McBride from Rampark and Doherty of Rockmarshall, Co. Louth

My ancestors Thomas McBride (b1838) from Rampark and his wife Sarah Doherty (b1840) from Rockmarshall emigrated to Liverpool in 1870. Thomas's father was Arthur McBride, a fisherman who died aged 92 in Dundalk workhouse in 1879. I don t know if Arthur had any other children born before the Lordship parish register started in 1833 but no others are recorded in it. My 67 str y dna haplotype can be found at www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/mcbride/results .

Sarah was the eldest of 11 children born to Patrick Doherty and Bridget Rice between 1840 and 1864 in Rockmarshall. Her sisters Rose and Mary also emigrated to Liverpool and her brother Peter ended up in Bootle.

Her brother Michael , the youngest, inherited the farm in Rockmarshall when Bridget Doherty nee Rice died in 1901. It was in his possession till he died in 1948 (he left the farm and all his possesions to his great niece Brigid McDonald, his nephew James McDonald's daughter).

Another sister called Catherine married a blacksmith called Patrick O'Neill and ended up in Drogheda. They possibly retired to a farm in Mullacrew near Louth town.

Ann Doherty married Mathew McDonald and stayed in Rockmarshall.

Rose Doherty married William Gorman in St Augustines R.C. church Liverpool in 1879.

Peter Doherty married Ann Traynor of Jenkinstown in 1875. In the 1881 census they are living in Bootle. In the 1891 census Ann is a "widow" and living in Barton upon Irwell altough Peter actually died in Annaloughan in 1902. Ann had a sister called Margaret who went to live in Worcester Massachusetts and married Michael McGee.

Michael Doherty married Elizabeth Breen (AKA Maggie) and had two sons James and Patrick who appear in the 1901 and 1911 census.

 Rockmarshall was mistakenly listed in the Griffiths valuation as being part of Annaloughan (Slievenaglogh was mistakenly recorded as being Rockmarshall)

 

Im interested to hear from anyone who is descended from these people and researching them.