My grandfather, Michael, was born in 1887 in Carrintubber, Glenamaddy District, Galway County. His parents were Patrick and Catherine Miskil. He had 7 siblings and he emigrated to Philadelphia, PA (USA) in 1906, I think. The name in America became Tiernan, but in Ireland it was Tivenan. I would much appreciate any information that anyone is this area might have about the family.
Eileen
Eileen:
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The parents married February 5, 1876. Patrick’s surname was shown as Tevnan on the civil record. His father was Thomas and the father of Catherine was Patrick. Patrick Tevanan was 27 and Catherine was 22.
The 1911 census for Carrowntober East townland shows Patrick and Catherine with two unmarried children, John and Ellen.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Kiltullagh/Carrowntober__East/458898/
Patrick died in 1932 and the informant was Ellen Collins https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1932/04878/4319968.pdf
Ellen Tivenan married Thomas Comber in 1915 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1915/09805/5559941.pdf
No idea if she was later Ellen Collins.
I did not find a death record for Catherine Tivenan.There was a record in 1912 with husband Patrick but the townland was not Carrowntober East.
Roger McDonnell
Thank you. Roger! I appreciate the information.
My grandmother was Ellen Tivenan from Carrowntubber East, Galway mentioned on 1901 and 1911 census.
She married Thomas Comber or Comer in 1915. She had 3 children, Patrick, Mary and Katie. She was then widdowed and married John Collins from Clonbern. She had 5 more children. John the youngest was my father. Patrick never married and stayed in the homeplace until he died in 1990. All Ellen's other children emigrated to the UK. I live in Birmingham. UK. My name is Marian
I have uploaded photo of Ellen Collins nee Tivenan's headstone in Kilkerrin graveyard, Galway. She died on 11th April 1974. She is buried with her second husband, John Collins and her son Patrick, born Patrick Comer. Her daughter Anne is also buried there. From Marian