Ireland XO
Back to Message Board

Peter Sharkey/Sharket - Carrageenagoppel (sp) Elphin parish.

RoscommonElphin (Roscommon)

Hello all and thank you.  I am at a brick wall with my Peter Sharkey who is my 2x grandfather (1830's- 1879). There are several possible Sharkey lines that I have found, but not sure which Peter Sharkey is my Peter Sharkey.  He married a Margaret Harrington, but I can't find their church or civil records.  I can only find three children, but it was during the famine and the records were burned in the Dublin fire so there probably are more.  The children I found are: John b 14 SEP 1842, Winifred b 1 JUL 1849, and Bridgit/Brigid b 25 JUL 1851. All three children were born at Elphin parish. Bridget is my great grandmother.  

I am believe that Peter's mother was a Rose Mulvihill- Bracklon b 30 MAR 1809 - Elphin parish.  I do not have concrete proof of this, just a feeling.  I am hoping to find information on who Peter's siblings were as well as his parents.  All the birth records for Peter's children show Carrgeennagoppel (sp) as the address. 

Thanks for having a look.

Warm regards,

Jacinta

Jacinta Mendiola

2 replies

Jacinta:

Civil registration of RC marriages did not begin until 1864.  Here is the link to the Elphin parish register  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0556  It appears there are no Elphin marriage records from 1831-1863. FYI Catholic church records were not destroyed in the 1922 Dublin fire. More likely, the records were misplaced/lost at the local level at some point and are not available.

I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and found the three baptismal records you listed. I only saw one location on the three records. Mantua was shown on the Winifred record.

Regarding Peter Sharket, I found an August 26 1813 baptismal record in Elphin for a Peter Sharket. with father Peter and mother Mary Cranne. The place location was Mantua the same as on the Winifred record.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Roger, thank you for checking!!  I saw the birth recorded for 1813 with Mary Crane as his mother.  I’m thinking he was married previously.  Many thanks,

Jacinta

 

Jacinta Mendiola

Reply

Reply
One image file up to 2 MB.