Ellen Conboy - Peter Flynn civil marriage record help

Carolyn,

Peter and Ellens' children were (per RootsIreland)-Patrick 1868, Mary Ann 1870, Thomas 1872, Bridget 1875, Peter 1877, Michael 1879, Ellen 1882, Peter 1888

Found AI summary on internet.

Traditional Naming Conventions

Irish families historically used a strict naming pattern to honor ancestors and maintain family continuity. Typically, the first son was named after the paternal grandfather, the second son after the maternal grandfather, the third son after the father, and subsequent sons after other male relatives. For daughters, the first daughter was named after the maternal grandmother, the second daughter after the paternal grandmother, and subsequent daughters after the mother or other female relatives. This system was widely used up to the mid-20th century and often continued among Irish immigrants for a few generations.

Regards- Mary

Mary & Roger,

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I am aware of their 8 children as well as the naming tradition. I am only interested in the Conboy line at the moment. The only Thomas Conboy in the land records is in Rooskynamona, Leitrim where many other Conboys are as well. The 1901 & 1911 census records show that Ellen was born in Longford. Also, Roots Ireland has baptism records for the RC parish of Bornacoola back to 1824, but without the correct father's name, I cannot conclude anything for certain.

Are there any other resources either online or in person that their 1868 civil marriage record might be found? Was it common for couples not to register or perhaps is was lost?

Thanks,

Hi Roger,

My goal in this search is to see if Ellen Conboy is a sister to my great great grandmother, Mary Conboy. There are stories told to me from the descendants of Ellen here in the US that the Flynns and Coxes (my relations) were cousins. I have heard that they considered themselves "cousins", but I am uncertain if they just used that term loosely because maybe they were just close friends. I emailed you some time back asking a question regarding where Mary Cox (Conboy) was from as she is on the 1901 census from Ballymagrine on your leitrim-roscommon genealogy page - you found that for me. You stated that unless otherwise noted, as some are, that she was probably from Roscommon. The town land of Ballymagrine borders the town land of Ahanagh, Longford where I believe the Conboys to be from. I wish the original Ballymagrine 1901 census was online! She died before the 1911 census.

While there are baptism records in the correct time frame for both Mary and Ellen in the RC parish of Bornacoola, the father's names are not the same. I have looked at the Longford civil marriage records to no avail.

Thanks,