Am looking for any relatives of William Brophy and Kate Kenny (Catherine) who were married 9th Feb 1905 Ballyragget.
As far as I can tell they had at least 3 children:
Patrick born 1906, James born 1907 & John born 1911. They possibly had more children.
Maura:
There are no additional civil birth records in the Castlecomer registration district from 1912-1924 for children of William Brophy and Kate Kenny. Did this family stay in Kilkenny? Have you taken a DNA test?
Roger McDonnell
Maura,
William died in 1946. Informant was P. Brophy, presumably Patrick, of same townland.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1946/04603/4220004.pdf
Patrick married in 1944:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1944/08755/5164140.pdf
James Brophy was a witness.
John married in 1945:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1945/08750/5162359.pdf
James Brophy was a witness.
Kilkenny Journal & Leinster Commercial & Literary Advertiser of 18th Sept 1937 reported William’s wife's death on 4th Sept 1937. Buried at Donaghmore cemetery. Huge attendance at the funeral, the largest seen in a long time.
A search of Finnan & Brophy in the Newspaper archives brings up a lot of matches to the various Brophy families in that townland. Most were agricultural eg turkeys for sale or winning prizes for their produce.
Maura,
Might be your Kate Kenny. Record from RootsIreland (paid subscription)
| Name: | Catherine Kenny | Date of Birth: | 21-Jun-1875 | ||
| Registration Date: | |||||
| Address: | Garrannaguilly | Parish/District: | BALLYRAGGET | ||
| Gender: | Female | County | Co. Kilkenny | ||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | ||||
| Father: | James Kenny | Mother: | Margaret Macgrath | ||
| Occupation: | Farmer | ||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Not Recorded Not Recorded | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | Not Recorded Not Recorded |
| Notes: | |||||
[R.H. KENNY THE OCCUPIER REGISTERED BIRTH ON THE 02ND OF JULY 1875]
Maura,
William's birth record
| Name: | William Brophy | Date of Birth: | 07-Jun-1868 | ||
| Registration Date: | |||||
| Address: | Fennon | Parish/District: | BALLYRAGGET | ||
| Gender: | Male | County | Co. Kilkenny | ||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | ||||
| Father: | Patrick Brophy | Mother: | Ellen Bergin | ||
| Occupation: | Farmer | ||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Not Recorded Not Recorded | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | Not Recorded Not Recorded |
| Notes: | |||||
[FATHER REGISTERED THE BIRTH ON THE 17TH OF JUNE 1868]
William's father's death record from Irishgenealogy. In 1901 William and his mother (widow) were living together. Click on view record image.
| Name: | Patrick Brophy |
| Date of Death: | 1898 |
| Group Registration ID: | 4254904 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Castlecomer |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 86 |
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Ellen Brophy's death record.
| ame: | Ellen Brophy |
| Date of Death: | 1905 |
| Group Registration ID: | 4800969 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Castlecomer |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 85 |
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William's siblings John 1857, Catherine 1861, Edward 1864.
Margaret Kenny had two siblings- Mary 1871 and Patrick 1872.
Parent's marriage
| 24-May-1870 | |||||
| Parish / District: | BALLYRAGGET | County: | Co. Kilkenny | ||
| Husband | Wife | ||||
| Name: | James | Kenny | Margaret | Macgrath | |
| Address: | Garnagully | Byrnesgrove | |||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | Civil Parish / District | |||
| Occupation: | FARMER | FARMER | |||
| Age: | |||||
| Status: | Bachelor (Previously unmarried) | Widow (Female) | |||
| Husband's Father | Wife's Father | ||||
| Name: | Patrick | Kenny | Nicholas | Macgrath | |
| Address: | |||||
| Denomination: | |||||
| Occupation: | FARMER | FARMER | |||
| Husband's Mother | Wife's Mother | ||||
| Name: | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | |
| Address: | |||||
| Denomination: | |||||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Witness 1 | Witness 2 | ||||
| Name: | Michael | Holland | Ally | Macgrath | |
| Address: | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
[AGES GIVEN AS OF FULL AGE] (S) (WIFE'S NAME GIVEN AS MARGRETTE)
Maybe, there was a Margret McGrath of Brynesgrove married to a John Kenny in 1861.
Thank you everyone for all your replies. After reading all your messages I have realised that it is not the ‘William Brophy’ that I am looking for. However, there is a slim chance that William born 1868 could be a very distant relative.
I have done my DNA with ancestry and my heritage with most of my matches coming through on ancestry. I have a couple of very very very distant matches with the surname ‘Kenny’ and a few more with ‘Brophy’ but I haven’t been able to match up anything to my ancestors yet.
I really appreciate every bit of help on this site.
Thank you