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James McEnroe, born about 1870 in Cavan and married Ellen Reilly on 23/11/1898.

Further info on James or Ellen would be much appreciated, such as civil marriage record, birth record, etc. 

(I have the church marriage record but it does not give his parents or her father).

 

It looks like James 'married in' to the Reilly farm - see 1911 Census. 

Elllen Reilly was born about 1877; her mother was Bridget Reilly (per church marriage record), born about 1839 in Carnin, Castlerahan.

Breanann

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The church marriage record you cited noted that James was from Mountnugent.

At the paid site RootsIreland.ie, I found the 1899 baptismal record for Bartle McEnroe, first child of James and Ellen.  The first son was generally named after the paternal grandfather, so James's father was likely named Bartle (Bartholomew).

A search on RI yielded the following baptismal record. It is for James McEnroe, son of Bartholomew, of Mountnugent.

Name: James McEnroe

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1871

Date of Baptism: 12-Apr-1871

Address: Rocknock

Parish/District: MOUNT NUGENT

Gender: Male

County Co. Westmeath

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Father: Bartholomewv McEnroe

Mother: Catherine Cooke

Sponsor 1 /: Margaret Lynch

Sponsor 2 /Not Recorded Not Recorded

Notes:

PRIEST WAS FATHER FAGAN

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I believe the townland in James's baptismal record was mistranscribed and should be Roebuck, not Rocknock.

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Breanann:

See the sixth record at the link for a civil birth record for James McEnroe https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1871/03295/2207525.pdf

It appears the McEnroe family lived in Co. Cavan near the Co. Westmeath border. On the subscription site Roots Ireland I located two baptismal records for James. The RC parish for both records was Mount Nugent and Kilbride which spans both counties. The baptismal records showed Bartle/Bartholomew McEnroe as the father and Catherine Cooke as the mother.

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Church marriage record for James's parents;

Date of Marriage: 25-May-1865    

Parish / District: MOUNT NUGENT

County: Co. Westmeath

Husband                         Wife

Name: Bartle McEnroe Catherine Cooke

Address: Roebuck Aughnaskea

Denomination: Roman Catholic Roman Catholic

Age: 32                                              23

Status: Bachelor (Previously unmarried) Spinster (Previously unmarried)

Husband's Father Wife's Father

Name: Not Recorded Not Recorded Not Recorded Not Recorded

Witness 1                    Witness 2

Name: Michael Mullen Margaret Reilly

AGES  SOURCE: CIVIL RECORDS

PRIEST: REV G LEONARD

source: rootsireland.ie

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Did the 1911 Census provide more info or was your above comment an assumption?

NameJames McEnroe
GenderMale
Age40
Birth Yearabt 1871
Birth PlaceCavan
Residence Date2 Apr 1911
House Number28
Townland/StreetCarnin
DistrictCastlerahan
CountyCavan
CountryIreland
Electoral DistrictCastlerahan
LiteracyRead and write
Marital StatusMarried
OccupationFarmer
ReligionR Catholic
RelationshipHead
URLhttp://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Castlerahan/Carnin/348895/
Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
James McEnroe40Head
Ellen McEnroe48Wife
Bartle McEnroe12Son
Bridget Reilly84Mother in Law (Mother-in-law)
Rose Reilly45SisterInLaw (Sister-in-law)

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The 1821 census for parts of Cavan has survived. That includes the townland of Carnin and there are about 10 Reilly households listed in Carnin then. If you can find Bridget’s parents, you may find her family in the 1821 census. 

Families tended to pass the same names down to the next generation, so for example, here are 2 Bridget Reilly households in Carnin in 1821:

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/Cavan/Castlerahan/Carnin/34/

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/Cavan/Castlerahan/Carnin/11/

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This might be your Ellen, per RootsIreland (paid subscription). She had a sister Rose Ann born in 1861. Brothers- Patrick 1866 and John 1867.

Name:Ellen ReillyDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:31-Oct-1864
Address:Parish/District:CASTLERAHAN
Gender:FemaleCountyCo. Cavan
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael ReillyMother:Bridget McEnroe
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:Sponsor 2 /Informant 2:Catherine McCahill

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Date of Marriage:19-Feb-1860
Parish / District:MOUNT NUGENTCounty:Co. Westmeath
HusbandWife
Name:MichaelReillyBridgetMcEnroe
Address:Not RecordedNot Recorded
Denomination:Roman CatholicRoman Catholic
Occupation:Not RecordedNot Recorded
Age:Not RecordedNot Recorded
Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's FatherWife's Father
Name:Not RecordedReillyNot RecordedMcEnroe
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:Not RecordedNot Recorded
Husband's MotherWife's Mother
Name:Not RecordedNot RecordedNot RecordedNot Recorded
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1Witness 2
Name:LaurenceReillyMargaretBrady

Regards- Mary

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Patricia,

Your extensive replies are very helpful indeed - especially the link to the Bartle McEnroe/Catherine Cooke marriage of 1865.

Thank you.

Roger,

Thanks for the link to birth record of James McEnroe 1871. Very helpful.

Mary TV,

My assumption re Bartle ‘marrying-in’ to the Reillys is based on the 1901 Census where Bartle is married to Ellen Reilly and Bridget Reilly is ‘head of family’.

The 1911 Census throws no further light on the matter.

The baptismal and marriage data does suggest that it is ‘my Ellen’. This is supported by the existence of Rose in the censuses of 1901 and 1911. However, the two sons, John and Patrick, do not appear in either census; maybe they died or went to America? What do you think?

Again, thanks for your great work.

Elwyn,

Thanks very much for the links to the 1821 census but, as yet, I have failed to find Bridget’s parents. 

Thanks to you all for such detailed and prompt responses; if you've anything further to add, I'd love to hear it.

Regards,

Breanna.

Breanann

I did not find additional info on Patrick and John. They may have stayed in Ireland, died (search Irish Genealogy - Explore your Family History), or moved to another country.

BTW

In the 1901 census James is Ellen's husband and Bartle is their son.

Residents of a house 7 in Carnin (Castlerahan, Cavan)

ReillyBridget60FemaleHead of FamilyRoman Catheolic
ReillyRose38FemaleDaughterRoman Catheolic
ReillyEllen23FemaleDaughterRoman Catheolic
McEnroeJames30MaleSon in LawRoman Catheolic
McEnroeBartle1MaleGrand SonRoman Catheolic

Regards- Mary

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I am assuming you are referring to Bridget McEnroe who married Michael Reilly in 1860. Two possibilities. Records from Rootsireland.

Name:Bridget McEnroeDate of Birth:
  Date of Baptism:04-Feb-1834
Address:Not RecordedParish/District:MOUNT NUGENT
Gender:FemaleCountyCo. Westmeath
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Thomas McEnroeMother:Ann Fenny
Occupation:Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:Peter McEnroeSponsor 2 /Informant 2:Catherine McEnroe

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Name:Bridget McEnroeDate of Birth:
  Date of Baptism:01-Apr-1837
Address:Not RecordedParish/District:MOUNT NUGENT
Gender:FemaleCountyCo. Westmeath
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael McEnroeMother:Bridget Corcoran
Occupation:Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:Patrick ReilySponsor 2 /Informant 2:Ellen Farrelly

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