Earley - Jennett marriage

Martha:

Below are four records you can review to try to determine if some or all are for your family. The first two are in the RC church in Louth and the last two in Tallanstown. The mother is Margaret Monaghan/Mollakan on three of the records and Mary Monaghan on the first record.

Roger McDonnell

Name: Robert Early Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 30-Oct-1877
Address: Mullacrew Parish/District: LOUTH
Gender: Unknown County Co. Louth
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: John Early Mother: Mary Monaghan
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Patrick Counsell Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Mary Monaghan

Name: Simon Early Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 19-Jul-1879
Address: Mullacrew Parish/District: LOUTH
Gender: Unknown County Co. Louth
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: John Early Mother: Margaret Monaghan
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: James McGee Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Mary Mohan

Name: John Earley Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 05-Nov-1880
Address: Parish/District: TALLANSTOWN
Gender: Unknown County Co. Louth
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: John Earley Mother: Margt Mollakan
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Patrick McGee Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Anne Marry

Name: Mary Alice Early Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 18-Feb-1883
Address: Parish/District: TALLANSTOWN
Gender: Unknown County Co. Louth
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: John Early Mother: Margt Monaghan
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: John Conlon Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Elizth Mohan

yes - these are the birth records I have seen and which provoked my suspicions of two marriages!

My grandfather, Tom, was born in Boston in 1891 - records found.

His eldest brother was Robert, whose official documents (WWI draft, etc.) list his birth as Nov 1880 in Boston - but no records can be found.

His eldest sister was Alice Mary - who never gave her exact age on any official documents, but it was approximately 1884 give or take a couple of years, and whose place of birth was sometimes listed as Ireland, and sometimes as Boston.  No official records can be found in Boston.

These two names are pretty similar to two of the children above.

Also, the next child, Mary Alice, was born in Boston for sure in 1887 - and I've always thought it odd that they would name two sisters such similar names.....unless they were different mothers.

To further complicate matters, I can't find any immigration records on them, and there is an additional person in the household in the 1900 census listed as "stepdaughter", Margaret Shannon, born 1877.  I can't find her before or after that one record - and no one ever mentioned her.  It could be a mistake on the part of the census taker, or a child of Margaret Jennett prior to her marriage to John Earley.

Interesting puzzle.

Martha

yes - these are the birth records I have seen and which provoked my suspicions of two marriages!

My grandfather, Tom, was born in Boston in 1891 - records found.

His eldest brother was Robert, whose official documents (WWI draft, etc.) list his birth as Nov 1880 in Boston - but no records can be found.

His eldest sister was Alice Mary - who never gave her exact age on any official documents, but it was approximately 1884 give or take a couple of years, and whose place of birth was sometimes listed as Ireland, and sometimes as Boston.  No official records can be found in Boston.

These two names are pretty similar to two of the children above.

Also, the next child, Mary Alice, was born in Boston for sure in 1887 - and I've always thought it odd that they would name two sisters such similar names.....unless they were different mothers.

To further complicate matters, I can't find any immigration records on them, and there is an additional person in the household in the 1900 census listed as "stepdaughter", Margaret Shannon, born 1877.  I can't find her before or after that one record - and no one ever mentioned her.  It could be a mistake on the part of the census taker, or a child of Margaret Jennett prior to her marriage to John Earley.

Interesting puzzle.

Martha

Hi Martha

the attached website gives lots of information on County Louth without giving certificates, I searched Jennett and Jennette and both gave hits, the latter with the extra "E" gave a list of donors to a church build including 2 in the USA which may interest you,

Mr. Patrick Jennette, Teacher, Killany, 10/-, [Cooley]

Mr. Hugh Jennette, Louth, £10, [Louth]

Mr. Thomas Jennette, New York City, £10, [ACP]

Rev. John Jennette, Omaha, £5, [ACP]

Both variations of the name can be searched on http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/index.html

The Early name can be found but as you have no doubt discovered it is more difficult as it is also an adjective. Have a similiar issues with one of my own names.

Hope you get some assistance anyway,

Regards

Pat