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Eliza Doyle

Eliza Doyle

Born
1838-07-07 12:00:00
Died
1910-02-25 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

All we know is that Eliza was born in Westmeath and was variously named Eliza or Elizabeth Doyle. Her baptism was recorded on July 7, 1838 in Westmeath, Rochfortbridge, Ireland. On the scanned certificate (attached), her name is 'Eliza' but on her marriage certificate (attached), it's 'Elizabeth'. Also, her mum's name was shown as 'Julia' Mooney on Eliza's marriage certificate, but on the birth certificate, it's 'Judith' Mooney. Her dad was James but this seems to have been shortened to 'Jas'. On the Ancestry transcribed record of her birth (attached), it states that the baptism occurred in Westmeath, Rochfortbridge, Ireland in the Diocese of Meath. We don't know when Eliza immigrated to Australia but she was recorded as 28 years old (but was probably 30) when she married John Fenton in 1868 in Mansfield, Victoria, Australia. We know from her marriage certificate that she was a servant and unable to sign her name. There were several Eliza Doyle's immigrating from Ireland/England to Australia in the 1850's and 1860's - just which one she was is unknown at this stage.

James Doyle, Painter, Westmeath - see Eliza's Marriage Certificate
Judith/Julia Mooney, Westmeath
Birth recorded as 1838; Baptism recorded as July 7, 1838, Westmeath, Rochfortbridge, Ireland
Spouse - John Fenton, 35, Bootmaker, birth place is Belfast

Associated communities

Westmeath

Co. Westmeath, or An Iarmhí in Irish, is located in the midlands region of Ireland.  It is home to Athlone Castle which, after a multi-million euro renovation, reopened in 2012 as a state-of-the-art, multi-sensory visitor experience.  Our county town is Mullingar and we have a population of approximately 88,396.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

  • Quaker Island

    Location: Westmeath

    Inchcleraun, Longford

  • Fore Abbey

    Location: Westmeath

    Fore, Westmeath

  • St Marys Parish Church, Streete, Co Westmeath.

    Location: Westmeath

    St Marys, Streete, Co Westmeath

  • Bellaugh Parochial House

    Location: Westmeath

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Ballymore GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Westmeath in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    May Day traditions across Ireland

    <p>Lá Bealtaine (May Day) officially heralds the beginning of the summer in Ireland. The name is said to derive from Old Irish, meaning "bright fire" (Belenus was the Celtic sun and 'healer god'). Old traditions involved lighting bonfires at sunset on Oíche Bealtaine (or May Eve - April 30) on prominent local landmarks. The Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath is the most famous example. These and other rituals (such as creating a May altar) still survive, particularly in the west of Ireland. Our 19th-century ancestral piseóga (superstitions) were recorded diligently by Irish schoolchildren in the 1930s ...</p>

    1830-05-01 12:00:00

Eliza Doyle