Looking for Brady ancestors

Anne:

The surname Brady was very common within the civil parish of Granard. The 1833 Tithe Applotment listing for Granard civil parish showed 60 records although some could be duplicates. I did not see an Edward record. There were 32 Brady records in the head of household listing for Granard civil parish in the Griffiths Valuation survey from the early 1850s. Also the 1901 census for Granard civil parish showed 18 Brady households in the civil parish.

I assume you have seen the parish register for Granard RC parish. Records go back to the late 1700s. I do see a gap from 1811-1816.ttps://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0167

All of these records including death records should be searchable on the subscription site Roots Ireland.

Here is a link to the Granard library branch  https://www.longfordlibrary.ie/find-your-library/granard-branch-library/  You may want to contact them before your trip.

If you have not done so already, could you complete this form regarding your trip to Ireland  https://www.irelandxo.com/meet-and-greet

Finally, have you tested your DNA? You may have 3rd and 4th cousin matches on your Brady line.

Roger McDonnell

 

Anne,

 

I see 149 Brady householders residing throughout County Longford at the time of the 1901 Census, including 17 Brady Householders residing in Granard RC Parish alone.

 

Let me know the information you have on your early Brady Family, especially from the period 1820 - 1850, including where they married and where they were living at the time of the US Census records and I'll see what I can do.

 

You mentioned two daughters born in Granard RC Parish, County Longford in the 1820's, who was the second daughter and whenwas she baptised ?.

 

Also, it would be unusual for the parents to cross the Atlantic prior to their marriage in 1820, marry in the U.S., and to return home to Ireland for the births of two children and to then return back to the U.S.

 

All the Best,

 

 

Anne:

I will defer to David because he is in Co. Longford and I'm in the States.

I did search Roots Ireland and found two possible leads for Elizabeth Brady. No Elizabeth Brady baptized in 1793 in Granard but there was a record in 1794 and 1794 in Granard RC parish.

Elizabeth Brady baptized September 24 1794 father Michael Brady and mother Catherine Levy

Elizabeth Brady baptized September 28 1795 father Patrick Brady and mother Ann Lynch

Roger

 

Anne,

 

I see Mary Anne Brady, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Brady, baptised ?9 (probably 29) March 1823, Granard

sponsors: Charles McManus & Elizabeth McCormick.

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632422#page/27/mode/1up

I note that her parents are given as Edward and Elizabeth Brady, as opposed to Edward Brady and Elizabeth Brady, leaving open the possibility that Elizabeth had a different maiden surname.

 

The 1823 arrival of the Brady Family in the Baltimore records (Edward Brady, aged 33, farmer, E Brady, aged 30, Alice Brady, aged 2 and Mary Anne Brady, aged 4 months) looks like a match alright, with Mary Anne Brady's age at 4 months being a particular match in the period 01 July 1823 - 30 September 1823.

I had a look for Alice Brady's baptism in Granard RC Parish c1821, to no avail.

 

Have you got Edward Brady & Elizabeth Brady's Church and Civil Death Certificates and also those for their children, as perhaps one of them may contain other family information ?.

 

I live in Limerick, but I am a native of County Longford and lived in Granard Town as a baby in 1964 and again from 1972 to 1974 when my father was stationed there as a Garda (policeman) initially and as a Sergeant subsequently.

 

 

Anne C,

 

I checked further, but cannot locate any Alice Brady, daughter of Edward Brady & Margaret Brady on the subscription website www.rootsireland.ie anywhere in Ireland during the period 1816 - 1826, even searching for both parents individually.

 

Similarly, I could not locate any Edward Brady with a wife named Margaret marriage prior to 1824, nor any Edward Brady marriage prior to 1826 in County Longford. However, only 4 of County Longford's 23 RC Parishes have records commencing in 1820 or earlier.

 

I see Alice Brady Dittoe, aged 29, born in Ireland, with her husband and three children recorded at her father Edward Brady's house, Reading, Perry, Ohio in the 1850 U.S. Census.

 

I do not see any record of Mary (Anne) Brady in the 1850 U.S. Census but she appears again at Reading, Perry, Ohio with her parents in the 1860 Census.

 

About half of County Cavan's 1821 Census still exists, and is available at the following website:

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?searchMoreVisible=…;

 

However, I have not been able to locate any Edward Brady & Margaret Brady couple in these records. Nor have I been able to locate any Alice Brady under the age of 10.

 

Finally, I also see the 1899 Wills of Margaret Brady & Catherine Brady, who both died in 1901, mentioning their sister Clara Brady Kintz.

 

It looks like you will not be able to locate any further information on your ancestors before you arrive in Ireland in September.

 

On account of the Granard address given for Mary Anne Brady's baptism in 1823 you should concentrate on the Town of Granard during your visit.

 

St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Granardkill is the old graveyard & old Church ruin – the site of Old Granard Town burned by Edward Bruce in 1315 is opposite this cemetery.

Granard Motte overlooking the Town of Granard, dating back to Norman times.

Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre (check the opening times).

Greville Arms Hotel (if open, as once belonged to The Kiernan Family - connected with Michael Collins, Irish Freedom Fighter, whose fiancee was Kitty Kiernan) & neighbouring Market House, built c1785.

St Mary’s RC Church (1867).

Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School (Site of Granard Workhouse 1842 - 1932).

The neighbouring Towns and Villages are: Abbeylara, Edgeworthstown and Ballinalee.

 

Have a look at the Granard Historical Society's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/GranardAreaHistoricalSociety/

for more to do and see around Granard.

Hoping this helps further,

 

 

 

Anne,

 

That's an interesting find i.e. Alice Brady in the 1821 County Cavan Census. However, it looks unlikely that you will be able to prove any connection.

 

It is interesting also that Edward Brady and Elizabeth Brady had seven daughters and no sons.

 

I see a few items connected with Granard Town dating from before Edward and Elizabeth Brady's departure for Baltimore, United States in 1823 which may be of interest:

There is a plaque at the corner of Moxham Street and Main Street inscribed 'Moxhams Street 1809'.

There is another plaque on Water Lane with the inscription 'Water street by Thos. Tuite 1813'.

Finally there is another plaque above John Pettit's Grocery and Off-licence (now closed) with 'Established 1708'.

 

Granard Town was burned by the Black and Tans (former British Soldiers who had served in World War I) in 1920 during the War of Independence and many of the buildings were burned down at that time. Therefore the plaque on Pettit's may relate to an older building on the same site.