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Robinson & Tighe family of Rathlackan (Kilcummin) & Rathbal (Ballysakeery)

MayoKilcummin (Mayo)

I am an Australian descendant of the Tighe family (COI), the children were all born between about 1798 and 1814 in Rathbal and baptised at either Ballysakeery or Crossmolina. Their parents were Thomas and Matilda (Matilda #1). Another Matilda (#2), their daughter, was born about 1802 and in 1819 married Henry Tigh of Lackan (perhaps a cousin?). I believe they had a daughter born about 1822, yet another Matilda (#3). I have family letters dating back to the 1830's which finds the parents, Thomas and Matilda #1, living with their daughter Matilda #2 and her husband Henry at Rathlackan, but mysteriously, Henry Tigh seems to have been replaced by Henry Robinson. There are 2 more childen, Robinsons, I believe. Matilda #2 dies in 1837, leaving Henry with their 2 children, and her daughter, Matilda # 3.

When Matilda #1 dies in 1871 at the grand age of 95 (buried at Rathfran), outliving all her children, the informant listed on her burial record is Charles Robinson. I thought he might have been a grandson, but a marriage record of a Charles Robinson in the right age group (to Esther) states that his father is Phillip Robinson, not Henry.

I have good evidence for some of these details, but I have also had to make a few deductions. COI Parish records for Kilcummin/Lackan are largely lost for this time period.

Does anyone know anything about the Tighe and Robinson families at Rathlackan?

regards, Louise

P.S. Thanks to member Col who answered my original request in January to locate this family's origins in Ballysakeery, I have made fantastic progress since then

lgr2323

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Hi Louise Welcome back - good to hear of your progress! Here are the Tighe records from rootsireland: Name: Marianne Tigue Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1805 Date of Baptism: 21-Aug-1805 Address: Rathball Parish/District: CROSSMOLINA Gender: Female County MAYO Denomination: Church Of Ireland Father: Thomas Tigue Mother: Martha Tigue

Name: John Tigue Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1807 Date of Baptism: 19-Apr-1807 Address: Rathball Parish/District: CROSSMOLINA Gender: Male County MAYO Denomination: Church Of Ireland Father: Thomas Tigue Mother: Martha Tigue

Name: Francis Tighe Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1810 Date of Baptism: 02-Aug-1810 Address: Rathball Parish/District: CROSSMOLINA Gender: Male County MAYO Denomination: Church Of Ireland Father: Thomas Tighe Mother: Martha Tighe

Name: Thomas Tighe Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1810 Date of Baptism: 02-Aug-1810 Address: Rathball Parish/District: CROSSMOLINA Gender: Male County MAYO Denomination: Church Of Ireland Father: Thomas Tighe Mother: Martha Tighe

Name: Thomas Tighe Date of Birth: Date of Baptism: 20-Sep-1811 Address: Rathball Parish/District: BALLYSAKERRY Gender: Male County MAYO Denomination: Church Of Ireland Father: Thomas Tighe Mother: Martha Tighe

Name: Atkinson Tighe Date of Birth: Date of Baptism: 07-Aug-1814 Address: Unknown Parish/District: BALLYSAKERRY Gender: Male County MAYO Denomination: Church Of Ireland Father: Thomas Tighe Mother: Matilda Tighe

Martha & Matilda?

Looks like Francis & Thomas were twins - maybe Thomas died so another child was named Thomas to replace him. 

I couldn't find a marriage record of Thomas (parents)

The Tithe Applotments have 60 Tighes in Mayo - some in Crossmolina 1827-33 & 26 Robinsons http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/ There are none in the early Irish censuses however. Col

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks again for your interest Col. These were the entries you so kindly gave me last time, which got me off and running. I took out a subscription to Roots Ireland for a month on the strength of your previous reply, which gave me a few more good leads for other members of the family. I believe Martha is a transcription error and the entry should be Matilda as mother for them all. If only they had stayed put in Ballysakeery, their records are better, but after the parents moved to Rathalcken  with their daughter Matilda and son-in-law Henry, the trail runs cold because of the loss of records in that Parish.

The problem with records like the Griffiths Valuation and the tithe applotment records is that I can't prove it's the same Henry Robinson. His name crops up in a few legal reports, too, for things like letting his horse stray. Anyway, it all helps, and hopefully I will find something that will point to the existence of descendants of Henry Robinson and Matilda Tighe.

regards, Louise

lgr2323

Sorry to duplicate Louise.
Just wonder about whether DNA test might somehow help ascertain that the Tithes & Griffiths Tighes 7 robinsons are yours?
Col

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

Good point Col. Coincidentally, my brother has just had his DNA done primarily to see if we can make some headway with an English ancestor which follows the male line directly. The Tighes/Robinsons are a maternal link. Fingers crossed we can match up with some people from a variety of lines and solve them all at once.

Louise

lgr2323

hi, i am searching my wifes family, my search has led me to margaret jane strong from donegal staying with her grandparents in 1911 in ballysakerry , margaret jane married james harron who is my wifes great granny and grandad, margaret janes grand parents were thomas and margeory robinson, any help on births or marriage records for thomas or margeory please my email is davidedrim@hotmail.co.uk

David Graham

Hi David,

I hope you get this message OK.

The marriage of Thomas & Margery is on rootsireland.ie/:

Date of Marriage:18-Feb-1869
Parish / District:BALLYSAKERRY
County:MAYO
Husband ThomasRobinson CloonawillanChurch of Ireland Farmer
Wife MargeryRyan Newtowncrimmer Church Of Ireland
Husband's Father John Robinson FARMER
Wife's Father PatRyan FARMER

Thomas's baptism:

Name:Thomas RobinsonDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:06-Feb-1842Address:MullifarryParish/District:BALLYSAKERRYGender:MaleCountyMAYO
Denomination:Church Of Ireland
Father:John RobinsonMother:Sally RobinsonOccupation:Farmer

No luck with Margery's baptism or John & Sally's marriage I'm afraid

Col

 

 

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Louise

 

I am related to Esther Robinson.

 

Regards

Shirley

 

Shirley Samuels

Hello Louise - I am a descendant of Martin Tighe/Tigue of Rathlackan ... exact birthdate unknown but estimated to be around 1807-1810 based on his declared age in the 1870 and 1880 US census records. I would be interested in knowing where your family has done DNA testing, to examine whether we might be able to verify a connection.

Best regards, Sandy.

ward1899@yahoo.com

Hi Sandy

My DNA is on Ancestry and I also manage the results for my mother Nancye and her sister Jennifer Lee. My user name there is lrg2323 not lgr2323 as it is here. Nancye's DNA is also on FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage and GEDmatch. We have an enormous number of DNA matches with people from PA, particularly Scranton. A big cluster of matches is with the descendants of Denis Tighe and Ellen Durkin from Carbondale and Pittston, PA. We also have matches with a Dominic Tighe born about 1820.

I believe that Thomas Tighe was a Protestant, and the children's baptisms and marriages support this, but I'm not ruling out that Matilda was Catholic given the large number of DNA matches with Irish Catholics in PA.

In a letter written in the 1830's Thomas refers to Ned Ford.

regards, Louise

lgr2323

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