ThomasHalloran Margaret Meaney
My 4x great grandfather is Thomas Halloran born January 1824. My 4x great grandmother is Margaret Meaney born January 1822. Both came to upstate NY from Ireland in 1852. They married in Providence NY in 1853 and remained there until their deaths in 1906 and 1908. They had a son John in 1857 (my 3x great grandfather) and a daughter Mary in 1860.
I find both names on the Huron out of Limerick headed to New York June 8, 1852, but the ages are both noted as 30 yrs old. The manifest notes Thomas as a laborer and Margaret as a gentleman’s servant. The manifest also notes a 9 month old infant Thomas Halloran. There are no other Halloran’s or Meaney’s on the manifest.
I find no further mention of baby Thomas.
I haven’t found a record of them arriving in NY.
I find a baptism record for Thomas Halloran November 1825 at Tulle, Clare, Ireland. Parents noted as James Halloran and Catherine Kennedy. On someone else’s tree, from a record attached to their daughter Mary, Thomas middle initial is noted as K.
From someone else’s family tree I have Margaret’s parents as Michael Meaney and Anne Wildrick.
I found a James Halloran in the Tithe Applotment Books in 1825 at townland Ballyhenon, Quin Parish.
I found Michael Meany noted in Boulohera, Kilfidane, Clouncoole, Killuran, Deer-Island, Kilchreest, Coor-Clare and Kilmacduane.
I find no record of Thomas marrying the mother of baby Thomas or her death in Ireland nor have I found a record of the death of baby Thomas on the ship or in the US. All I can say for certain about the child is he is never noted in US census records.
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