Tuite family from Landenstown

Bob:

I checked the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Your great-grandfather was Patrick Tuite. They lived in Landenstown. Not sure about the reference to Prosperous. Also it appears that William died young.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kildare/Donore/Landens…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kildare/Donore/Landens…

The townland of Landenstown consists of just under 570 acres and is located about 5 km (~3 miles) south east of the town of Prosperous.

Roger

many thanks for your response. I did mean to type Patrick for my great grandfathers name,  and I have no idea why I typed William!

bob

Bob:

Looks like Patrick, the father, died in 1916. Maria or Mary died in 1957 ( if I have the correct Mary). Also, William did die in 1893. You can get copies of the death records from the General Register Office for around 4 euros each. Let me know if you intend to get copies and I will forward instructions.

I finally found the marriage index record for Maria and Patrick. They really misspelled his surname which complicated finding the record. See last record below. You can also get a copy of this record which will show the names of the fathers of the bride and groom and where they lived in 1889.

Roger

Roger

Many thanks for the information, it fills in a couple of gaps.

I had a loom at the GRO site for copy certificates, and it looks like they charge €20 per certificate. is there another way you can order them for €4?

Bob

Roger:

An original is 20 euros but a copy is around 4 euros. See instructions below.

Roger

Go to this link http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Apply-for-Certificates.aspx In the middle of the page there are links for birth, marriage or death certificates. Hit the link for the form you want. You will likely get a screen asking for a User Name and Password. (This is a program bug that the GRO has to correct). Hit cancel and the appropriate form should come up. Print the form and complete the requested information. Also provide the information from the index record--quarter/year of the event, registration district and the volume and page number where the event is recorded. Make sure you ask for a copy which costs around 4 euros. ( A cert costs closer to 20 euros). You can also ask the GRO to e-mail the copy back to you.

Thanks Roger - thats much beter than spending €20 a time!

hi, your grandmother, Maria as we knew her was born in 20.12.1891. she was a sister of Bridget, my grandmother. Bridget is the mother of my father, James, who is alive and well and has great knowledge of the tuites. your grandmother, had two sons, Tony and Patrick. Patrick died 15.2.1928 in ireland and is buried in killybegs cemetery. your grandmother's mother was Maria, nee power, born 2.4.1870 and died 7.2.1957. her husband Patrick quite died 6.7.1916. we have no date of birth for him and my father does not know what part of ireland he came from. we are looking into that. any other info you may need, ask and if we know we will pass it on
regards
paul

Paul

Many thanks for getting in touch. It's funny but you get no information for months, and then you contact me, and the same day I had someone from the USA contact me, who is a relative of James Tuite, Maria and Bridgets brother.

Was Bridget married to Joe Kealy (Keely), and also had two daughters called Mary and Philomena?. My two eldest sisters Maeve and Christine visited Landenstown before Bridgets mother Maria died, and your father James might remember them.

I visited the Killybegs cemetary last August and found the grave of Patrick and Maria, and my fathers brother Patrick. It is in a bit of a state now, but then, so is the church!

I belive that Patrick Tuite, Bridgets father was born in 1843 in Kildare.

If you wish, I can give you access to my family tree on ancestry.co.uk, so that you can see the information, right or wrong, that I have.

I would love to know more about the Tuites, as it would seem there was a rift after Maria died, and I have never met any Tuites apart from my Grandmother. Any copies of documents or photo's would be greatly appreciated.

Also, if you know the location of the farm in Landenstown, could you let me know. I thought I had figured it out that is was by the seventeenth lock of the canal, but I now think from looking at the census records that it was further up the canal, past another lock.

I have attached a couple of pictures, one of which is of Bridget and Joe Keely, and the other is I think of Bridget with her family, and Maria as well. Is James the boy in the picture?

Regards

Bob

hi bob

thanks for the message. if you like you can mail me at kealyp@eircom.net

yes that is my grandmother bridget and her husband. it was keely but granny was getting mai for kellys and kellys getting keelys so i believe she changed it to kealy.

the boy in the pic is my father james.

i am only starting the family tree so it would be great to visit that site. i would like to have as many pictures with names.

regards

paul