Looking for Descendants of Martin Gray and Susan Vynard
CarlowClonegal (Carlow)
Would like to find any living descendants to help expand my research information.
Son, James Gray with wife Annie (Redmond) arrived in Massachusets in 1882.
Len-J
3 replies
Len-J:
Martin and Susan married in Clonegal RC parish on October 29 1860 Civil registration of RC marriages started in 1864. Registration of births started in 1864.
I searched the free site www.irishgenealogy.ie and located eight civil birth records for children. See below. I also found that one of the children Charles died in 1881.
I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland and also found a baptismal record for a Thomas in 1866. Likely the family did not register his birth. It is also likely that they were other children born between 1861-1865 but no records came up.
second record Esther 1869 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
third record Michael 1871 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
second record Richard 1873 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
third record Martin 1874 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
last record John 1876 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
fourth record Charles 1878 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
sixth record Patrick 1881 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
sixth record Jane 1884 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
fifth record death of Charles 1881
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
For all of the above records the family was living in Ballykeenan townland. However, by 1901, Martin and Susan and two children were living in Knockdoorish townland in Barragh civil parish.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Carlow/Kilbride/Knockd…
Martin died in 1906 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
Susan died 1907 fifth record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
Thomas married Mary Malone in 1902 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…
See sixth record possibly this is Thomas dying in 1913. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
See second record possibly son Martin dying in 1950 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer
Thanks for all the help. I had some of it but you helped fill in some blanks
The following is a breakdown of what I have so far.
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Marriage
29 Oct 1860 • Clonegal, Carlow, Ireland
Susan Vinard/Vynard/Venard
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11 CHILDREN
James F Gray 1861–1938
• Marriage
19 Feb 1882 • Clonegal, Carlow, Ireland
Anne 'Annie' M. Redmond (1856–1936)
Emigrated to USA - Arrival 1882
6 children in US.
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Thomas Gray1866–Deceased
• Marriage
Jun 1902 • Carlow, Ireland
Mary Malone (1871–)
4 children in Ireland
Residence 2 April 1911 • Fennagh, Carlow, Ireland
Appears to have stayed.
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Esther Gray 1869–1929
• Emigrated to USA - Arrival 1885
Marriage
22 Aug 1889 • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Henry H Tompkins (1866–1944)
8 children in US.
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Michael Gray1871–Deceased
• Very little info.
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Bridget Agnes Gray 1873–1950
• Emigrated to USA - Arrival 1880 [1 source]
Arrival 1889 [3 sources]
Marriage
24 Aug 1897 • Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Thomas M Howell (1872–1932)
2 children in US.
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Richard Gray 1873–Deceased
• Not much info.
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Martin Gray 1874-1950
• Marriage
6 Nov 1902 • Carlow, Ireland
Mary Kennedy (1879–1949)
5 children in Ireland.
Residence 2 Apr 1911 • Kilbride, Carlow, Ireland
Apparently did travel to US a few times.
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John Gray1876–Deceased
• Not much info.
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Charles Gray 1878–1881
• Died young - age 3
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Patrick Gray 1881-Deceased
• Abit of an enigma. 1 record does not give parents.
Another record says a servant in the Murphy family.
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Jane Gray 1884–Deceased
• Residence
31 March 1901 • Knockdoorish, Kilbride, Carlow, Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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Len-J
Sorry I did not see this post earlier.
Knockdoorish is a townland in Kilbride.
Church records for Kilbride would be under Clonegal parish
There are still Gray and Malone families living beside each other in Kilbrid If
you wish I could possibly put you in touch with one or both of these families.
my email is dunnydad@gmail.com
Regards
Eamonn
dunnydad@gmail.com