Margaret McCormick & William Lloyd

Kathy:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Civil registration of non-RC marriages began in 1845. Those records were supposed to show the names of the fathers of the bride and groom. However, the record for the William Lloyd/Margaret McCormick does not show the names of the fathers. Possibly because it was the first year of a new process. I looked on Roots Ireland for a baptismal record for Margaret back to 1815 but there were no Margaret McCormick baptisms in the Taghshinny church. (There were other Margaret McCormick records but without knowing the parents names there is no way to verify.).

The 1854 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Taghshinny parish does show one McCormick and five McCormack records. http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/longford/taghshinny.htm

Roger McDonnell

Thanks Ross. I am doing this for my grandfather's grandfather's brother's family.  I will suggest they bite the bullet and spend the money on a marriage certificate and hope there are more details on it.

(It looks like you're just as addicted as I am to be working over Christmas!)

There are still Lloyds in Rathowen Co Westmeath who must be related to these Lloyds. McCormick family in Tashinny into the 1970's , but don't think they are there now. Both families were Church of Ireland and there are cousins of the McCormicks still in the Tashinny area.

From the Irish Civil regostrations I find a Sarah LLoyd marriage  to  a Robert Robinson at the Church of Ireland Parish (town name is difficult to read)  in Granard  Westmeath on the 20th of April 1875, See the link to this document below:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11206/8106740.pdf

Sarah was 23 years old at the time of the marriage, her father was listed as William LLoyd and she was living in Rathowen Westmeath at the tie of the Marriage Does this look plausible?

There is a Sarah Robinson in the 1901 Census a widow living in Gurteenreevagh Ballinalee, Longford

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001024261/

However she was born in Longford

My error Sarah was living Brodgeforth Westmeath, Robert was in Rayhowen

Kathy,

I found the following references which may be of interest:

Marriage Certificate, 10 July 1845, Taghshinny CoI Parish, County Longford by Rev. Thomas H. Little (Curate)

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

William Lloyd, full age, widower, Farmer, Rathowen, son of Robert Lloyd, Farmer

Margaret McCormick, full age, spinster, -, Taghshinny, son of John McCormick, Farmer

witnesses: Matthew McCormick & Charles Manning

Bridgefort is in Derrydooan Upper Townland, Rathaspick CoI Parish, County Westmeath.

Marriage Certificate, 20 April 1875, Rathaspick CoI Parish, County Westmeath by Rev. Herbert St. George

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

Robert Robinson, aged 27, Bachelor Labourer, Rathowen, son of William Robinson, Mechanic

Sarah Jane Lloyd, aged 23, -, Bridgefort, daughter of William Lloyd, Farmer

witnesses: Bligh Swift & Daniel Swift

Burial record, Rathaspick CoI Parish, County Westmeath

24 December 1878, William Lloyd, Aged 82, Bridgefort - by Rev. Herbert St. George

Death Certificate, 27 November 1882

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Isabella Lloyd, Derrydooan, County Westmeath, Female, Spinster, aged 67, Farmer, Pneumonia - 7 days - certified, George Rogers - nephew - present at death - Derrydooan, registered by Thomas Wilson, 9 December 1882

[Burial on 27 November 1882, address: Bridgefort, buried by Rev. Herbert St. George]

Death Certificate, 25 February 1890

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Margaret Lloyd, Derrydooan, County Westmeath, Female, Widow, Aged 83, Farmer's Widow, Senility - No medical attendant, George Rogers - present at death - Derrydooan, registered by Joseph Langan, 11 March 1890.

[Burial on 27 February 1890, address: Bridgefort, buried by Rev. Herbert St. George]

The latter three records appear to relate to Sarah Jane Lloyd's parents William & Margaret Lloyd and William Lloyd's sister Isabella Lloyd.

Hoping this of interest,

David Leahy, Limerick (native of County Longford)