Hi Everyone,
I am researching the Fitzmaurice family in Roscommon county. My 3x greatgrandparents, Edward Fitzmaurice / Mary Lavin, emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada in 1832 with 5 of their 7 children. They left behind 2 adult sons, Edward, born 1817 in Killikin and Patrick, born unknown. I believe that Patrick is the Patrick Fitzmaurice that shows up in Cloonfad More in the 1858 property valuations. I have managed to trace some of this family line to Cllonfad More and Elphin. I would like to contact any that still live in Elphin, Cloonfad More, or the surrounding area or anyone that may have known this family. The family descends as follows:
1) Patrick Fitzmaurice, born ?
+Sarah May, born ?, married before 1837 somewhere around Carrick on Shannon. They lived in Cloonfad More by 1841. They had at least 3 children.
2)Anna, born 21 Feb., 1844
2)Patrick, born 23 Sept., 1841, Cloonfad More
+Brighid Cryan, born about 1850, her parents were John Cryan and Honora Kearney. Patrick and Brighid were married 10 Feb., 1873 in Killikin. They had 8 children, 7 still living in the 1911 census in Cloonfad More.
3) Francis Patrick, born 8 March, 1875, Aughrim
3) Mary Margaret, born 25March, 1877 Cloonfad More
3) John, born 21 April, 1879, Cloonfad More
3) Peter, born about 1882
3) Honoria, born about 1885
3) Thomas, born about 1888
3) Michael, born about 1884
3) Unknown
2)Francis, born 16 April 1837, Killikin, died 1872 Strokestown district.
+Ann Elizabeth Fagan, born 1833, her father was Michael Fagan. Francis and Ann were married 22 April, 1867 Strokestown district. They had 2 children.
3) Mary Margaret, born 1869 in Roscommon county. she died before 1911. It's unknown if she ever married.
3) Patrick J., born 2 Feb., 1870 in Roscommon county. He was still living in the 1911 census with his mother in Elphin.
This family shows up with Ann as the head in Elphin directories for 1870, 1881, and 1894. She is listed under General Merchant, Posting house, and Hotel. This family is listed in the 1901 and 1911 census in Elphin with Ann as a widow, and as a skopkeeper, hotel proprietor. Her son Patrick is living there as well as her sister Margaret J. Fagan, both listed as single in 1911. The daughter, Margaret j., born 1869, is not listed and the extra imfo on her mother lists her as having 2 children, 1 still living. There is also a death notice in the Freemans journal dated 3 July, 1896 for a miss M.A.Fagan who died 1 July, 1896 at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Fitzmaurice at the Hotel Elphin. (Perhaps this date is wrong or the notice is for the daughter of Ann, not the sister.)
I would appreciate any imfo.
Thank you,
Bernie FitzMaurice
fitz1959
Monday 3rd Sep 2012, 08:28PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Bernie,
For more assistance you might try contacting
Kind regards,
Genealogy support
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hi bernie thomas fitzmaurice here in roscommon im sure we share the same family line we may be able to piece the jigsaw together pj from elphin .was cousin of my dad his father thomas born cloonfadmore around 1855 cant get the link i have pjs will and burial theyre all buried in killumod cemetry in aughrim or hillstreet area near elphin .im told the family originally came from kerry with o sullivan bwaras defeated army after battle of kinsale they were on the famous winter march .i suppose he had enougj and dropped anchor neside the shannon thanks for the intrest my email is erronagh at hotmail.com
tom
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Hi Thomas,
It's very nice to meet you! I can use all the help I can get. Since I first posted this message I have found some more information. I may be wrong, but were your grandparents Thomas FitzMaurice and Bridget Gallagher? I will also send you an email at your hotmail address or you can contact me at: fitz1959 at hotmail.com
Thank you very much,
Bernie
fitz1959
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Hello Bernie,my name is Tommy Flynn.I am doing my family tree on Ancestry but I have very little information on my great grandmother Margaret Fitzmaurice.She married my great grandfather Anthony Scanlan in 1875.The marriage record I have says her home was Clonfad Roscommon and that her fathers name was Patrick.They had 7 children together.Do you think my great grandmother Margaret Fitzmaurice is related to you at all?-Regards Tommy Flynn
Flynnie522
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There are still Fitzmaurices living at Cloonfad, two brothers and their families. I don't know their e-mail addresses, but if you were to write (you know, with pen and paper) to Fitzmaurice, Cloonfad Avenue, Hillstreet, it will get to one or tother.
Alan
morana
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Hi Allan,
Thank you for the reply. I have managed to make contact with several distant cousins in Cloonfad More and elsewhere and they are all helping in this research. More keep popping up all the time.
Thanks,
Bernie
fitz1959
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Hi Tommy Flynn,
There is a very good possibility that your Margaret could be part of my line. From some quick checks that I did it looks like Margaret and Anthony Scanlan lived in Kiltoghert which is just across the river from where my FitzMaurice's lived. I also have a Mary (could be Mary Margaret) FitzMaurice born about 1835 to Patrick FitzMaurice and Sarah May. Please contact me at my email, fitz1959@hotmail.com ,and we can swap some information and dig a little more.
Thanks,
Bernie
fitz1959