Daniel O'Donnell, son of Daniel O'Donnell and Mary McGeoy, born January 1809 in Bunalough, Moydow, Ardagh, Co Longford, Ireland; died February 18, 1885 in Philadelphia PA US; married Roseanna McLaughlin of Edgeworthstown. Siblings: Mary O'Donnell, born February 20, 1800 and John O'Donnell, born November 27, 1806.
Roseanna McLaughlin, daughter of Owen McLaughlin, born 1809 in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, Ireland; died March 23, 1874 in Philadelphia PA US. Possible siblings: John McLaughlin, born 1810 and Owen McLaughlin, born 1814.
Daniel and Roseanna had the following children born in Ireland: William born 1832, Margaret born 1834 [married McGonigle in Philadelphia], Mary born 1836 [married Arthur Sharkey in Philadelphia and moved to Winnipeg Canada], Michael born 1838, Patrick born March 1840, Daniel born October 14, 1842 [married Ann Kelly in Philadelphia 1864]. Their last child, William, was born in Philadelphia in 1846.
Roseanna and Margaret, Mary, Michael, Patrick and Daniel [1842] emigrated to Philadelphia in May 1845 aboard the Ship Saranak. I do not know when Daniel [1809] or the elder son William [1832] came to Philadelphia.
I descend from Daniel [1842-1918] and Ann Kelly.
Hope this finds some connections!
Lori
Lorimitch
Friday 22nd Mar 2013, 03:28PMMessage Board Replies
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Thanks for your post. Hopefully it will trigger a connection with another user.
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.
Best regards Michael
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Michael Browne
Tuesday 23rd Apr 2013, 02:37PM -
It appears the spelling of the surname for my ancestors from Edgeworthstown in my message above is McLoughlin rather than McLaughlin.
Lorimitch
Monday 4th May 2015, 06:33PM