Hello I am trying to find any information about my 4x great grand father Patrick Gleeson and Margaret (Ann) Armstrong. They married on the 23 Feb 1824 in the Parish of Borrisokane in a Roman Catholic church. No addresses are recorded or the parents names or witnesses. I have so many questions about this couple!!! Was Margaret Armstrong of Scottish descent? Was she born locally? Did she have family locally or was her family back in Scotland. As for Patrick Gleeson, I would really like to find some way of working out who is father was or his address so I can find the correct Baptism record for him. Currently there are at least 6 Baptism records that fit the marriage date for this area. I would be grateful for any sort of information about the Gleeson or Armstrong familes or the ties this area.
I have also obtainted the Baptism record for Judith (otherwise known as Julia) Gleeson. She is one of the daughters of Patrick and Margaret Armstrong. Her Baptism took place in a Roman Catholic church in Borrisokane. Their address is given as Curragh ( I am not sure whether this refers to another town or area) . The sponsers are James and Cath Dunn.
Patrick, Margaret, Julia and their other children ( thought to be Ann, Thomas both born around 1827, Timothy b abt 1831, Honora Gleeson b abt 1836, Timothy b abt 1831, Honora b abt 1836, Mary b abt 1840 and Bridget born abt 1848. They left Ireland in 1854 but not all going on the same ship. Their children settled inititally in country areas in Victoria Australia. The men in this Gleeson family seem to have been drawn to mining towns. In spite of much looking for Patrick and Margaret's death records in Australia so far they have not been found. Some familylore has it that Patrick and Margaret returned to Ireland. Could there be any in truth is this? All I have found is the that their children settled quite closely to each other ( in australian terms). You would think that Patrick and Margaret would have little reason to settle away from their children and grandchildren if they remained in Victoria. Is there anyway of checking whether they returned to Ireland?
Anne30
Anne30
Monday 7th Oct 2013, 09:02AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Anne30
Armstrong would not be a common name around Borrisokane certainly post 1850 and mass emigration with family surnames vanishing from the records
Gleeson would have been and still is quite a common surname around the area.
Good place to start is the local Church of Ireland graveyard which is now online am sending you the link.
If that fails will see about getting Baptismal records .
Curragh is name of area in Co Kildare possibly 70 kms away although another townland approx ten kms away called Curraghmore.
Regards Bill Ryan
Terryglass55, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 7th Oct 2013, 05:02PM -
Hi
There is a John Armstrong listed in Griffiths Valuation for the area
Bill
Terryglass55, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 7th Oct 2013, 06:45PM -
Thank Bill for your reply - it is was very informative . I am sure that I have seen my Patrick Gleeson and the name Curraghmore linked..... but for the life of me I can not remember why .
Anne30
Tuesday 8th Oct 2013, 07:52AM -
Thank you Bill for the Griffiths Value record information - I am wondering if John and Margaret are related in some way....
Anne30
Tuesday 8th Oct 2013, 08:22AM -
Hi I have looked through the grave yard links and can not find anyone buried by the name Armstrong or Gleeson. I wonder if they would have been buried in unmarked community graves?
Anne30
Anne30
Monday 28th Oct 2013, 03:43AM -
Hello,
By now you may have already received some answers to your questions, but I was recently looking at Gleeson baptismal records available online: http://registers.nli.ie
I may have missed a few, but I did find the following which I believe relate to your family: Just enter Borrisokane as the parish, Killaloe Diocese. If you look at the records online, you can view the sponsors. The page numbers = screen#. I believe Curragh is an area just to the east of Borrisokane.
p. 44 2 Aug 1829 Judith Pat Gleeson Mrgt Armstrong Curragh
p. 57 8 Jan 1832 Patrick Pat Gleeson Peggy Armstrong Curragh
leah McCarthy kopka
Saturday 23rd Jan 2016, 06:35PM -
Hi Anne30,
Patrick is my husbands 4xGreat grandfather too and we have been trying to find more information on him and Margaret Ann Armstrong. We've found that Patrick died and Margaret remarried (Garvin became her new surname) and she died and was buried in Amherst cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
Did you find out whether Patrick had a middle name or any of his baptism records?
Saturday 24th Jul 2021, 02:08AM