I am trying to find the parish origins of my great - grandparents Margaret Louisa CONNOLLY and Thomas William GLEESON.
I know Margaret was born in Galway approx 1855 and her father's name was James Connolly.
Thomas was born in Tipperary in approx 1840 and his father Michael was a farmer.
On 23 July 1885 Margaret and Thomas married in Portsea Island, Portsmouth England. They had been living in Guildford England where they had a son Thomas early in 1885 before they married. Following their marriage they returned to Guildford Surrey for a few years - having 3 daughters - Marion, Delia Constance and Etheldreda Regina. They returned to Ireland approx 1888/1889 to Dublin where they had William Thomas (born 1889), Robert Louis (born 1891) and Frederick Charles (1894).
Thomas William GLEESON died in 1905 in Clontarf Dublin. His death notice in the Irish Independent stated:
Death of well-known Clontarf man
A prominent figure in Clontar has passed away with the death of Mr Thomas Gleeson. The deceased was a member of the old board of Commissioners and a devoted worker in the Nationalist cause. Much sympathy is felt for his bereaved widow and children.
In 1906 his widow Margaret Louisa GLEESON (nee CONNOLLY) and her six children emigrated to New Zealand.
If anyone is able to assist in finding the parish origins for Margaret Louisa or Thomas William GLEESON I would be very grateful.
Rachel Allan
Friday 26th Apr 2013, 11:12AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Rachel,
Thank you for your message.
There are a couple of places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
Do you know either of their parents? names? If you do you could try looking for them in the two land records pertaining to Ireland. They do not offer any genealogical information but can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/index.html
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 12:24PM