Ireland XO
Back to Message Board

Francis Thornhill and Honora Heyes married sometime in 1770-1790

Hello,

 

I'm looking for any information about Francis Thornhill and Horora Heyes. They had a child John who was born and baptised in1791 in St Finnbar's Catholic Parish Church.in South of the city of Cork.

I have a mystery in that I am trying to find the parents of St John Thornhill who lived in Kildorerry, County Cork, married Elizabeth Courtney in 1817 i Ballyhay. He died in 1873 at the age of 75 (as recorded on his death record) which would have made him 19 years old when he married. Just wondering if Francis and Honora are his parents?

Many thanks

 

Margaret

 

margaret.lloyd…

7 replies

The Thornhill family still operate in Kildorrery Co. Cork they are eye specialists for many years I know this because a Thornhill married an O'Rourke in the early 1800's and they are my mothers family.

 

George Quain.

georgequain@ho…IrelandXO Volunteer

Good afternoon, George,

 

Thank you for your reply. I know that the Thornhill's are still in Kildorrery, I was fortunate enough to visit Kildorrery  about a month and a half ago but did not meet them. I was concentrating on getting information about the O'Donnell family who ran the post office next to the Thornhill Hotel.

Please can you tell me if the Thornhill who married an O'Rourke was a sibling of St John Thornhill and if so, do you happen to know who their parents were? 

I have Ellen Thornhill of Limerick born around 1823 to John and Catherine (O'Mara) and who married Patrick O'Rouke in 1856 in Kilfinnane, Limerick. Do you know if and how the Thornhills of Limerick and of Kildorrery are related?

Many thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.

 

Margaret

 

margaret.lloyd…
Hi Margaret I will dig out the O'Rourke Family tree and look it up for you and get back to you later. George Quain (georgequain@hotmail.com)
georgequain@ho…IrelandXO Volunteer
Okay--okay John Thornhill + Anne Creanbury b 1776-? 1 .John Thornhill + Catherine O Mara 2 . Catherine Thornhill 3 . Ellen Thornhill 4 . Anne Thornhill 1803--? 1 1808 1812 1815. 1 1 1 .Anne Thornhill, 2 John Thornhill +Johanna Barlow, 3 Mary Thornhill + Roche,4 .Patrick Thornhill +Sheedy,5 .Lizzie Thornhill +John O Rourke Emigrated to USA. Butcher Cork M 1840 O'Rourke's Cross, 6 . Ellen Thornhill +Patrick O'Rourke, 7 .Julia Thornhill +John Fitzgerald, 8 . Kitty Thornhill + Hennessy, 9 .William Thornhill + O'Donnell Down from that came at least 4 different families two of Thornhill's and two O'Rourke's. I have no record of the families of the other five families. I have a family tree of this and if you want I will make a copy and send it to you. George Quain (georgequain@hotmail.con)
georgequain@ho…IrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Margaret

 

Did the above information help in any way.

 

GQ.

georgequain@ho…IrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks Quain,

 

I have sent you an email.

 

Many thanks and my sincere apologies for my very tardy response.

 

Margaret

margaret.lloyd…

Hi Margaret

 

Got your e/mail and replied to your query.

 

GQ.

georgequain@ho…IrelandXO Volunteer

Reply

Reply
One image file up to 2 MB.