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Dorcey - Marriage Nenagh 1796

Hi Everyone,

I have traced my Dorcey ancestors back to living on Great Peter Street, Westminster, London in the early 1800s using England's Census, Birth, Marriage and Death records.  I have found that 3 Dorcey brothers had arrived at Great Peter Street by the 1841 Census and were living together: Patrick Dorcey (1799-1862; Daniel Dorcey b. 1801; John; b. 1811; all 3 born in Ireland. Living along with them in 1841 was their mother Margaret Dorcey (1771-1862). The father James (ND) was not found to be living with them in 1841 but I know he worked on Great Peter Street for some time before his death; I believe he had died by '41. From Patrick's marriage record in London I know that at least he was living on Great Peter Street by 1827. From various sources I believe the parents and their 3 sons were all born in Tipperary/Limerick.

Using this information I have searched for a MARRIAGE record in Ireland for the mother (Margaret) and the father (James) using the Roots Ireland data bases. Knowing Margaret was born in 1771 and her first son (Patrick) was born in 1799 I established a generous range of possible dates for the marriage of Margaret and James. In the whole of Ireland I came up with only ONE realistic possibility: "James Darcy" married "Margaret Hanly" on 15 January 1796 at Nenagh, Tipperary. The temptation is great to say I have found them! But......

I have used similar strategies for searching for the BAPTISM records of the two parents and the three sons but without any credible results unfortunately.  

QUESTIONS

Can anyone suggest any further strategies for testing this MARRIAGE record conclusion? Or any other search strategies I might use?

Assuming the parents were MARRIED in NENAGH, can anyone direct me to information on which church might have been involved. I have searched various Nenagh web sites including the one for the Parish (nenaghparish.ie) but can not find any discussion about the history of the church building etc that would have likely been involved in 1796.

I would appreciate any help anyone can provide with this research.

Many thanks,

Tony Dorcey

 

tony.dorcey@gm…

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Hello Tony,
I don't think you can claim the Nenagh couple as your own, at least not yet. Marriage registers for the 1700s are not available for many parishes. You'd need more evidence--say something else giving Margaret's maiden name as Hanley--to confirm the Nenagh couple as yours.
In the various UK censuses, did you find the place of origin in Ireland listed for Patrick, Daniel, and John? The county was specified as early as the 1861 census. If you haven't looked at every census that the family appeared in, it might be a good idea to do so.
Also, Margaret Darcy in 1861 census was said to have been born in Dublin. There also seems to be a Johanna Darcy, a daughter, born in Dublin too.
I hope something here is helpful. You can email me at glanvil3@aol.com.

glanvil3@aol.com

Hi,
Going by all the information, I have found James Dorcey in two records in England.
One in 1837 and the other in 1838.
I can not add these as they are from a paid site.
Can you email me please and I will send them on to you.
Did any  go to the USA?

marg2ade@yahoo.co.uk
Margot

Margot Secrette

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