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Michael Guerin from Clare or Limerick

i am looking for Michael Guerin from either Clare or Limerick. Michael Guerin had a daughter named Margaret who was born around 1836 and emigrated to the US prior to 1860. Margaret was married in NY in 1860 and the marriage dispensation record stated her father's name was Michael and she was from County Clare. Although it's possible she was from County Limerick. If Margaret Guerinwas born prior to civil registration in 1864, how can I determine where she and her father are from? I do not know her mother's name.

Any assistance is appreciated.

ErinO

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Erin:

Welcome back!

I searched on Roots Ireland and Find My Past from 1831-1841 in both Clare and Limerick. I only found two possible records both in Limerick which are shown below. Keep in mind that a good number of RC parishes do not have records back to 1836. Not knowing the mothers maiden name makes it very difficult to confirm if either of these two records are the one you are looking for.

You may want to consider autosomal DNA testing.

Roger McDonnell

First name(s)MargaretLast nameGuerinBirth year-Baptism year1835Baptism date02 Apr 1835ParishSt. Michael's, Limerick CityAlternative parish namesSt. Michaels, LimerickDioceseLimerickCountyLimerickCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)MichaelFather's last nameGuerinMother's first name(s)MaryMother's last nameRohanRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000635025#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

Name:Margaret GuerinDate of Birth:07-Aug-1835
Date of Baptism:1-Jan-0Address:?Parish/District:SHANAGOLDENGender:UnknownCountyCo. Limerick
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael GuerinMother:Cath. BoyleOccupation:
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Informant 1:Patrick Sullivan Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Maria Commane 

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Roger,

Thank you for the information.  The first record is a possibility.  Margaret Guerin, when she was married in NY in 1860, had a witness named Mary.  Possibly a sibling?  Also, I noticed that Margaret's children did follow the conventional naming convention for births; first son, named after fathers father, second son after mother's father, etc.  and Margaret's first born daughter was Mary.  Also, Margaret married a Patrick Sullivan who was baptized in St. Patricks Parish (Parteen civil parish).  Nothing conclusive, but a strong possibility I suppose.  

A relative of mine has taken the DNA test but I haven't found any links yet to the Guerin side of the family.  I will see if I can find some Rohan's. It's the first I've heard that name in my research. 

Thank you again!  Please let me know if you can think of any other ideas.

Erin

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Hi Roger- quick question ... were did you find the record you sent to me?  The one with the mother's surname of Rohan?  I know that the NLI has the imaged church records.  But, did you search an index first?  I know that there is a pay site that I often use (rootsireland) but they didn't have the record you sent to me (the one with the mother's surname of Rohan).  When I contacted them, they said the record from the NLI was indexed incorrectly on their site and they will make the correction.  So, I'm wondering how you searched and found it.

Please let me know.  Thanks!

Erin

 

erinohea@yahoo.com

Erin:

I found the record on Find My Past which is another subscription site. Find My Past and Ancestry had a joint project last year to create a data base of the NLI registers. They used a software process to automate the registers. There were some errors in the conversion process but all in all it is a very helpful data base particularly for counties where Roots Ireland does not have a lot of records e.g. Co. Clare and Co. Wexford

Roger

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Hello.  I received an email that there was a new posting to this link.  But, I don’t see anything other than the original postings from 2017.  Am I missing new information?  

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Erin:

Not sure why you received an alert that there was a new posting. I assume a glitch. I will pass this thread to our systems guru.

Roger

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Oh. OK. I thought maybe there was some new exciting news and I just couldn’t view it. Thanks for the reply!  Erin

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Hi there. I’m Rosie. My  Great aunt Mary Ellen Tier was married to a James  Guerin , they married in Tipperary in 1913 and had five sons sadly one son passed away very young. Mary Ellen died in 1919 if the Spanish flu in Limerick and James married a few years later. James was from Kilkenny.

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HI I Just wanted to say i was doing some researching yesterday on a Village named Quin in Co Clare on the 1901 CENSUS there was a couple of Guerin families with the name Margaret just thaught this might help . Rosie

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