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My Sullivan , Harrington family tree branch

I am a decendent of Patrick Sullivan thought to have been born at Castletownhaven sometime between 1823 and 1831 ( birth date varies on different public records ) 

.Patrick initially moved to Swansea Wales where he worked as a copperman .

He married Ann Lewis in Swansea on 29th July 1854 .His father was recorded on the marriage certificate as Jerimiah Sullivan ( deceased ) occupation miner.

Have no record of who his mother was but do have a shared DNA connection with the surname Harrington .

Patrick and Ann had a son John sullivan born   June 1855 and the family migrated to South Australia  departing from Plymouth  23rd August 1855

I am looking for any additional information about who any other relatives may have been , particularly what the connection to the Harringtons was 

sullivat

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Trevor,

I copied this record from RootsIreland (subscription) because the mother's name was Harrington.

Name:Patrick SulivanDate of Birth:

  Date of Baptism:26-Apr-1826

Address:KnuckroeParish/District:ALLIHIES

Gender:MaleCountyCo. Cork

Denomination:Roman Catholic

Father:Jeremiah SulivanMother:Catherine Harrington

Occupation:Not RecordedNot Recorded

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John Murphy
Not RecordedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Julia Sullivan

Notes:

PRIEST: T. FITZGERALD.

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

Trevor

Record from RootsIreland

Date of Marriage:31-Mar-1818  

Parish / District:CASTLETOWNBERECounty:Co. Cork

HusbandWife

Name:Dermot E/jerimiah Sullivan  Catherine Harrington

Address:CastletownNot Recorded

Denomination:Roman CatholicRoman Catholic

Occupation:Not RecordedNot Recorded

Age:Not RecordedNot Recorded

Status:Not RecordedNot Recorded

Husband's FatherWife's Father

Name:Not RecordedSullivanNot RecordedNot Recorded

Address:

Denomination:

Occupation:Not RecordedNot Recorded

Husband's MotherWife's Mother

Name:Not RecordedNot RecordedNot RecordedNot Recorded

Address:

Denomination:

Occupation:

Witness 1Witness 2

Name:JohnHarringtonThadeusHarrington

Address:

Notes:

PRIEST: JOHN HALPIN HUSBANDS NAME: DERMOT E/JERIMIAH

 

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

Hello -Mary 

Thank you so much for your reply , much appreciated 

Can i just ask the following two questions ,that you may be able to answer for me .

  1. do you know where Knuckroe in the ALLIHIES Parish / District ? I have not been able to locate it on any maps i have access to 
  2. I am curious about Patrick's fathers christian  name "Dermot E / jerimiah " do you know what the significance is of "Dermot E " ? eg was it common practice in ireland at the time and what is it meant to signify , 

Thanks again

Best regards 

Trevor 

sullivat

Trevor,

Not sure why both names are included but the names are interchangeable.

Per FamilySearch

  • Irish given names are also Gaelic in origin and were affected by the same English influences. As with surnames, many given names were anglicized, producing many given name variations. Darby, Dermot, and Jeremiah, for example, are all variations of the same name.

 Sorry, I don't know where Knuckroe, Cork is. It is part of the Diocese of Kerry/ County Cork

Allihies, Kerry - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

Hello Mary

Greetings from Hobart  in Tasmania , Australia 

thanks for the additional info you provided 

Can i ask 2 more questions that you may be able to help me with 

  • Did Jeremiah and Catherine have any other children besides Patrick ?
  • Where would i be able to look up Jeremiah's and Catherine's Roman Catholic Death  / Burial Records 

Thanks Again 

Trevor 

sullivat

Trevor,

One would think they had children between 1818 and 1826 but I did not find on RootsIreland. You might be able to find on Irishgenealogy- Church Records (Free). Remember they were in the Kerry Diocese.

Welcome to Irish Genealogy - Irish Genealogy

There were several Sullivan/ Harrington matches in the area but the one I noted above had a son Patrick and a father Jeremiah.

I was not able to find death records for Jeremiah and Catherine.

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

Hi all,

I have literally searched the internet tonight after receiving today the birth certificate of my Grandfather - James Sullivan. The name Harrington also appears here.

James Married Mary Irwin in 1944 in Kingston Surrey.

Whilst I know the names are common, not sure if this might help anyone now or in the future. All my searches so far have drawn a blank.

Regards

Rick

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