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Richard Keeffe and Norry Keeffe

Hi I am looking for Richard Keeffe in Cork who was the father of a John born in around 1836. John immigrated to Egton Bridge in Yorkshire. We know his father was a Richard and that Richard was a miller. John was the school teacher in the Catholic School in Egton Bridge so was well educated. He though himself a gentleman. Richard Keeffe and Norry Keeffe had a John Keeffe in 1838 in Ballymacoda Ladysbridge.

This might not be our ancestors. John Keeffe of 1836 ish is reported to have been baptised at St Finbarr's in Cork City. A Richard Keeffe and Honora Buckley were married at St Finbarr's in Cork in 1821 and had a daughter Catherine in 1830 also baptised at St Finbarr's.

I wonder if anyone her can throw any light on all this. There was a flour mill in Ballymacoda with Thomas Millerick being the miller.

Clareok@ntlworld.com

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Clare:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The free site www.irishgenealogy.ie ; has an 1822 John Keeffe baptismal record at St. Finbarr's with parents Richard Keeffe and Honora Buckley. Is this the record you are looking for?

Roger McDonnell

Area - CORK & ROSS (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - CORK - SOUTH PARISH

Baptism of JOHN KEEFFE of N/R on 12 November 1822

NameJOHN KEEFFEDate of BirthN/R N/R N/RAddressN/RFatherRICHARD KEEFFEMotherHONORA BUCKLY

Further details in the record

Sponsor 1JOHN MCDERMOTTSponsor 2ANASTASIA WALSH

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Hello thanks for that. It is interesting and I will explore it further. However it would make John 37 when he first appears in the UK Census and 43 when he married Elizabeth Barker in Egton Bridge and then it would make him 94 when he died. I think I have attached a photograph of him which is John in 1867. 

Richard Keeffe and Honora Buckley had a daughter Mary in 1830 and at Mary's birth their residence is given as Boey or St Brongs.

Then there is a birth of a John Keeffe in 1838 to Richard Keeffe and Nora Keeffe in Ballymacoda Ladysbridge. I thought this birth was the nearest to what we believe is John's birth date as given in the Censi and at his death. 

 

Clareok@ntlworld.com

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