Hello , hope you are all doing great:
I'm still searching info about my Parker line, and recently I've found a couple of records, possibly a sibling of my great great granmother , could you please take a look and let me know what your thoughts are?
What I have is this:
Daniel Parker married to Margaret/Marcella Geraghty in 1821, parent of:
-Anne Parker ( 1823) - my great great grandmother
-Catherine ( 1832)
-Patrick (1834)
all of them from Rathowen, Russagh, Westmeath
I know that this parish doesn´t have all the records, and there are some gasps, bue I've find this:
Thomas Parker, married 6 of November of 1869, in Rathowen, Russagh, to Margaret Duck
the groom is about 31 years old, and his father is Daniel Parker, from the same parish, as a witness.
I know that the parish didn`t cover those years of baptisms, but something is telling me that Thomas could be the brother of Ann ( my great great granmother) , Catherine and Patrick
Even the witness of the marriage of Daniel Parker to Marcella/Margaret Geraghty in 1821, is Thomas Parker,maybe Daniel`s father and the granfather of the Thomas I've just found...( anbd since is the 1st male, can be the name of his grandfather)
What are your thoughts?
have a great day! xx
Diana
Diana O'Higgins
Saturday 13th Jan 2024, 08:00AMMessage Board Replies
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Diana:
See last record at the link for the 1869 marriage record. Thomas is shown as 38 and father was Daniel. They lived in Corrydonellan townland in Russagh civil parish. I think Thomas is likely a brother to Anne.
1901 census for Corrydonellan has Patrick Parker and his family in Corrydonellan.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Rathowen/Corrydonnellan/1779278/
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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thank you so much, Roger!
I feel the same, that is a brother to Ann, Catherine and Patrick. And that Thomas is the name of his granfather, Daniel´s father...
Can you confirm to me, what is the chapel where they get married? it is says, Rathowen, but at the end you can see "Junestown"?
Tks again
Diana
Diana O'Higgins
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Diana:
I can't find Junestown in any list of townlands. Not sure why the clerk/registrar has Rathowen in one location and Junestown in another. I would go with Rathowen.
Roger
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