer.” The priest who married Richard and Honoria was C.G. Kiely, CC. The witnesses to the marriage were Daniel Harrington and Kilian Murphy. Daniel signed the register with “his x mark,” and Kilian with “his x mark,” meaning they could not write.

The marriage was recorded in the Castletown Registration District on October 4, 1890. It is the first marriage entry in the register at: https://tinyurl.com/2yn7akrk

I looked for Chapel Lane on a Google Map of Castletownberehaven, but didn’t find it. I also looked for Chapel Lane on several Ordnance Survey Maps from the 19th century, but once again without results.

Still at the irishgenealogy.ie website I found the death record for Richard Carey. He died on Chapel Lane, on January 30, 1894 at the age of 71. His occupation had been “Pensioner R.N.” The initials R.N., of course, stand for Royal Navy. At the time of death he was married. The cause of death was “Jaundice & liver disease 2 ½ years.” The person who was present at his death and who reported his death to the registrar was his wife Honora, of Chapel Lane. Richard’s death was recorded in the Castletown Registration District on February 13, 1894. His death is the second to the last entry in the register at number 62: https://tinyurl.com/95j22f4d

While I didn’t find Church Lane on a map of Castletownberehaven, I did find Chapel Lane, which you can view at: https://tinyurl.com/3crp4skx

The following link will take you to a Google Street View of Chapel Lane: https://tinyurl.com/yetx7a9j

If I have found all the correct death records in your line, the total number of related Careys who died in the United States and in Ireland in the 1890s is five. See the chronology below:

The death of John Carey's mother Mary, who died in Filedarig, County Cork, on August 4, 1890

The death John Carey's wife Mary, who died at 34½ Carson Street,
Boston, on June 4, 1891

The death of John Carey's father Richard, who died at Chapel Lane, Castletownberehaven, County Cork, on January 30, 1894.

The death of John Carey who died at 28 Carson Street, Boston, on February 10, 1897

The death of John and Mary Carey's daughter, Eva Agnes Carey, who died at 44 Willard Street, Quincy, Massachusetts, on May 8, 1897
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I next found Richard Carey’s widow, 58 year old Hanoria Carey, and her 24 year old son John Crowley in the 1901 Ireland census at the National Archives of Ireland website. The census shows they are the “Residents of a house 62 in Castletownberehaven (Killaconenagh, Cork).”

Killaconenagh, as relates to the census. was the District Electoral Division (DED) in which Castletownberehaven was located, and was also the civil parish in which Castletownberehaven and Foildarrig were located.

The census shows that Hanoria is a “Wife,” but also a “Widower,” and so in this aspect, doesn’t make any sense. The census also shows she is the head of the household, was Roman Catholic, and born in County Cork. She is employed as a “General Servant,” who cannot read, but can speak both Irish and English.

Hanoria’s son John Crowley was also born in County Cork, and was employed as a “Shoemaker,” who could read and write, speak Irish and English, and was not married.

The 1901 census transcription for Hanoria Carey and John Crowley, from the National Archives of Ireland, can be accessed at: https://tinyurl.com/4uddtvn8

Once the census transcription downloads, make sure to tick the box, “Show all information” to view the full census page.

You can also access a copy of the original 1901 census at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000500899/

By the 1911 census of Ireland, 37 year old Bootmaker, John Crowley, is the head of the household. He is single. His 74 year old widowed mother, Hanoria Carey, is in the household with him. They are the “Residents of a house 92 in Castletownberehaven (Killaconenagh, Cork).” Both John and Hanoria were born in County Cork, and can speak Irish and English.

The 1911 census transcription can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/35b68dex

For a copy of the original 1911 census, go to: www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001828944/

I next found Honora Carey’s death record at the irishgenealogy.ie website. She died on Chapel Lane, Castletown Bere, on November 28, 1916 at the age of 79. She is shown to have been a widow and was employed as a “Servant.” The cause of death was, “Probably Senile decay.” Her son John Crowley, of Chapel Lane, reported her death to the registrar.

Honora’s death is the last entry in the register, number 258: https://tinyurl.com/yc7z5wec

Concerning Richard Carey, his 1890 marriage record shows he was 66 year old and that his father was John Carey, a farmer. At 66 years old in 1890, Richard would have been born circa 1824.

I only found one County Cork baptism transcription in the 1820s for a Richard Carey, son of John Carey at the FMP website. This Richard Carey was baptized in the Middelton Catholic Parish on 25 January 1820. His father is John Carey and his mother, Mary Mulcahy. You can view the transcription at: https://tinyurl.com/2vywv7tv

A Catholic Parish map of County Cork from the National Library of Ireland, shows that the Middleton Catholic Parish borders the Catholic Parish of Aghada. See the map at: https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0079

But, there is no way of knowing with any certainty that this baptism refers to the Richard Carey in your direct line. You would need to know the first and maiden names of his mother beforehand, for confirmation.

As for Richard’s wife Mary Keily, or perhaps Kelly?...I didn’t have enough information about her to find her baptism record.

THE PETER YOUNG/BRIDGET O’BRIEN/BRIAN FAMILY

In your message to Ireland Reaching Out, you had stated you weren’t sure if the Mary Young baptized in the Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Catholic Church baptism record was the Mary Young Carey in your direct line.

