Lavelle, Geraghty and Ginnelly brickwalls
Hello,
I am trying to locate some of my ancestors who were from Kilmore Parish. I have hit a brickwall with these people.
Bridget Lavelle - birth approximate 1856, Married to James Ginnelly in Kilmore Parish on 17 Feb 1876. Civil marriage record lists her father as John Lavelle, deceased. Bridget Lavelle Ginnelly emigrated to St Paul, Minnesota, USA on 26 May 1904 on the SS Teutonic. She died on 23 Apr 1936 in St Paul. I have not found a death record of John Lavelle, her father, who died prior to 1876 nor a birth record for Bridget Lavelle. Also no baptism records have been found which show John Lavelle as the father and living in the Morhan area. I would really like to know who was Bridget Lavells mother, when was she born and when died. Where there any sibling of Bridget
I have been a lot luckier with the Geraghty family and have me some of my living relatives. I am coming to Ireland to meet some other Geraghty relative. But similar problem to the Lavelle family we know that John Geraghty born abt 1821 and died around 23 Jul 1891 in the Belmullet area, we have not been able to find anything authoritive about his wife.
Similar to John Geraghty, Martin Ginnelly born abt 1817 and died abt 22 Jan 1897 in Ardoone is known but not his wife or sibliing.
I have worked with the North Mayo Heritage Center in the past and been very happly with the results. But they can;t help because there is just no records from these time frames.
I am coming to Ireland on Sep 2 through Sep 10. I will be visiting the Belmullet area and meeting some new friends and relatives
Any help would be appreciated,
Rick Goffin