William Hickey

Aghada (Cork)

My Great Great Grandfather was William Hickey born 7th April 1821 in Queenstown/Whitegate//Corkbeg/Aghada/Cobh/Cork and died in Northumberland in 1904 (aged 83). He married a Bridget Scanlan (born about 1826 from Kilrush, Clare) in the 1840s. They had a child Mary Hickey in Ireland who I believe emigrated to Ohio (from Northumberland). My great grandmother Lucy was her younger sister but born 1862 in Northumberland together with other children.

In William's Orbit it mentions that he had at least 2 brothers who died in the Crimean War and all three were in the English navy. William saw service in the blockade of St. Petersburg in that conflict ,having joined the navy in 22nd July 1840.

I think it likely that William's parents were Maurice Hickey and Mary Barrett. Maurice (his father) was a tenant farmer in Aghada but I cannot find any other trace of him except he had the right to vote.

I was contacted at one time by a person in the USA about a James Hickey that she thought may have been William's brother. Obviously if all 3 brothers were very familiar with boating in Ireland it is understandable that they joined the navy. This James Hickey was also involved in boating /shipping I understand.

Does anyone know the names of the other children of Maurice & Mary Hickey?

Also did my William Hickey also have a son William Hickey?

jamespa@ozemai…

11 days ago

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Jimmy,

Record from RootsIreland (paid subscription) I did not find the 1821 birthdate. Perhaps the William born in 1819 died? His siblings- Mary 1810, Denis 1811, John 1814, Daniel 1815, Maurice 1815, Ellen 1825

Name:	William Hickey	Date of Birth:
		Date of Baptism:	09-Feb-1819
Address:	C Beg	Parish/District:	AGHADA
Gender:	Male	County	Co. Cork
		Denomination:	Roman Catholic

Father:	Maurice Hickey	Mother:	Mary Barret
Occupation:

Sponsor 1 /	Informant 1:	James Kerby	Sponsor 2 /	Informant 2:	Mary Clancy

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11 days ago

Jimmy

Name:	Mary Kickie	Date of Birth:
		Date of Baptism:	04-Apr-1846
Address:	Whitegate	Parish/District:	AGHADA
Gender:	Female	County	Co. Cork
		Denomination:	Roman Catholic

Father:	William Kickie	Mother:	Bridget Scanlan
Occupation:

Sponsor 1 /	Informant 1:	John Ahearn	Sponsor 2 /	Informant 2:	Margaret Dooley

	Notes:

PRIEST: A P
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11 days ago

Jimmy,

Information from Ancestry

Based on censuses William and Bridget were in England by 1850 and had the following children- Mary born in Ireland and the rest in England- Susanna, Eleanor, Bridget, John, William, Michael, Walter, Lucy, Eliza

Per the 1881 Census William (the son) was a coal miner.

Name	William Hickey
Gender	Male
Baptism Date	3 Jan 1855
Baptism Place	Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Father	William Hickey
Mother	Bridget
FHL Film Number	2046575
Reference ID	31

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In 1861, Mary, age 14, was working as a servant in someone's home. Ancestry suggests this is her passage to America.

Name	Mary Hickey
Gender	Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality	Irish
Age	23
Birth Date	abt 1848
Place of Origin	Ireland
Departure Port	Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination	USA
Arrival Date	4 May 1871
Arrival Port	New York, New York, USA
Ship Name	Holland

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11 days ago

Jimmy,

Some trees on Ancestry show Mary dying in 1925 in Albia, Monroe, Iowa. No mention she had married.

Regards- Mary

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11 days ago

Jimmy,

Tithe Applotment Book

SurnameForenameTownland/StreetParishCountyYear
Hickey	Maurice	Ballynacarrig	Aghade	Cork	1833

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11 days ago

Thank you Mary. That is a lot of information, I thought it unlikely that William had a son called William also, but that confirms it. So that also confirms by DNA I have a 3rd cousin in the UK. It is interesting how those first names continued down the generations. Thank you again. I will correct a lot of birth dates now.

jamespa@ozemai…

11 days ago

Hi Jimmy,

I am currently working in Ancestry.com on Maurice Barrett and Mary Barrett. Hope you have access. I am trying to figure out if this is my direct line or cousin line. I am attaching all the baptisms but they are also available in NIL website under Aghada.

Good luck

Toni

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