Looking for any relatives of my great grandfather sinon power from kilmurry McMahon county clare married norah power around 1870 to 1880 ? I'm having trouble locating his grave I've spent a long time trying to find it on all places such as find a grave and the local library to name 2 hoping someone can help ?
Many thanks
Ethel
For reference : a Sinon Power married an Honor King on the 4th February 1871 at Kilmihil Catholic Church - the village and church are a little north of Kilmurry McMahon - could these be the couple you are researching ?
Honor and Norah are equivalent.
A likely match for are shown on the 1901 census at Drumdigus townland, which is in Kilmurry McMahon - so both Sinon and Norah were still alive at the stage, similarly in 1911 when Sinon and Norah and just one of their children remain at Drumdigus. Using this it's possible to narrow down likely deaths for them - best possibility is a Sinon Power who died 29th March 1924 at Drumdigus with reported age 87, he is shown as a widower, so Norah died sometime between 1911 and 1924 - likely also in the same area - so Killadysart registration district.
Most burials would probably not be online and not everyone could afford a headstone, so I would suggest searching for newspaper death notices to see if there was one placed for Sinon using this date of death to narrow down the search - if one was placed it would generally give a Church used for the mass and Graveyard for the burial.
Thank you I knew pretty much on the census and marriage info , that makes sense no head stones there not cheap I've been in touch with family church and I'm waiting on a reply
many thanks shane
Ethel
I'll check with some online newspapers and get back to you if I find anything.....
Oh thank you that's very kind of you
Norah's death 2nd May 1915 farmer's wife also Drumdigus, reported age 60 informant is 'Sinon Power, husband of the deceased, present at death'
No sign so far of a Death notice for Sinon - only interesting details that cropped up were a historic person named Sinon who was companion to the ancient Greek hero Ulysses!
For reference - the newspapers that include a reference to 'Drumdigus' between 1915 and 1924 are :
Irish Examiner, Liberator (Tralee), Kerryman, Irish Independent, and Nenagh News
Thank you
its not easy finding anything I can't find anything on sinons father John power on irishgenealogy.ie site either
There's a John Power listed on Griffith's Valuation with house and small plot of land (c5 acres) in Drumdigus, the valuation is dated 1852 so would appear a likely match as he's in the same townland, and alive at that time - he could have died before the start of registration of deaths in 1864.... marriage records don’t specifically request or record information of the status of the fathers.
Unfortunately the early deaths (1864 to 1870) are not included in detail on IrishGenealogy - just a very basic index at present. A quick search of the index on FMP shows a death of a John Power in Kildysart/Killadysert registration district in 1868 reported age 56, so born c1812,... I'd say worth checking this one out when it becomes available on IrishGenealogy.
Thank you Shane im out at the moment will looks closely later cheers