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Searching for Daniel Murphy born 1829 Wexford County

I have hit the proverbial brick wall.

My Great grandparents settled in Ontario in 1850.

They can from County Wexford, precisely where we are not sure.

Daniel Murphy was born in May of 1829. According to family sources He came over with a brother (name unknown)

Bridget Ann Breen was born in Dec of 1836.

It is our understanding, that Daniel and Bridget were married by the time they landed at Toronto (York), Ontario

Any assistance would be appreciated.

What ports in that area were used to sail to Canada?

I realize that looking for Dan(iel) Murphy in Ireland is like serching a haystack for a needle

Thank you

Daniel Murphy

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Daniel:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I searched for a baptismal record on Find My Past (subscription site) and located four Daniel Murphy baptismal records in Co. Wexford between 1824-1834. The years were 1824, 1825, 1826 and 1839. None of the baptisms were in May.

Co. Wexford is a difficult county to research for RC records. Also some of the churches do not have records back to 1829. Plus you would need to know his parents names to confirm any record located.

Better luck with Bridget. I located on Find My Past a December 11, 1836 baptismal record in the Davidstown RC church (see below). The parents were James Breen and Peggy Blanch? I looked at the actual register and it appears that Bridget may have been illegitimate. The civil parish would likely be Rossdroit but I can't determine the townland. Here is a link to the parish register

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0591

I was unable to find the marriage record. If they arrived in Canada in 1850, this Bridget would have been 13 going on 14.

The ship likely left from Liverpool and possibly stopped at New Ross.

Let me know what questions you have.

Roger McDonnell

 

First name(s)BridgetLast nameBreenBirth year-Baptism year1836Baptism date11 Dec 1836ParishDavidstownDioceseFernsCountyWexfordCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)TamFather's last nameBreenMother's first name(s)PeggyMother's last nameBlanchRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634052#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Are there lists of ships names that stopped at New Ross? The ships from Ireland were quarantined on Gross Isle in the St Lawrence River near Quebec City.

If I knew ship names and approximate landing at Gross Isle I may be able to cross reference names with the ships.

We as children were always told that Bridget was a child bride, about 13 or 14. But, we were never told when they were married whether it was in Ireland, on the ship or in Canada. I have never found a marriage record in Ontario yet.

If they were medically cleared to leave Gross Isle, they would have reached York (now Toronto) via ship to Montreal, overland to Knigston or York. If only overland to Kngston they would have sailed to York from Kingston.

They could have left Ireland in 1848 or 1849. They could have had a long voyage or a long period of quarantine on Gross Isle. There was a further quarantine facility in York if you showed any symptoms of illness. Our parents told us that they walked about 50 miles from Toronto to where they settled in Stouville/Whitchurch

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Daniel:

There is a Famine Museum in the area http://www.dunbrody.com/   I would see if this site has information on ships leaving New Ross.

Roger 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Like many oral familty traditions they may be changed over time, I wonder if this might be the case here,

I have recieved a suggestion from another member regarding a marriage between Daniel Murphy and Bridget Breen(e) (translated to French as Briere).

The Marriage was in Montreal Quebec May 1857. 

Daniel's parents listed as Michael Murphy and Johanna Ryan all of Wexford in Ireland (I presume the County of Wexford)

Bridget's parents listed as John Breen(e) and Margaret Doyle all of Wexford in Ireland (I presume again County Wexford)

It shows an arrival date for Daniel as 1856 in Quebec.

According to the 1861 Canadian Census the 1st born son John Murphy was born in 1858.

These timelines seem plausable for when arrived in Canada and when married. Since the prents names are in the document where would the best records be to check for baptismal records in Wexford. Appreciate any help or suggestions.

 

Daniel 

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Daniel:

As background, the subscription site Roots Ireland only has records for less than half of the RC parishes in Co. Wexford. This means you have to use another subscription site (Ancestry or FindMyPast) to search for all available baptismal records for Co. Wexford.

I searched on the subscription FindMyPast and did not find a Daniel Murphy baptismal reocrd with the parents names you provided. I did find a possible baptismal record for Bridget Breen in 1838 in the Wexford Town RC parish. However, the mother was shown as Mary Anne Doyle rather than Margaret Doyle. See below.

Roger

First name(s)BridgetLast nameBreenBirth year-Birth date16 Feb 1838Baptism year1838Baptism date16 Feb 1838ParishWexfordDioceseFernsCountyWexfordCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)JohnFather's last nameBreenMother's first name(s)Mary AnneMother's last nameDoyleRepository

National Library of Ireland registerhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634136#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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