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Commons, Clarke families, Limerick

My 2 great grandmother was Margaret Clarke. She was baptised 27 February 1819 Diocese Cashel & Emly, Hospital, Limerick. Her parents were Thomas Clarke and Mary Commons. The record states Thomas Clarke was from Lodge area. Thomas and Mary moved to Liverpool and can be found there on 1841 and subsequent UK census returns. Their dates of birth are approx 1790 and Thomas is listed as a Tailor. I'm trying to find where Thomas and Mary were born and any additional family they may have had also their ancestors. I'm on Gedmatch and it appears I have many Limerick area matches on there.

 

 

 

 

PattyBee

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Were your Commons ancestors from the Pallasgrean area?

johnocarroll0@…

John, I'm not sure. The only record I found at Cashel & Emly for Margaret Clarke's baptism just stated after Thomas Clarke's name 'from Lodge'. I just presumed it was an area of Limerick?

PattyBee

John, I've just done a search for Lodge and it seems like it's in Tipperary. Thomas Clarke and Mary nee Commons seem to have travelled quite a way to have baptised their daughter at Cashel & Emly.

PattyBee

There is a townland called Lodge  in the parish of Hospital Co Limerick, It would be in the diocese of Cashel and Emly.

Christina Volunteer Irelandxo.

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Thanks Christina. I can't find any Clarkes or Commons in the Lodge area of Hospital Limerick but there appear to be a number of them in Lodge Tipperary. Is it possible to search the Cashel & Emly records by name to see if I can find anymore of their children also marriages?

 

PattyBee

Hi again Patty,  found two townlands in  Tipperary called Lodge. in Griffiths Vlauation  www.askaboutireland.ie ;  one in Tipperary north riding barony,  Lr Ormond , civil parish  Killoderin, Catholic  parish Nenagh. no Clarkes or Common,s there 

second one in Tipperary south Riding  barony Iffa and Offa west , civil parish Ballybacon, Catholic Parish Clogheen, found no Clarkes or Common,s there,  Clogheen in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore,  I looked up  Catholic church register for Hospital, records do not start until  1842,  but they may be available locally or from Tipperary Family History Research, when their offices open  again.   Where did you find the  record for 27th feb 1819.  The name Common,s also enumerated as Coman, perhaps they have a facebook page for research

Best of luck with your research, let me know if you have any  questions

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PattyBee

Hi Christina, I've added the file below for you. It lists Margaret as the daughter of Thos Clarke and Margaret Commons 27 Feb 1819  also sponsors. 

 

PattyBee

Sorry your site won’t accept an attached photo. Here’s a download below instead.

PattyBee

Hi Patty , all the addresses given in this baptism are in the Hospital area.  I presume its the parish of Hospital.

Addresses given  Lodge for your ancestor, Also Herbertstown , Caherline, Oldtown , very near Lodge and about half a mile from the village of Hospital

Ballycahill. , Ballylanders ,next parish, So I feel its Hospital Co Limerick.

I will go through the Tithes and Griffiths and look for Clarkes and Common,s.  Let me know what you think.

Christina  Volunteer Irelandxo.

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Christina, thank you so much for all this information. I'd love to hear if you manage to find any more details for these two families. I have three pages of dna matches to Limerick so I feel we're on the right track here.

PattyBee

Hi again Party, found Thomas Clarke in Oldtown Hospital in Griffiths Valuation. Also found Patrick Cummin,s in Kildromin Kilteely, very near, Also Patrick Cummins in Raheennamadra I Knocking also very near.
www.askaboutireland.i.e. for Griffiths, will search for them in the census.

Christina. Volunteer Irelandxo

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Thanks so much

PattyBee

My Thomas Clarke, Mary Commons & their daughter Margaret Clarke were all in Liverpool by 1841 and on the census return there in 1841. The Griffith's valuation is from 1847 so don't think it's them although maybe their relatives.

PattyBee

Hi again Patty, its possible there are still relatives in the area,  .

If you would like I will send you email address for to put ad on The Limerick Leader, If you mark it 

letters to thr Editor, looking for relatives, they will publish it free..

Let me know what you think.

Christina Irelandxo..com

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