I found my Great Grandfather John Murray (abt 1846 - 1925) death certificate. On there is my Great Great Grand parents listed as William Murray and Katherine Harragan. I have been unable to find any leads on them. I even tried spelling Katherine with a C. My Great Uncle and Aunts were Baptised in Lisgoold, Midleton, andCarrigtwohill.
Thankyou in Advance
Mike
Mike:
I located two baptismal records on Roots Ireland for two daughters of William Murray and Catherine Horgan. Both children were named Mary and I'm guessing the 1841 Mary died young. Imogeela is the RC parish to the east of Lisgoold. I did not find the record for John but possibly you can review the register around 1846 to see if the record is there. https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0059
I did not find a marriage record.
Let me know if you think this is the correct family. Any other family information?
Roger McDonnell
Name:Mary MurrayDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:17-Jan-1841Address:CotstownParish/District:IMOGEELAGender:FemaleCountyCo. Cork
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:William MurrayMother:Catherine HorganOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patrick Hennesy Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Catherine Rohan
Name:Mary MurrayDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:25-Jul-1843Address:BallingoulParish/District:IMOGEELAGender:FemaleCountyCo. Cork
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:William MurrayMother:Catherine HorganOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Michael Rohan Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Hennessey
Hello Roger,
I searched the marrtages from 1840 to 1850 https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0059 without success. When I was doimg my search for John J Murray Sr. (G Grandfather) I went with William Murray the first born son. So in rootsireland.ie I typed in Father's name William Murray no mother's name and for son I typed in John Murray and came up with 28 John Murray's. This is the one I thought was the closest match based on geography and the middle name. and date of Birth. Of course this changed with the John J. Murray Sr Death certificate.
Mother's name Bridget Hennessy date of Marriage 28 Jul 1861, I have (I think) All but one of the children's baptismal records Johannah date of birth abt1870. I also have some of the immigration records.
Name: John James Murray Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 24-Mar-1844
Address: Not Recorded
Parish/District: ST.PAUL'S ARRAN QUAY
Gender: Male County Co. Dublin
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: William Murray
Mother: Anne Rourke
Informant 1: John Rourke
Informant 2: Mary Carroll
Well Roger here is where I'm stuck. Do I go with William Murray and Catherine Harragan (Horgan) or William Murray and Anne Rourke co Dublin? Any suggestions?
Thanks in Advance Mike
Mike:
My money is with Catherine Horgan.
Have you consudered autosomal DNA testing?
Roger