I think records prior to Thomas Broderick and Mary Reade of Johnstown were lost. The other townlands did better on record keeping during the era of confederacy. It is the cousins living in stable regions that gives some evidence to establish which family is which.
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Lewis, William Paul
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5 Jan 1820 - Urlingford, Kilkenny, Ireland
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29 Oct 1887 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Lewis family later found in Whitegate
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Lewis, James Thomas
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15 June 1854 - Gathabawn (Whitegate), County Kilkenny, Ireland
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10 November 1912 - Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Simple to find that James and Ellen Hughes Broderick emmigrated to the Bronx but not so simple to get past the missing records; I have gotten back to 1760 and have rough sketch of Broderick families but is not perfect by any means. Our Brodericks did live in Baltimore and had some communication also with Kilkenny most of which is lost. The Lewis and Brodericks had common ground in occupation.
I have one theory where Tobins are part of a possible network Johnstown and Roscommon. Where the Tobin sisters are helping their families gain opportunities in the states.
From the Tobin family tree:
https://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/11839753/family?cfpid=112315410791
John Byrne Sr has a son who is found in Manchester, New Hampshire operating a cotton mill.
The census page shows all these family members from ireland end up working at a cotton mill is more than a coincidence. The idea here is finding which Tobin you are related. We are related to Bridget Tobin and she had sisters, possibly where the Broderic name was carried. also James Broderick (tailor) lived in Roscommon B 1830
