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  Looking for inforamtion on the Henry Lwlor/Lalor family in Derrens, Ballysakeery:

Henry Lalwor / Lalor (1840 - 15 April 1925)  married in 1867 to

Bridget McHale (1845 - 9 July 1921)  they are buried in the Liegue Cemetery and had twelve children:

1. James Patrick Lawlor (13 March 1868 Ballysakeery - 1946 in NYC) he married on 9 June 1895 in        NYC to Margaret McHale (15 October 1872 Killala - 26 September 1920 NYC)

2.  Michael Lawlor (17 July !869 Ballysakeery - 17 June 1922 Ballysakeery) buried with his parents in the Leigue Cemetery.

3.  Maria/Mary Lawlor Gallagher (26 MArch 1871 Ballysakeery - 14 June 1953 Ballyhiernaun) married Peter Gallagehr (1851 Lakeside - 17 December 1927 Ballyhirnaun) buried in the Liege Cemetery.

4.  Ellen Lawlor Murphy (22 February 1873 Ballysakeery -                      ) marreid in 1891 to Thomas Murphy (                              -                            ).

5.  Catherine Lawlor (27 September 1874 Ballysakeery -                                  ).

6.  Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Lawlor (17 August 1880 Ballysakeery -                              )

7.  Patrick Lawlor (1884 Ballysakeery - 19 Decemeber 1940 Ballysakeery) married Theresa unknown maiden name (                - 2 November 1976) both buried with his parents in the Leigue Cemetery.

8. Sarah Lawlor (1885 Ballysakeery -                      ).

9.   John Lawlor (1887 Ballysakeery -        NYC, USA) married in NYC to Marion Unknown maiden name.

10.  Agnes Lawlor Mangan (1889 Ballysakeery -                       ) in 1913  married Robert Mangan (       -                   )

11.  Herbert Lawlor (              Ballysakeery -                      NYC) found listed a Mrs. Herbert Lawlor in James Lawlor's wife, Margaret McHale Lawlor's Obituary in the Western Peoples News in 1920.

12.  Unknown Lawlor - 1911 IRISH CENSUS states that Bridget McHale & Henry Lawlor/Lalor had twelve living children?

  In the 1911 Census Henry is listed as living with his wife Bridget, children: Michael, Lizzie, Sarah, Pat, John & Agnes as well as stating that 12 children were born and living of this couple.

   Other known surnames which married into the LAWLOR  family were: McHale, Hughes, Clarke, Rutledge, Naughton, Gilligan, McKenna  & Sullivan.

  Feel free to contact me if you have more info or questions: Mic69@comcast.net

   Cheers - Mike

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Hi Mike,

I'm not sure if this is what you're after but there are 2 marriage records for Henry to Bridget McHale on www.rootsireland.ie/:

Henry Lawlor and Henry Lawler both 1867. (I suspect they might be identical)

It costs to get the full record on rootsireland.ie but it would have the fathers' names and the parish to help you keep working back.

Col

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 Col -

  Thanks for the suggestion.  I did get both records to compare which leads to more questions:

1. Last name misspelled as Lawler on Church record  - I know this often happens.

2. Goom's father's name is Michael -  Michael is the 2nd son's name, the first is James which doesn't follow the traditional naming flow but again may not have been followed.

3. Bride's father's name is Thomas - not a name which is repeated in the family to this day?

4. No mother's names are listed - I know women were often excluded from records.

5. Witness 1 is the same on both documents and is Mangan whcih appears in another family line of McHale's in Killala, Mayo as a son in-law's surname?

6. Witness 2 is listed as Ann McHale on the Church Marriage Record and Maria Brennan on the Civil Marriage Record - Ann McHale would make sense as the bride's maiden name is McHale but Brennan is an unknown surname in any of my family lines?

  With all of this being said, any suggestions?  I'm hesitant to had any of this inforamtion to my existing tree until I can verify it further.

  Thanks again and good luck with your search Col!

  Cheers - Mike

IrelandXO member

Hi Mike,

If you search www.rootsireland.ie/ baptisms/births for surname Lawlor with no first name entered father Henry and mother McHale Bridget you will get 23 matches.

This should give you the missing one (and a few extra perhaps?)

If you google Griffiths Valuation you can search it for free on askaboutireland

Enter Lawlor surname and select county Mayo; there are 5 records including 2 Michaels and 2 Anns all in Ballysakeery. These are occupiers / lessors and shows where they were in 1856 - the year Griffiths was done in Mayo.

The Tithe Applotments are also free to search; there are only 2 LawlErs and no Lawlors in Mayo in 1825

I had a look on my cd Irish Memorial Inscriptions Galway & Mayo but there were no Lawlors / Lawlers on it.

Good luck with it Mike!

Col

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