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Brennan family County Roscommon 1900's

Hi there,

I'm trying to trace my grandfather. The few pieces of information come from DNA matches on Ancestry and Google searchers. I know that at least 2 of the family were born in Roscommon in the early 1900's. So far I have:

Thomas Brennan (unknown)
Mary Fields (unknown)

Thomas and Mary's 6 children:
Patrick Brennan (1913–2005) - Born County Roscommon, Ireland. Moved to Boston US, date unknown
Marriage - 1949 to Mary Fahy (1922–2014)
Lived Hyde Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Joined a union of plasterers.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/patrick-brennan-o…

Thomas Brennan (1920–2010) - Born County Roscommon, Ireland. Moved to Boston US, date unknown
Married Christine Twomey
https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/77428

Josephine Brennan (Unknown) - Moved to Birmingham UK, date unknown - Married James Edward Hogarty - 27 Nov 1921 Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, Ireland, died 981 Birmingham, West Midlands, England


Mary Brennan (unknown)
Michael Brennan (unknown)
Peter Brennan (unknown)

Any help/tips would be fantastic.

Many thanks.

Stuart.

 

Sb34564

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Stuart,

Mary's surname is Sheil, not Fields. Attached are the civil marriage record and the birth records for some of their children...I did not find Josephine's.

Regards,

carolyntoohey@…

Stuart,

Josephine was married in 1921, so she cannor be the child of Thomas Brennan and Mary Sheil as they married in 1911. On the marriage certificate for Thomas and Mary, it shows he was 40 years old and a bachelor....so Josephine could be his child from another marriage. Normally, it would say widower and not bachelor if he was married previously.

 

carolyntoohey@…

That's great, thank you so much.

Sb34564

Sorry, should have made the text more clear. 1921 was the birth date of James Edward Hogarty (Born 1921 - died 1981). They married around Jan 1950 in Birmingham UK.

Sb34564

Stuart,

The civil birth registrations ceased in 1923, so Josephine was probably born after that year.

Regards,

carolyntoohey@…

Stuart,

The IRO website was updated, and a few messages and replies were lost. You asked me where I found the information for your family. I found it on irishgenealogy.ie under the civil records tab. They have a feature that is useful called "more search options" whereby you can add a surname, birth year range, civil registration district (Strokestown for your family), and a parent name....the children of the couple will show up after the search. You might have had difficulty with Ancestry because you had the incorrect surname for Mary.

Regards,

Carolyn

Thanks very much for all your help.

Sb34564

Hello stu. Im joesphines granddaughter. She had my father

His name is francis brennan. The only child of joesphine. I can help you with the small knowledge I have of the family if you would like me to tell you. Best regards Kathleen. This is 100% my family mentioned above. Josie was living in aston Birmingham. Not sure which brother is your grandparents but would love to know more

katbrennan

That would be great. How can I contact you?

Sb34564

Your welcome to email me. Kathleenbrennan119@gmail.com

From there I can send you my phone number. Or can add you to messanger or whats app. Not sure where you are . Im in the uk

katbrennan

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