James Darcy Abbington

Brid/Rosario: 

I checked the Roots Ireland indexes for Co. Limerick.There is an 1826 baptismal record for a James D'Arcy (or variant) with a father John and mother Margaret. Were they RC or C of I? I will look for the parish when you advise the denomination.

Roger McDonnell

Roger (and Brid),

Please pardon my delay in responding to your query- I certainly value your time.

My James Darcy states in his naturalization testimony that he was "born in the southern liberty of Abington parish in Limerick" birth date, 4 August 1826. The religious denomination is unknown. His parents names are recorded in the US as John and Mary (but there are a voluminous amounts of Mary Margarets here).

I am seeking his port of entry documentation in hopes that it might provide more details.

Best Regards,

Dorsey Rosario Naramore

Hi Dorsey Rosario Naramore,

I have check the local parish records , there is a James Darcy baptised  Aug 1826 to a John Darcy and Margaret Heffernan . There is also a Patrick baptised in 1828 to the above parents too.

Hope this helps

?ine

Aine,

Thank you for checking on this. I have only recently discovered who my father's biological father was, so I am quite behind in Irish genealogy, so please bear with me.

Does the document list a specific date, or are the registers only listed by monthly baptisms? Is this register with the RC or C of I?

One last question- is there a baptismal entry for a John in say 1827 or 1829? They arrived in the States in 1833, where there is a son named John, but not a Patrick- however, family stories indicate that there was a son named Patrick, but perhaps he passed prior to arrival.

I will be travelling to Limerick this summer and am hopeful that I can pay my respects to one of my ancestral towns.

Thank you,

Dorsey

Aine,

I have discovered that this Marageret and John D'Arcy had both passed away by 1845 in Limerick. This John was originally from Ennis.

I really do appreciate the look up and the responses. It is back to the drawing board for us..

Best,

Dorsey

Aine,

I think that you have identified my family with this record. It turns out that in the US, a daughter of John and Mary (Margaret) named Louisa, went to live with a Heffernan family from Ireland, after John passed away. I surmise that this must be Mary Margaret's brother, Stephen Heffernan, who is also married to a Margaret.

Is there a burial notice for Patrick in the records? He does not show up in the US, however, a brother named John Watson Darcy does, who appears to have been born in 1828-1830, most likely in Limerick as well.

Thank you and Best Regards...

Dorsey

Hi Dorsey ,

I am Delighted that you have identified your family. Unfortunatley the church does not keep death/burial record until well into the 1900's. 1845 would have been too early for the civil records as they came in 1864. You could try searching the local graveyards , these have all been recorded on historcgraves.com , the local graveyard are Abington , Clonkeen , Ballinure and Annagh, you might have some luck there in finding out about Patrick Darcy.

Hi Dorsey ,

I am Delighted that you have identified your family. Unfortunatley the church does not keep death/burial record until well into the 1900's. 1845 would have been too early for the civil records as they came in 1864. You could try searching the local graveyards , these have all been recorded on historcgraves.com , the local graveyard are Abington , Clonkeen , Ballinure and Annagh, you might have some luck there in finding out about Patrick Darcy.

Let me know if i can be of anymore help !

Regards

Aine