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Guerin m Ganley Limerick ? to Australia

Hi!

road block in my family history for years!

I beleive that Michael Guerin bc 1806 married Mary Ganley bc 1808 and married about 1831 in co Limmerick, however they emigrated to australia in 1840, with their 1 year old daughter Bridget, and their immigration docs state that they are from "Cabaska, Caunafin" or "Caha's Ka Carnofin" which I think might be in Co Clare??  The transcription will be highly inaccurate as they were almost certainly illiterate.

I think that Michael's parent's might be Michael Guerin and Mary Kennedy.

Mary's parents might be Matthew Ganley & Elizabeth.

My Great-Uncle (who's research was all lost after he died) told me that the Guerin's emigrated from France to Ireland about 1750 however I have no proof at all, and know that Guerin (or Gerin etc) is also an old Irish surname.

Any information will be most gratefully received!

Cheers!

Schar Mulvihill (another Irish surname who's roots in Ireland I don't know!)

 

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Hi,

A check of subscription sites  www.rootsireland.ie ; and  www.findmypast.ie ; did not show any match for a marriage or the birth of Bridget. There are a number of families named "Guerin" in Counties Clare and Limerick. There is the village of Corofin in the Burren area of County Clare. I suggest that you check County Clare Library  www.clarelibrary.ie ; It lists the names of property owners in the period 1823 to 1837. You might find a clue there.

Not many rural parishes would have recorded baptisms or marriages in the 1820's or 1830's.

Regards,

McCoy

Thanks again McCoy.

I'll give the library a try looking in the Burren area of Clare as you suggest.

Thanks!

Schar.

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