my great grandfather was john henry cruice. he was born in 1828 at ballinasloe co galway. his father was john cruice and his mother was matilda. im tying to find anything about matilda. also john henrys second wife was margaret macnamara who was born 1830 in ireland. i cant find their marriage. if anyone has any details about this family i would be grateful. pat jones
Pat,
I'm afraid I can't find any record for John Cruice born in Ballinasloe in 1828. Can you tell me where you got the record from?. I found a marriage of John H Cruice and Margaret Emily MacNamara in Clare (at Killadysert) in 1854. Her father was Patrick McNamara. No witness names are given. John's address is given as Liverpool. If you are absolutely sure that Margaret was born in 1830 there was Margaret McNamara born to Patrick McNamara and Mary O'Halloran in Doora-Barefield. On the other hand, there was Margaret McNamara born on Killadysert in 1833 to Patrick McNamara and Joan O'Dea. Considering that the wedding was in Killadysert 1833 is a likely birth date for Margaret.
Best wishes, Kieran
hello keiran thank you so much for the information about the second marriage of john henry cruice to margaret emily macnamara. . could you tell me were you found it if possible. on the 1891 census it showed that john henry was born at ballinasloe, but i cant find an actual record. i think that his brother eyre lynch cruice was also born there. once agin thank you for getting back to me. pat
My ancestors came from Castleblakeney, County Galway, which is in the parish of Ballymacward. I know that there was a Cruice family living in the area. The most recent name I used to hear about was of a man called Gerdie Cruice. He may have been the last of the family but not sure. The surname is very unusual. I understood that they were descendants of the ruling gentry class of the Protestant persuasion. I hope this may be of help. The postal address would be Castleblakeney, Ballinasloe.
Pat,
I found the record on the subscription site rootsireland.ie. With infrequent names it is possible to do a search of all counties. Marriages in Killadysert are only from 1867 online, but it seems that the marriage was reported in the newspaper, The Clare Journal, as the record seems to have come from the paper.
I found Eyre Lynch Cruice born in Balinasloe (Roman Catholic) in 1829 to Jno Cruice and Matilda (maiden name not given). I suspect that her maiden name was Lynch for two reasons, 1) the sponsors were Alex and Mary Lynch, 2) frequently, a child's middle name was its mother's maiden name. This was done to maintain the maiden name.
When I get a chance I will print the records, scan them and post them (it will probably be towards the end of the week).
Best wishes, Kieran
thank you keiran. it would be good to see the records.thank you telling me about roots ireland. i am only with find my past and ancestry at the moment. pat
thank you fbrendan for getting back to me. i thought my great grandfather john heenry cruice was born 1828 in ballinasloe but cant find a record. it says on the 1891 that was were he was born. pat