I am seeking any information on the family of my ancestors Samuel Looney (Loney) and Catherine Landrigan married at St Mary's Church, Clogheen, Co Tipperary, ! August 1839 and emigrated to Australia later the same year.
Dear ploney
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
Records for the RC parish of Clogheen begin in 1815 for baptisms and 1814 for marriages. I had a look on rootsireland.ie but couldn't see a marriage record for Catherine and Samuel. Could you let me know where your marriage date came from, a document or family knowledge?
Many thanks
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Dear ploney
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
Records for the RC parish of Clogheen begin in 1815 for baptisms and 1814 for marriages. I had a look on rootsireland.ie but couldn't see a marriage record for Catherine and Samuel. Could you let me know where your marriage date came from, a document or family knowledge?
Many thanks
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Dear Clare,
Thank you for your reply. The marriage date came from an online source "Peerage - a genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain etc " I have attached a screenshot for you. This may seem strange, but a daughter of Samuel and Catherine, Elizabeth, married John Hubert Fox whose family is in the peerage lists (under The Fox, County Meath, Ireland). Previously the only information I had was that they married in 1839 at Whitechurch, Tipperary (no day or month) and they sailed for Australia on the westminster later that year.
I am still seeking any historical information about my ancestors Samuel and Catherine Loney who emigrated from Ireland to Melbourne, Australia in 1839. Samuel was married to Catherine Landrigan (although could have been Lonergan) who I am also keen to trace. I have given more detail about them in earlier posts.
I have come across a Samuel Loney in the Modreeny Tithes for 1823 and William and Thomas Loney in the Tipperary Tithes for 1812. I am hoping that these may lead to some connection.
I have also come across a baptism entry for a Catherine Lonergan in Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Cashel and Emly, January 11, 1813. Father Gulielmo (William) Lonergan, Mother Alicia (Alice) Grant. Although I had believed that Catherine was born around 1816, I am wondering if this could be my ancestor. I believe that Catherine had a sister Joanna who travelled to Australia with her and Samuel.