Larkin Ancestors
LARKIN ANCESTORS (UPPER KILLEVY)
I am looking for my Killevy ancestors. This is what I know so far.
Bernard Larkin, my great great great grandfather, was born about 1804. He married Bridget McGivern and they had at least 4 children:
Ann, born 1833. She was my great great grandmother.
Hugh, born 1836
I have baptismal parish record references for them.
James, born about 1849
Patrick.
As far as I know they were all born in Killevy.
In 1862 Ann had a son by Laurence McAteer. Her sons name was Laurence and he was my great grandfather. I have his baptismal certificate as he had to have it as proof of his age in order to claim his old age pension!
In May 1864 Ann married Laurence McAteer.
Between 1864 and 1871 the family moved to Liverpool. My fathers family have told the following story down through the generations:
In 1866 Laurence McAteer embarked on a journey to the USA on a ship named the Monarch of the Sea. Off the coast of Ireland in the Dingle Peninsular the ship collided with a whaling boat and sank with all hands. There were no survivors. This event is recorded in the records held at the Liverpool Maritime Museum.
I can track Ann up to her death in 1899 in Liverpool via census returns and parish and civil records.
In 1871 Ann was living in Liverpool with Patrick Duffy, her son. Laurence, her father, Bernard Larkin and her brother James Larkin. Ann and Patrick also had a son called John but he died aged 2 years. In 1874 Ann married Patrick Duffy and was known thereafter as Ann Duffy. Her son Laurence was known as Larry Duffy throughout his childhood and reverted to his birth name of McAteer as an adult.
Anns brother, James Larkin, who was living in the same household as her in 1871 married Mary Ann McNulty in 1871 and they had a son also called James, born 1874. He was the Socialist, Big Jim Larkin who has a statue dedicated to him in OConnell Street in Dublin. Ann was his godmother at his baptism.
Anns brothers also remained in Liverpool and died there. Her father, Bernard Larkin died in Liverpool in 1879.
My grandfather, Owen McAteer was Ann Larkins grandson.
I would like to contact anyone who could help me discover my Irish ancestors and also anyone who could share any information regarding my great great grandfather, Laurence McAteer who died at sea in 1866.
If youre still with me, thank you for reading this
Frances