Hello, I am messaging you to find out about my ancestors Henry Lynch and Catherine Lydon . I know they lived in Spiddal, Galway, Ireland. I was really curious about his life. I know he married Catherine Lydon. Her father was John Lydon. I think he was born in 1842 and died in 1892. I would be grateful for any information you could find. Thank you, Denise Lynch
Hi Denise,
A "Henry Lynch" is shown in records on June 30th 1861 in the townland of Aille, Inveran, Civil Parish of Killannin.
On May 28th 1886 he found by Constable Archibald Sisk of having an unlicensed dog at the same address.
No record found in Griffith's Land Valuation 1850's.
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Thank you, where did you find that? I would like to source that to put in my family tree. Is there anything else about his family members?
Denise Lynch
Hi Denise,
Attached the only two records I have found for Henry Lynch. As you see in No. he was a Weaver by trade.
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Hi Denise, Sorry I do not have information on the Lynch family. I believe that my gg-grandmother, Rosanna Dillon (born 1829), was from the Spiddal area. She was the daughter of John Dillon and Mary ? and is one of my challenge ancestors. She immigrated to NYC around 1850. Have you taken a DNA test through Ancestry.com. I'm curious to know if we are distant cousins.
Yes, I did have the test. Can you tell me if you have a tree and I will look to see if we connect.
Denise
Hi Denise, this is the link to my tree, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/23266860/family?cfpid=1368605… . The earliest record I have for Rosanna is her 1851 marriage to my gg-grandfather James F. Doyle in NYC. I have no Irish records for her or her siblings. I was not able to find American records for her siblings. I wonder if her family immigrated to Australia. I had a third to 5th cousin DNA hit with a Dillon who's family is from the Spiddal area.