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Looking for the parish of John B. Clohacy (Clohessy, Clohassey)

Limerick

From his U.S.A. Naturalization papers, John B. Clohacy was born in County Limerick on 10 August 1822. In May of 1834 he emigrated from the Port of Cork with his mother Anna, landing in Quebec in June of 1834. They came to Canandaigua, N.Y. in November of 1834. His brothers were Patrick Clohassie (B:1820), and Ned Clohassa (B:1827). His sister was Ellen Clohacy (B: ~ 1827). He married Margaret Cosgrove in 1852 in Canandaigua, N.Y.. I would like to know the Parish where he and his mother lived before they emigrated.

Donald Classey

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Hi Donald

The closest match for a birth/baptism for John in 1822 Limerick on www.rootsireland.ie/ is 1819.

I went through all the parishes and found that it was Dromin & Athlacca R C.

There are 2 matches for Patrick 1821; none for Ned or Edward; there is 1 for Ellen1825

I couldn't get the parishes for these however.

When I added the mother's name Anna to the search criteria there were no matches!

There was no record on www.irishgenealogy.ie or ancestry.com

Sorry - not much help I'm afraid

Col

 

 

 

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The CONWAY and CLOHESSY Tree  A Family Tree of the Ancestors and Relatives of THOMAS CONWAY and BRIDIE CLOHEBY

Civil Marriage Records, IRELAND N0.31 LUKE HARTIGAN*2954*and MARGARET CONWAY****** Married 1894 – Group Registration ID; 2129676, S R District/ Reg Area; Limsrick

  1. HARTIGAN LUKE*2954* Marriage N0. 33 MATGARET HARTIGAN****** and VERNON CRERDON married 1929 – Group Registrarion ID; 1182439, S R District/ Reg Area; Lismore     A CREADON, VERNON Clair B HARTIGAN, RITA****** C marriage

Also same  source Death N0 20 ELLEN MARY HARTIGAN*3088* Died 1947 – Group Registration ID ; 26274OO, S R District/ Reg Area; Kilmallock

A Death C HARTIGAN ELLEN MARY*3088*   D HARTIGAN  JOHN****** Death N0. 50 LUKE HARTIGAN*2954* Died 1936 – Group Registration ID; fR1444791, S R District/ Reg Area = Kilmallock  A Death  B HARTIGAN KUKE*2954* FROM STEPHEN *3*

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Donald

Census records before 1901 are not available in Ireland so varius substitutes have been used.

CHURCH BAPTISMS are the most reliable as the local parish priest would know most of his parishioners so records there are reasonably accurate. Some larger towns had records going back to the late 1700's but most parish records begin after 1828 when Catholic Emancipation was achieved which allowed catholics to build churches.Unfortunately your search pre dates 1828 but you may be lucky if your parish records commenced earlier..ROOTS IRELAND has a good database of baptisms.

I failed to find any Clohessys born to a mother Anna,Anne,Johanna etc  The only other record that may give a clue is the Tithe Applotment Records of 1830 but the more info would be needd to search that.Have you any record of Johns father,grandfather ,other relatives in Limerick etc. Was Anne a widow or did her husband emigrate ahead to find accommodation etc

The clohessey name is common in county Limerick. 

The fact that I could find no common father to the four children I suggests they were baptised in a parish church where records began after 1828..That no children had Anne recorded as their mother also suggests a later parish..If you can provide more info I will look further

Regards

Donie O Sullivan

Donie O Sullivan

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