Looking for relatives (and graves) of my great grandparents: Anastasia Rigby & John Ryan

KilkennyKilmakevoge (Kilkenny)

Hi, I strongly suspect my great-grandparents, Anastasia Rigby and John Ryan, are buried in one of the older cemeteries in and around Glenmore Parish, perhaps Kilmakevoge Cemetery? I expect they were born in the 1850's or 1860's. Their son, Michael Patrick Ryan, born May 26, 1891, was my grandfather. He was born in Guilcough or Tullogher or New Ross. Wexford? (County lines have changed since then) He arrived in New York in America on April 4, 1925. I would love to know if my grandfather Michael Ryan had any brothers and/or sisters, especially if they stayed in Ireland. And if those siblings had any children, etc.

My grandfather married Mary Bridget Hogan from Kilkenny, born May 1, 1894, of Haggard, Glenmore, Kilmakevoge district.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

IrelandXO member

9 years ago

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Em:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I think I located one sibling and there may be others. See if you agree with the transcription below. Check the notes. This Patrick married in 1936 to a Johanna Murphy.

Roger McDonnell

Name:Patrick RyanDate of Birth:18-Aug-1896
Date of Baptism:19-Aug-1896Address:GuilcoughParish/District:ROSBERCONGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John RyanMother:Anastatia RibbeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Michael Dunphy Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Marian Dunphy

Notes:

[S][MOTHER GIVEN AS ANASTASIA, SP2 GIVEN AS MARY ANNE][MARRIED
JOHANNA MURPHY AT ROSBERCON ON MAY 14TH 1938]

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

9 years ago

John & Anastasia married 4.3.1889, in the RC chapel in Glenmore, Co Kilkenny. See:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1889/10728/5911543.pdf

John was a farmer in Guilcagh More, Co Kilkenny at the time and born c 1865. This looks to be them in the 1901 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kilkenny/Listerlin/Guilkagh_Mare/1452329/

And in 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kilkenny/Listerlin/Guilkamore/529004/

7 children born by 1911, 6 still alive. There were 2 other Ryan farms in the townland, so they are probably related.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

9 years ago

Roger and Elwyn and all who so graciously help:

Thank you! Spot on! I did end up searching the censuses after this post. You both are experts in navigating the misspellings! Thanks so much! I will be visiting the area in a few days and wanted to fill out my family tree as best I could. I hope to meet a few more living relatives. Feeling lucky! Thanks again for the info!!!!

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9 years ago

Looking for relatives (and graves) of my great grandparents: Anastasia Rigby & John Ryan

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