Ireland XO
Back to ancestor search
Michael Roach

Michael Roach

Gender
Male

My stumbling block is my husband Peter’s g.g.grandparents “ Michael Roach and Jane Malone”

Two of their daughters, Roseanne born 1853 and Jane born 1842, Roach migrated to Australia and both are Peter’s gg grandmothers because Rosanne’s son Arthur Sullivan and Jane’s daughter Mary Cocciardi married.  That is 1st cousins married.

But the stumbling block is Roseanne and Jane parents.  Where did they come from, we presumed Athlone because we have seen Rosanne’s christening details in St. Peters Catholic Church in Athlone. (Record attached). But did not find christening details for jane.

Unfortunately, we have had no luck with the girl’s parents – Michael Roach and Jane (Joanne) Malone.

A Michael Roach was in the Army and perhaps he was stationed at the barracks in Athlone.   I have found and attached a possible British Army service Record Transcription for a Michael Roach and hope it is a clue.

Any help no mater how small would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanking You

Sylvia Quinnell

Sydney Australia

Associated communities

Roscommon

County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland. We are home to the stunning Lough Key Forest Park and statistically, we are known to have the longest life expectancy of any county in Ireland! We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Ballaghaderreen TOWN PLAN

    Location: Roscommon

    Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, Ireland

  • Ballaghaderreen TOWN

    Location: Roscommon

  • Pre-1840 Tenant Map of Drumbrick, Glooria, Drumanilra, Gortleck, and Cloonkeen

    Location: Roscommon

    Cavetown, Croghan, Boyle, Co Roscommon

  • Carrowmore Tenant Map 1818

    Location: Roscommon

    Carrowmore, Croghan, Co Roscommon

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1740s

    Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

    1749-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-04-15 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killummod

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-03-01 12:00:00