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William Walsh, son of Edward/Edmond and Kate

Hello,

I am seeking further factual information on my GGgrandfather, William Walsh (middle name possibly Joseph), born between 1825 and 1840 in Ireland - possibly Co. Kilkenny or nearby - and died in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, in 1894. His wife was Margaret Long, daughter of John Long (mother not noted). She was born between 1835 and 1845 in Ireland, and died 1909 in Enfield Connecticutt, at the South Family Shakers Place (acc to her death certificate).

I have searched numerous databases online, and consulted our "family historian" but the information is questionable, at best.

Other family trees online that have my Grandfather, Ggrandfather, GGgrandfather listed seem to only guess at Edward and Kate's identity, and have conflictingbirth dates for William and Margaret, with no birth/baptismal records to back the numbers up.

I would really love to break down the Edward/Edmond Walsh wall and follow my Irish family roots as deep as they go. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Tari Walsh Davis

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Tari:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and found two possible baptismal records in Co. Kilkenny. Note that not all parishes have records back to the 1830s. Do you know the maiden name of Kate?

I also searched for Margaret Long from 1835-1845 using father John and 18 records came up so you really need the mother's name to reduce the possible records.

Roger McDonnell

Name:William WalshDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:10-Feb-1832Address:BallyfrunkParish/District:BALLYCALLAN-KILMANAGHGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Edmund WalshMother:Catherine MulronyOccupation:
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Informant 1:Jonathon SmythSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Anne Fanton

Name:William WalshDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:02-May-1837Address:CarrigeenParish/District:MOONCOINGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Edmund WalshMother:Catherine QuinOccupation:
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Informant 1:Walter SynnottSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Tobin

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Thank you for the new leads!  I do not know Kate's family name...there are a few trees that list her as Catherine Alais, but no documentation to back that up. I am inclined to think Quinn is correct, but I will need to dig deeper.

As for Margaret, I recall seeing at one point a John Long and Mary Fitzmaurice having a daughter, Margaret, in 1842... but I'll need to track that record again. Margaret's headstone gives her birth year as 1842. but other records show estimated birth dates of 1837 and 1850. I always strive to find primary sources to validate my findings, whenever possible.

Tari

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