skiffington/quinn

Thank you for the parish register.  I also noticed on January 04 1846 Patt Kelly married Mary Skiffington.  Patt Kelly was one of the witnesses for Catherine Skiffington and Patrick.  I couldn't make out Patrick's last name or  the other witness for Patt Kelly/Mary Skiffington.  Is there any way we could find a record to see if and when Michael Skiffington/Mary Quin might have emigrated to the United States.  I never could find a passenger list with their names but I know they were in Philadelphia in 1848 as a daughter was born to them in that year.  

Thanks again for your help

Eileen

 

From Ancestry.com, the 1860 federal census of PA shows Michael Skeffington with four children and a 65 year old housekeeper, Sarah Quinn, born in Ireland.  It is likely Michael's wife had died and Sarah, his mother-in-law, was helping to care for the children.

NameMichael Skiffington

Age37

Birth Yearabt 1823

GenderMale

RaceWhite

Birth PlaceIreland

Home in 1860Philadelphia Ward 17, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dwelling Number1259

Family Number1352

OccupationWeaver

 

Household Members (Name)Age

Michael Skiffington37

Mary Skiffington12

Michael A Skiffington9

Joseph Skiffington8

John Skiffington6

Sarah Quinn65

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Eileen,

I have been searching Ancestry and RootsIreland but have not found them on a passenger list. There was a Sarah Quin, b. 1790, who arrived in New York in 1849.

Per Ancestry

There was a Mary Skiffington who died in 1858 (this might not be your Mary). Although Mary doesn't show up in the 1860 census, Michael is shown with a wife named Mary, born in 1823, on the 1870 census. Did he remarry or was Mary away in 1860 or is there an error in the 1860 census?  Michael died in 1889.

Name	Mary Skiffington
Birth Date	abt 1823
Death Date	10 Aug 1858
Death Place	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death	35
Gender	Female
FHL Film Number	1976847

 

Regards- Mary

 

 

Thank you so much for your response.  Mary did die....I found a death record for her.  Michael married again to Mary Hogan.  I found the marriage record for that.  I'm also guessing that Sarah Quinn was probably Mary's mother and she was helping take care of Michael and the children until he married again.  Can you tell me if Michael Skiffington/Mary Quin are common names in Ireland?  The rest of the information fits but I don't want to just assume these are my great great grandparents.  It is the only record I have ever found that has a place in Ireland they came from.  I've been researching years and while I have found pretty much everything in the United States I wasn't able to find a location in Ireland so I could maybe go back further.

Thank you again

Eileen

 

Eileen,

In the 1901 Irish census, about 31,000 people had the surname Ryan, a common name in Ireland. There were about 17,000 with the surname Quin/Quinn, 95 with the surname Skiffington, and 171 with the surname Skeffington.

I assume you weren't able to find any baptismal/ birth records for their children.

Regards-Mary

Hello, Regarding your question about how common the names Mary Quin and Michael Skeffington are in Ireland...

• Michael Skeffington/Skiffington: 10 in 1901 Irish census
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• Mary Quin/Quinn: almost 2,000 in 1901 Irish census

 

I do have the baptism information from St. Michael's church for the children. 

Mary Ann Sciventon sponsors were Patrick and Catherine Hacket

Michael Skivineton: Sponsors are:  Peter Quinn and Mary Skiventon

Joseph: (there was no last name on Joseph but parents are listed as Michael Skiffington and Mary Quinn)  Sponsors were Thomas Quinn and Isabell Skiffington.  

John Skivington (parents Michael and Mary). Sponsors Patrick Quinn and Bridget Neal.  

The spellings are as they are on the baptism records.  Other information given is listed as dates of births

I'm not sure if I did any searching on the sponsors or not but will check into those names today.  

Thank you so much for the help you have given me so far.  I have been "stuck" for many years.  

Eileen