My G-G-Grandfather Philip Malone is giving me lots of trouble, I have done lots of research on my family history, but the irish connection is proving difficult.
The information i have on him is as follows :- Marriage Certificate to Jane Dixon, married in Birkenhead, Cheshire 1863, which states he was born 1842 (could be false!), occupation is Seaman. Fathers name William, deceased.
I followed his census infomation untill 1891 which the showed his mother Catherine (widow). I discovered that in 1887 Philip died age just 45.
My problem is that i do not know where in Ireland he came from, In none of the census does it state his place of birth. I do know that i was raised an Roman Catholic just like my grandfater Malone so i presume Philip was also R.C.
Can anyone help or give me some clue where to look
Yours Hopefully
Mark Malone.
sparky123
Thursday 30th Oct 2014, 05:07PMMessage Board Replies
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Mark:
The name Malone was fairly common in the mid-19th century in Ireland. The name was found in almost all counties with the highest numbers in Kilkenny, Laois and Clare.
See http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
I checked the Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Ireland and there were 57 William Malone entries far too many to pursue.
I also checked Roots Ireland for possible baptismal records for Philip in their records. I searched 1832-1852 for Philip with a father William and got no record.
Without some lead from English records, I don't think we can help you.
You may want to consider DNA testing for genealogy purposes. Since you are a Malone, you may want to have your Y-DNA tested through your paternal line to see if you match someone who has a more developed family tree in Ireland. There is also an autosomal DNA test which looks at both the paternal and maternal lines. FamilyTree DNA is the company that I tested with.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Thursday 30th Oct 2014, 06:20PM