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Sarah Martin was born on the 11th Feb 1873, daughter to Owen Martin and Sarah McCarron.
Her father Owen Martin, was born in a beautiful scenic seaside location of Doughcrabbin in Fanad, and her mother Sarah McCarron came from a townland not far from there called Murrin. Sarah was one of a medium sized family of 5 children, one boy and four girls.Her brother and sisters, oldest to youngest were Margaret, Catherine, Anne ‘Nancy’, and John, all born between 1867 and 1881.
Susan emigrated to the United States in 1892, nearby to where her husband to be Patrick McElwaine, a local Fanad man had also emigrated to Pennsylvania just a few years before her in 1887. Susan and Patrick McElwaine got married in Philadelphia in 1894, and stayed for a few years working in Montrose St, Philadelphia, before returning home to Fanad with a young family in early 1901.
A few months later the 1901 Irish Census was taken in Fanad, showing Patrick McElwaine at his parents residence in Magheradrumman, while Sarah was nearby at her parents residence in Drumnacraig, along with her son Edward, John and new born baby James Martin. By the time the next census was taken 1911, Patrick McElwaine and Sarah Martin had their own family home, built at his father’s farm, where they raised their children Edward, John and James, Mary and Patrick.
In 1927, Patrick and Susan along with some of their children John, Mary, Patrick can be found emigrated once again, this time returning for good to Philadelphia, USA, where Patrick McElwaine worked as a Steelworker and Sarah a housewife.Their James joined sometime soon after, working in the same trade as his father.
Patrick McElwaine died in 1944, at the age of 77 and Sarah Martin passed away in 1954. They were laid to rest together in Holy Cross Cemetery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Photo: Patrick McElwaine and Susan Martin with their young family (Photo courtesy of Fran Murphy)
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 11th Feb 1873 | |
| Date of Death | 5th May 1954 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Owen Martin (1852-1882), born in Doughcrabbin, Fanad, Donegal | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Sarah McCarron (1854-1934) born in Magheradrumman, Fanad | |
| Townland born | Doughcrabbin, Fanad North | VIEW SOURCE |
| Number of Siblings | Susan Martin along with her 4 Siblings | |
| Names of Siblings | Margaret Martin (1867-1917), Susan Martin (1873-1954), Catherine Martin (1876-1948), Anne ‘Nancy’ Martin (1878-1917), and John Martin (1881-1950). | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Patrick McElwaine (b.11Jan1863 d. 17Dec1944), born in Magheradrumman , Fanad, Donegal | |
| New Type | Patrick's Parents: Edward McElwaine (1826-1915) and Anne ‘Nancy’ Begley (1838-) | |
| New Type | 1901 Census Ireland - Edward McElwaine and Anne Begley Household in Magheradrumman, Fanad | VIEW SOURCE |
| New Type | 1894 Philadelphia Passenger Lists (Susan Martin) | VIEW SOURCE |
| Place & Date of Marriage | 1894 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Number of Children | 5 | |
| Names of Children | Edward McElwaine (1899-), John McElwaine (1899), Mary McElwaine (1903-1995) and Patrick McElwaine (1903-) | |
| New Type | 1901 Return to Donegal | |
| New Type | 1901 Census: 1901 Census Ireland - Owen Martin and Sarah McCarron Family homestead in Doughcrabbin, Fanad | VIEW SOURCE |
| New Type | 1911 Census 1911 Census Ireland - Patrick McElwaine & Susan Martin Family homestead in Magheradrumman, Fanad | VIEW SOURCE |
| New Type | 1927 New York Passenger Lists (Page 1) Patrick, Susan and family emigrating and returning to Philadelphia via New York. | VIEW SOURCE |
| New Type | 1927 New York Passenger Lists (Page 2) Leaving from Patrick’s brother Michael McElwaine in Coatbridge, Scotland to his sister-in law Kate McCarron in Philidelphia | VIEW SOURCE |
| Occupation | Housewife | |
| Place of Death | 1954 Pennsylvania, USA | |
