Collopy Family in Murroe & Boher - Kishyquirk

Mother does not match but father and time frame does.

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?page=0&prevStartQuery=0

Perhaps Catherine was his second wife?

 

The techinque to find Patrick was as follows:-

In this example I was looking for a Minnie and Catherine Wiley sisters parents unknown.

How I did it was to use the pay to view site

http://rootsireland.ie/

I did firstly a national search for Minnie which threw up a couple both in Antrim. I then switched to County Antrim.

By playing about with the date range I was able to narrow down the baptism to a specific year. I still have not used the pay to view option yet nor used up any of my limited number of free previews. Once I had a Minnie I had to find her parents first names. I started with father first name a - this would bring up any firstnames starting with "a". Working through the alphabet got me to H when I got a hit adding further letters and worked out father was Hugh. Search then for Wiley children no firstname father Hugh within ten years of Minnie. Got 6 hits and using same technique was able to work out the 6 names - but no Catherine. Minnie is a common nickname so reverted to Catherine. Broad search found two which narrowed down to one in 1868 and one in 1872. Was able to work out 1868 was daughter of John and Mary. Broad search found no other children to this couple. 1872 Catherine was daughter of John and Jane and a broad search threw up 9 children. Plodding through the alphabet got me Alexander, Eliza, Catherine, Eleanor, Francis, John, James, Samuel, Wilhemina, which was more complicated since it is usually spelled WilheLmina.  Catherine I knew was 1872, and bit of playing about with date range got me 1881 for Wilhemina. Age gap fits the two sisters although the ages are well out - no surprises there!

You can play about with the dates until you match up the other 7 children. You can refine it a bit more by choosing one child then working your way through the drop down menu of the various parishes until you get a hit. Then you can see if all the other children were also in the same parish. Bearing in mind couples did move about as well as changing churches. It is quite possible that these 9 children were born to more than one couple named John and Jane.  Getting one transcript should give mothers maiden name and doing a broad search for baptisms to John and Jane with new surname hopefully should confirm 9 children. However many older records do not list mother's maiden name. Using this technique you can gain a lot of data without using up your limited number of free searches or having to buy any transcripts.

 

Bob Graham (County Fermanagh XO)

 

Hey,

This is what I found in the parish records

Timothy Collopy and Catherine Hinchy

1. Thomas b may 1848 sponsors ---------------?and Margaret Collopy


2. Timothy b 14 Sept 1853 sp John and Hanora Collopy


3. Bridget b 24 Oct 1857 sp PAt Hinchy and Mary Collopy


4. William b 29 Sept 1859 sp John Hinchy and Mary F--------


5. Denis b 21 June 1862 sp Thomas Hinchy and Eliza Hinchy

I also came across 4 children to Thadius Collopy and Catherine Hinchy - and i have found while doing my own reseach that Thadius/Timothy can be the interchanged.Plus highly unlikley that two collopy men married too Catherine Hinchys

Thadius Collopy and Catherine Hinchy

1. Mary b 28 Feb 1847 sp John Collopy and Margaret Collopy


2. John b 14 June 1849 sp John Colopy and Catherine Collopy


3. Michael b 07 Nov 1851 sp Michael Collopy and Mary Collopy


4. Thomas b 05 Sept 1855 sp Denis Hinchy and Mary Hinchy

I didnt Find any Patrick Registered to either of the above -maybe registered in the other parish

 

I also found a Bridget Collopy married Thomas Fitzgerald In Murroe  17 Sept 1887 sp John and Bridget Collopy

1. Catherine b 24 June 1888 sp Timothy Fitzgerald and Cath Collopy


2. Mary  15 Feb 1890 sp Timothy Collopy and Johanna Ryan


3. Bridget 13 Mar 1892 sp Patrck Ryan and Ellen Ryan


4. William 16 Apr 1893 sp Richard Fitzgerald and Johanna Fitzgerald


5. Thomas 26 Mar 1896 sp Bridget Fizgerald and Patrick Fitzgearld

This family also lived in Kishyquirk - you will prob find them on the 1901 census -they may have had mre children after this but  only had records up until 1899.

 

Hope this Help

Let me know if you have any questions

?ine

 

 

 

 

Jm Cavanaugh

I recently came accross your post and have a few possible links too this family. I have Thomas Fitzgerald Married Bridget Collopy 1825 in Murroe Boher his son Patrick lived in Kishyquirk and married Bridget O'neill Cappawhite. One of this Thomas Fitzgeralds children was Richard born 1829. 

 

In addition turning up at O'Dea funerals in Kilteely around 1900  were O'Neill family from Drombanna (not related to above O'neill)  I can only suggest a connection between The O'neill and the O'Dea through a possible Collopy connection The O'neill family Drombanna were from a Mary Collopy born around 1795 marry david O'Neill in 1818. 

 

I wonder does your Obituary mention any Collins, O'neill or O'Dea connection?

 

regards ed

eddieodea@eircom.net

 

Hi there,
I'm a descendant of David O'Neill m Maria Collopy referred to by Ed O'Dea above.

About 20 descendants of this couple have DNA tested on the various sites.

i wonder if there is any connection between our Maria Collopy and the Collopys in Murroe.

Tom Ryan
Portnuadna@gmail.com