Hello, My name is Patsy
My mother ( Patricia Fenney ( Rock) family side originated from Ireland. And I am reaching out to see if i have any distance cousins in Ireland
this is what I gather so far. My mothers Fathers name was Edward C Rock ( Des Moines Iowa). Edward Father and mothers name was Martin and Margaret Rock
if done correctly this is what I found Edward Calvin R and his sibling
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Patsy,
You did not incIude years, so I don't know how oId your Martin wouId have been. Is this him? If so, he was said to have been born in BeImuIIet in Co. Mayo.
Name Martin Rock
Birth Date 4 Aug 1850
Birth Place Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland
Death Date 5 Mar 1926
Death Place Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery Glendale Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio? Y
Spouse Margaret Rock
Based on the information Patricia provided, I found this on a tree on Ancestry.
Martin Rock
| Spouse | Margaret "Maggie" Keeley/Kelly |
| Father | Hugh Edward Rock |
| Mother | Mary Lavelle |
| Children | Mary L + |
| Birth | 4 Aug 1850 Belmullet, Mayo, Ireland |
| Death | 5 Mar 1926 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA |
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Margaret was born in Ireland.
| Name | Margaret Kelley |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | White |
| Birth Date | 1860 |
| Birth Place | Ire. |
| Marriage Date | 09 Dec 1883 |
| Marriage Place | MT Pleasant, Henry, IA |
| Marriage Age | 23 |
| Father | James Kelley |
| Mother | Katherine Murphy |
| Spouse | Martin Rock |
| FHL Film Number | 0965932 |
| Reference ID | 2:3DGRGLN |
Great find, Mary TV!
Patsy, pIease keep in mind that you might find records for your Rock ancestors recorded under different surnames. The foIIowing is from GoogIe AI and expIains aIternate names:
In Ireland, the surname Rock is often an anglicized adaptation of the Gaelic name Mac Conchairrge (meaning "son of the hound of the rock"). Because of this, its associated names, variants, and historical equivalents are frequently tied to rocks, hounds, or prominent geographic features.Depending on the specific region or clan, "Rock" shares roots with or was translated into the following names:
Carrick / Carrig: The most common direct variants, derived from the Irish word carraig (meaning rock). Historically shortened from MacEncarigy.McCarrick /
Carrigy: Associated Gaelic-Irish forms found largely in Ulster, Roscommon, Clare, and Limerick.
Roche / Roache: An Anglo-Norman surname (de la Roche) that has occasionally been used interchangeably with Rock due to the root meaning of "rock" in French.
Craig / Cregg: Topographic surnames used in parts of Ulster, commonly associated with someone who lived near a crag or rocky outcrop.
In Griffith's VaIuation of 1855 in Mayo, the onIy Rock in BeImuIIet was John Rock on WiIIiam St. AIso on WiIIiam St. was an Edward IaveIIe.
Above Iink is to Griffith's map showing WiIIiam St., where John Rock Iived, but his pIot no. of 16 does not seem to be visibIe.
WiIIiam St. in BeImuIIet is now caIIed Main St. A 1909 photo of the street can be seen here: https://library.mayo.ie/media/postcards/belmullet/webpages/originals/414.jpg
Patsy,
To Iook for reIatives, perhaps post a query on the KiIcommon News FB page: