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Grady-Lally c 1830 Ballinasloe

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Looking for marriage of John Grady and Jane Lally. Several children baptised at Ballinasloe between 1831 and 1845. I understand that they may have had to get married at the Church of Ireland church in Aughrim.

After searching for over 30 years I have only recently unravelled the origin of my surname (Gray was originally Grady) and my Irish heritage, so I am very inexperienced with Irish records.

Many thanks if anybody can help.

Nick Gray, Hixon, England

 

anickhgray@gmail.com

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Nick:

I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland. They have Ballinasloe RC records back to 1820 and also have Aughrim Church of Ireland marriages back to 1815. I did not locate a marriage record for John and Jane. Likely they married in an RC church that no longer has records back to the late 1820s or they were married in a C of I parish that does not have records on Roots Ireland or their records do not go back to the 1820s.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Nick:

I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland. They have Ballinasloe RC records back to 1820 and also have Aughrim Church of Ireland marriages back to 1815. I did not locate a marriage record for John and Jane. Likely they married in an RC church that no longer has records back to the late 1820s or they were married in a C of I parish that does not have records on Roots Ireland or their records do not go back to the 1820s.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Nick,

I attach some records which may give you some clue to the family.

Roots records have the mother of Patrick and Elizabeth as "Johanne". The earlier records "Jane".

The only record I have found for a "Jane Lally" was in the parish of Kiltullagh which is East of Athenry.

Protestant marriages in Ireland are from 1845. State records are from January 1st 1864 for all religious persuasions.

Credit:  www.rootsireland.ie ; and   www.findmypast.ie  Subscription sites

Regards,

McCoy

Further information on a John Grady, Ballinasloe - 1844

McCoy

Nick,

Please see attached copies of church records for the baptism of Patrick and Elizabeth Grady. Patriclk - centre of right hand page; Elizabeth - top of right hand page

The correct name for Jane Lally may have been Johanna?

The records include the baptismal sponsors which may be of assistance.

Regards,

McCoy

Roger McDonnell,

Thank you for your response. The search continues.

Nick Gray

anickhgray@gmail.com

McCoy,

I hope I'm replying to these posts correctly.

Thank you for the Grady information. I have access to the Ballinasloe records via ancestry. I've also now taken out a subscription to roots.ireland.

The reference to John Grady being paid for Car Hire was interesting. He worked with horses when he came to Manchester - as a groom and a driver. In fact, there is a reference in the Ballinasloe court records of him appearing before the court for carrying on his normal business with a horse and cart on the Sabbath. Nice to have further corroboration of that. 

I think Jane Lally might have been from Tuam, but I have no absolute proof of that. The sponsors' names at her children's baptisms suggest she had at least two sisters, Eliza and Ann.

Thank you again.

Nick Gray

anickhgray@gmail.com

Hi Nick

I admin the East Galway Genealogy FB group and would welcome you to join 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/eastgalwaygenealogy

You may find more connections there as it is interactive and with over 5,500 members there is bound to be some family and relatives 

There are several who have researched Ballinasloe and Aughrim family records and wil be of great help

re DNA Most people around have done an Ancestry DNA test - if you have done a DNA test see a full step by step in the FB group to use it in searrching matches within the group 

Best of luck in your research

Martin

MartinCurley

Thanks very much Martin; I'll have a look at that.

Nick

anickhgray@gmail.com

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