John Petty and Mary Kilmartin

1855 Griffith's Valuation of Clare shows three John Pettys, one in Knockacarn.  You can see more at askaboutireland.ie.

SourceSurname First NameTownlandParishCounty

GriffithPettyJohn Skehanagh ClareabbeyCo. Clare

GriffithPettyJohn Knockacarn KillilaghCo. Clare

GriffithPettyJohn Knockaskeheen KilmoonCo. Clare

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There was a head of household in 1855 in Knockacarn named Kilmartin, who was likely a relative of Mary Kilmartin:

Griffith Kilmartin Stephen Knockacarn KillilaghCo. Clare

John Petty - Knockacarn - Civil parish of Killilagh - Lisdoonvarna.

From local records it would appear that John Petty was engaged as a house builder, based on records from Ennistimon Workhouse.

He was a yearly tenant in Knockacarn where he had a house and land. There is a record of a John Petty as a tenant in the townland of Knockaskeheen who was renting nine acres of land, but no house on the land. Possibly the same person?.

While baptism records are available on Subscription site  www.findmypast.ie for most of the persons you have listed, no record for a marriage has been found. It is possible that Mary Kilmartin was from Knockacarn and he rented land there. There is a Michael Petty recorded in Miltown Malbay. Most are recorded in the area of Ennis.

Regards,

Thank you for your assistance. In searching FindMyPast, I discovered there is the John Petty m. Mary Kilmartin from the Ennistymon, Doolin and Knockacarn area who is a farmer; and there is a John Petty Civil Engineer from Ennis. I do not yet know if they are related, but I now know they are not the same. The house builder was John Petty C.E., as his name appears on several land advertisements.

Petty - John - Ennistymon

Attached Civil Birth records for a Bridget Petty 1864 and Anne Petty1868. Father: John Petty - Mother: Mary Kilmartin. This would indicate that the parents were married c1860.

I have not found the marriage record.

Regards