My maternal grandmother, Mary Madden, was born in Timicat, County Mayo in about 1883. She emigrated to the United States in 1900, accompanied by her brother, Michael Madden. Can you tell me in which parish Timicat is located? Thank you.
Robert:
There is no Timicat ( or something similar) townland in Mayo. There is a Timacat townland in Co. Galway in Kilkerrin civil parish. I looked at the 1901 census for Timacat (ironically spelled Timicat in the census) and there were four Madden families as shown below. Two of the families have a Mary and Michael so maybe your relatives had not left yet.
Roger McDonnell
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Glenamaddy/Timicat/1380664/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Glenamaddy/Timicat/1380665/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Glenamaddy/Timicat/1380666/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Glenamaddy/Timicat/1380671/
Hello Bstrangetx
Indeed this place is in Galway:
I have close relations for you - Margaret Madden was my grand-mother-inlaw! She is a sister of Mary and Michael who left Timicat
Her father James was born in 1844
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Glenamaddy/Timicat/1380665/
This seems to be her family: 1901 census
house 9 in Timicat (Glenamaddy, Galway)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Madden James 57 Male Head of Family Roman Catholics
Madden Margaret 46 Female Wife Roman Catholics
Madden Mary 16 Female Daughter Roman Catholics
Madden Catherine 14 Female Daughter Roman Catholics
Madden Maggie 12 Female Daughter Roman Catholics
Madden Micheal 9 Male Son Roman Catholics
Madden Patrick 7 Male Son Roman Catholics
Madden Thomas 1 Male Son Roman Catholics
1911 Census: Mary, Catherine, and Michael had left the home at this stage - Aged 26, 24 AND 19
house 6 in Timacat (Glennamaddy, Galway)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Madden James 68 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic
Madden Margaret 60 Female Wife Roman Catholic
Madden Margaret 22 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Madden Patrick 17 Male Son Roman Catholic
Madden Thomas 12 Male Son Roman Catholic
There is a large Madden reunion taking place in Portumna Galway next weekend
https://www.facebook.com/events/111606496189958/
Connect to me via doreeng@eircom.net
regards
Doreen