I accessed a copy of Mary’s original baptism record at the National Library of Ireland website, and found that at the time of her baptism in September of 1857, she and her parents were living in a suburb of Sixmilebridge called Annagore. Her godparents, who appear to be Thomas Hannan and Margaret McGrath, were also from Annagore.

I figured you would want to know this if you determine in the future that this Mary Young is your direct Ancestor.

A Google Map shows that Annagore, by the shortest route, is 1.3 miles north of Sixmilebridge: https://tinyurl.com/mvacw9cc

Here is a Google Street View of Annagore: https://tinyurl.com/muxznyck

On some maps you may see that Annagore is also called Annagore Bridge.

You have the baptism records for Peter and Bridget’s children Rosanna 1866; Peter 1868; John/Joseph 1871; and Catherine 1873.

I found the civil registration birth records for Rosanna, Peter, John, and Catherine. I didn’t find a birth record for a Joseph Young who, as you know, is recorded in both the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland in Casteltownberehaven, County Cork.

ROSANNA YOUNG’S BIRTH RECORD

Rosanna was born in the townland of Reanascreena, Parish of Ross, County Cork, on what looks like 7 June 1866. Her father Peter’s occupation is “Spinner.” You can access the birth record after following the prompts at: https://tinyurl.com/mrzsupft

Her birth record is number 186 in the register.

PETER YOUNG’S BIRTH RECORD

Peter was born in Reanascreena, Parish of Ross, County Cork, on 23 October 1868. His father Peter’s occupation is Spinner. Peter’s birth record is number 338 in the register at: https://tinyurl.com/mne42trs

JOHN YOUNG’S BIRTH RECORD

John was born in the townland of Curraghalicky, Parish of Drinagh, County Cork, on 8 May 1871. In this birth record his father Peter’s occupation is “Weaver.” John’s birth record can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/mwhy5hz4

As you’ll see a portion of the left side of the birth record is missing.

CATHERINE YOUNG’S BIRTH RECORD

Catherine was born in the townland of Curraghalicky, Parish of Drinagh, on 3 November 1873. The occupation of her father Peter is “Wool Carder.” Catherine’s birth is number 367 in the register at: https://tinyurl.com/3bakr84a

Both Rosanna and Peter Young were born in Reanascreena, Parish of Ross, County Cork. The IreAtlas Townland Database shows there is a Reanascreena North and a Reanascreena South, but the birth records are not specific as to which of the townlands the Youngs resided in when Rosanna and Peter were born. See the IreAtlas entry at: https://tinyurl.com/ye2yjuv5

This Google Map shows the location of Reanascreena North and Reanascreena South: https://tinyurl.com/ym7rwn5m

The birth records for Peter and Catherine Young show they were born in Curraghalicky, Parish of Drinagh, County Cork. A Google Map shows that Curraghalicky is over 9 miles northwest of the Reanascreena Townlands: https://tinyurl.com/m9ubdhhu

For perspective, the following Google Map shows that Castletown-Bearhaven is over 50 miles west of the Reanascreena Townlands and Curraghalicky: https://tinyurl.com/ypw9583w

PETER YOUNG’S DEATH RECORD

As you know, both 70 year old Peter and 65 year old Bridget Young are in the 1901 census of Ireland, living in Castletownberehaven with three of their children and two boarders.

However, the elder Peter Young is not recorded in the household with his 77 year old wife Bridget and two of her children in the 1911 census of Ireland, living in Castle Town Bearhaven Town.

The 1911 census shows that Bridget is a “Widow.”

With this information I looked for Peter Young’s civil registration death record at the irishgenealogy.ie website from the years 1901 to 1911, and found it. Peter died in Castletown on May 27, 1903 at the age of 70 years. At the time of death he was married and had been employed as a “Miller.” The cause of death was “Fatty Heart Suddenly.” The person who was present at his death and who reported his death to the registrar was his wife Bridget of Castletown. The registrar, D.J. Ryne, recorded Peter’s death in the Castletown Registration District on July 7, 1903. Peter’s death record is number 308 in the register: https://tinyurl.com/ycy799kf

I next looked for but could not identify a death record for Bridget Young. Either I missed locating her death record at the irishgenealogy.ie website, or her death was not reported to the registrar after she had died.

I found the civil registration death records for Kate Young (1907); Peter Young (1935); and Joseph Young (1940) at irishgenealogy.ie. The death records show the three had not been married, as you had mentioned.

I hope the information in this reply has answered at least some of the questions you have about your Carey, Young, and related ancestors.

With Best Wishes for the New Year,

Dave Boylan

SOURCES

RebekahDom, Ireland Reaching Out Message Post, 14 December 2022
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
irishgenealogy.ie
Google Maps
Google Street Views
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Massachusetts: http://www.bostoncemetery.com/
Waco Texas History: https://wacohistory.org/items/show/158
Ordnance Survey Maps/GeoHive website
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland
Find My Past (FMP)
National Library of Ireland
National Archives of Ireland: 1901 and 1911 census enumerations
National Archives of England