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Timothy Galvin JP

I'm seeking, please, more information on Timothy Galvin (1851-1927) my Great Grandfather who owned both The Royal Valentia Hotel (from around the 1880's) and The Bay View Hotel Waterville (which he built around 1889 I believe).

I have all that the 1901 and 1911 Census's can give me plus the help of the Museum in Knightstown. I know he is laid to rest in the Mausoleum at Derrynane (but his stone is not visible~"inside"?). I also have a few newspaper "cuttings" mentioning him.

However I cannot trace his ancestry or his birth, his marriage (to Bridget Anne Horan) or (with one exception, his nephew Timothy Galvin of Castlecove who died in 1964) the history of his nine children and their families.

Clearly I have a lot more than I can mention in this brief memo and he seems to have been well known in the Irish Hotel and Tourism business but I lack any real background information.

I would be most grateful for any information provided.

 

Patrick Galvin Sunderland.

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Patrick:


Below is the marriage index record for Timothy and Bridget Anne. They were married in Dublin. You can contact the GRO www.groireland.ie for a copy of the record which would cost around 4 euros. Fill out their form and provide the info in the index record. The marriage record would show the names of the fathers of the bride and groom and where they lived. You can ignore the other female names on the index record. They were for other marriages recorded on the page.


Roger McDonnell


First Name: Timothy  



  • Last Name: Galvin  

  • Year: 1879  

  • Registered Quarter/Year: Apr - Jun 1879  

  • Registration District: Dublin North  

  • Volume: 2  

  • Page: 475  

  • Potential Spouse Names: Mary Magauly
    Bridget Anne Horan
    Kate Lockett
    Sophia Duffy
     

  • Record set: Irish Marriages 1845-1958  
Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Dear Roger,

 

Many thanks for your reply.

 

I've wondered about this Dublin marriage for some time. Your reply has prompted me to apply for the certificate copy to see if it is really him.

 

Regards,

 

Patrick.

IrelandXO member

Dear Roger,

Catching up with research. I got the M. Cert and it's result has confirmed the identity of his Parents and Siblings (all b. in that Mausoleum in Derrynane ). Google it if you've never seen it.

Thanks again.

Patrick.

IrelandXO member

Patrick:

Great news! All the best!

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Dear Patrick,

I am trying to find information about one of his daughters, Caitleen/Katherine, who went to Vienna. When was she born, when did she stay in Vienna and where did she live afterwards? What happened to her? I´d be grateful for any information.

Best,

Elisabeth

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