Martin Madden, Offlay

Good Morning

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Does Martin's military record refer to a place of birth in Ireland or is Eagley a UK/Liverpool placename? As you can see from the link below, there is a Civil Parish of Eglish in Co. Ofally:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=1995&civilparish=Eglish&citycounty=Offaly

Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Eglish and Drumcullen begin in 1809. There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:

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.

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.

Some other websites that may be helpful are:

The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too

The National Library of Ireland: http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Best of luck with your search

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

JUST found this site somehow... was searching for my Maddens in Offaly - so, my3sons, where did you find the Mariner ship info and military record? I have Martin being born about 1800, married Margaret Wynne Oct 24, 1829 at Gallen/Reynagh parish. I haven't been able to find Ann or Catherine's baptisms yet, but I know their daughter  Bridget (my 3x gg) was baptized at St. Michael in June 1838 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. They moved to New York for a few years, I assume to avoid the rebellion, before moving back to Tyendinaga near Belleville. So he must have come between 1829 and 1838. Was it a New York military record? Are you on Ancestry/AncestryDNA?

Thanks!

Mike

martin and mike this is a tangental enquiry only 

combining both stories below

1800-1821 martin madden date of birth and birth place to discover

married margaret minn wynne no marriage record 

1828 anne born ireland 

1829 october 24th marriage margaret to martin gallen reynagh parish 

1830 catherine born ireland 

1838 belleville ontario canada 

1838 june belleville canada saint michael bapitism of bridget 

1838-1843 martin madden served 5th foot regiment discharged age 22 implies date of brth 1821 --was there any other offaly men serving in this regiment----do you have names 

town eagley no date given 

immigrated on a ship mariner from liverpool to boston massechuseets --you say you have a record are there any other offaly names on board -----martin you have given no date for this record 

liam hua duinn 

I had received an entire booklet from my father in law (John Daniel Madden) from an aunt who had done extensive research on Martin Madden & family. In the booklet was information that he immigrated on the Ship Mariner to Boston. I eventually found the attached document. 

This is my husband's family, he descends from Robert Dennis Madden, son of John L. Madden & Margaret Moore. John L. Madden is the second son of Martin & Margaret Madden, 5th child of 9. His siblings include Anne, Catherine, Bridget, Patrick, James, Michael, Margaret & Rose. 

After Martin's death in Hastings, Northhumberland Ontario Canada, Margaret took the family to Jonesfield Twp, Saginaw County MI