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Please provide some additional information about James and Catherine. How old were they in 1900? Did they marry? Parents names, sibling names? I did see a 13 year old James Dowd living with his parents in the 1901 census in Claremorris.
Roger McDonnell
Here's a record of Catherine Murphy Claremorris c 1900from www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name:Catherine MurphyDate of Birth:12-Jan-1895
Registration Date:1-Jan-0Address:MayfieldParish/District:Claremorris districtGender:FemaleCountyCo. Mayo
Denomination:Civil Parish
Father:William MurphyMother:Celia Hill
There are 7 James Dowd birth/baptism records Mayo 1900 + - 10 years but none is from Claremorris
There are 6 possible siblings however all born to Thomas Dowd & Mary Shannon in Claremorris:
Anna 1899 Catherine 1892 Elizabeth 1897 Mary Ellen 1890 Teresa 1901 & Thomas Joseph 1895
Col
