THANK YOU for baptismal and marriage info! Now seeking possible photos or household info

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

I have passed it on to one of our volunteers who will hopefully be able to advise or assist you.

Kind regards,

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Thank you so much, Paddy, for your help with finding my ancestors and possible family still in Ireland!  This stuff isn't easy, is it?

Though I am sure they were related somehow, the birth years for the people you sent make me think that they were probably not direct lineage.  Although...Is it possible that MY Thomas was married to a first wife who died, and that this Thomas Bourke (born 1845 & married to Grace) was his firstborn son?  I know that this Thomas & Grace with sons Michael, John and Thomas were listed as Blacksmiths in Foildarragh in the 1911 census. The Michael Bourke who was a farmer in 1853 may have been a brother or even father to my Thomas....depending on what his birth year was???

To give you more info to go on:

My Thomas Bourke was born around 1822. He was married to Margaret Ryan (born abt 1839). Their children were born in the 1860s.  He immigrated to the USA in 1880.
I have birth/baptismal records for three of Thomas & Maggie's children:

   Peter -- baptized 30 May 1864 address Foildarragh, Parish Kilcommon,
                County Tipperary (sponsors Andrew & Catherine Ryan)

  
   Bridget -- born 4 April 1866 Newport, County Tipperary

   Margaret -- born/baptized 16 June 1868 Newport, County Tipperary --baptismal
             certificate states the family are residents of Foildarragh, Parish of
             Kilcommon, Archdiocese of Cashel and the sponsors were
             Patrick Corbett and Margaret Danaher.  Bapt Cert signed by
             Edmond J. Ryan, Parish Priest.

  
I haven't found the birth/baptismal records yet for Honoria, who was born about 1862...was the older sister to Peter, Bridget, and Margaret...and was my great-grandmother.

If you find anything on these Bourkes/Burkes and their ancestors, please let me know.  And also any information on Patrick Hickey and Catherine Noonan from the same time period.

Please feel free to email me directly if you prefer at:  ashbyruth@juno.com

...and THANK YOU again!

Ruth Ashby

That's my Great Aunt Katie!  She was the youngest sibling as far as I know. I even have a picture of her, but I didn't have her birth date.

Thank you! Thank you!  Thank you!

I think you are on the right track.

Ahhh Paddy, you're marvelous!

Their son, Michael Hickey 5-7-1866, was my great grandfather, married to Honoria (Annie) Burke.

Pat & Catherine (Noonan) Hickey had 5 other children besides the ones you found:

Maggie 1862, John 1863, Daniel 1869, James 1871, and Edward 1874

(all boys and only the one daughter...they had some sort of sports team for sure!)

The information I have found so far says that they were from Croom in Limerick?  Is that what you found, too?  Do you know anything more about them or their families?  Were they farmers?  How far is it from Croom to Foildarragh?

Can you tell me who Patrick Hickey's parents were?  Irish naming patterns of that time would say that his father was probably "John"...but I can't find out for sure. 

How far back do your records go there?  Were there any census records from the early to mid 1800s.

I'm sure you can tell from all of the questions spilling from me that I am so happy to have made a connection with you Paddy!

Now...can you help me connect with any family I might have left over there?

Warm regards,

Ruth