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Mac Goldrick/McGoldrick/ Golden Family: Enniskilleen, Fermanagh

I am looking for relatives from this area or for any information regarding my famiy. John Frances McGoldrick and Elizabeth Breen were married in about 1848. They had 2 or 3 children (Annie?, Felix, Francis/Frank) who immigrated to the U.S. 1872-1874. Felix was my direct descendent and great, great grandfather. I have been researching the family for 27 years but records from Ireland are scant. Any help would be appreciated. I know that there are many MacGoldricks in Enniskillen area. I

Janet

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Janet,

I assume the family were RC. Enniskillen RC baptism records start in 1838 and marriages in 1817. They are on-line on Ancestry and other sites. I see no sign of this couple’s marriage so it doesn’t seem likely to have taken in that parish. If it did take place in 1848 it was probably in a parish which has no records for the 1840s. Likewise I don’t see any children baptised to those parents in any of the on-line parishes in Fermanagh or elsewhere in Ireland.

The statutory birth records start in 1864. I searched them for any children born 1864 onwards in Fermanagh to parents named McGoldrick & Breen but again without success.

I can only suggest the family came from a parish whose records don’t cover the years you need. (There’s about 16 RC parishes in Fermanagh and many of them don't have any records before the 1850s or 1860s, eg Roslea has none before 1862). There’s no easy way around that.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Janet
Can I suggest you look at the spelling of the surname. Rose McGoldrick 1869 is possibly the link you are looking.
My mother is related to her and also Goldens and I believe there is a Very strong link to Martin's. Do you know of a Pamela Teresa Martin or a Teresa Martin born around 1932 give or take a few yrs.
Rose Ann McGoldrick 1869-1953 is on a few trees on ancestry and her grandfather is Felix
You can email me on d.s.agnew@hotmail.co.uk

Daniel21

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