I'll be in Ireland on my first visit from Oct. 10th - Nov. 2nd 2014. I'm interested in tracing my grandmothers family. My grandmother was Anna Agnes McDonnell born July 14, 1883. She arrived in the United States in 1904. Michael and Bridget McDonnell from Kilglass Parish were her mother and father. Any assistance with my search is very much appreciated.
Shannon R. Tilbe
Shannon:
The family lived in Carrowcoller townland. Below are the 1901 and 1911 census records. I looked at the 1858 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing and there was a Michael McDonnell in Carrowcoller likely the grandfather of Anne.
Roger McDonnell
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Sligo/Kilglass/Carrowc…
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Sligo/Kilglass/Carrowc…
Thank you Roger. This is my grandmothers family. Is there any reference to Bridget's maiden name? I'll be in the Sligo area in late Ocyober. I'm looking for birth records on my grandmother.
Shannon
Shannon:
I looked for an 1883 civil birth index record in the Dromore West registration district for Anne McDonnell with no success. There was an 1881 record and two in 1880. Possibly, she used a different year of birth when she came to America.
I also looked for a civil marriage index record for her parents with no success. According to the 1911 census they were married around 1880-1881.
I am currently in Ireland and will return to the States late next week. I will have another look then.
Roger
Thanks Roger. Good luck with your research Shannon!
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Shannon:
I took another look for the civil marriage index record with no success. Possibly the name was recorded incorrrectly. Roots Ireland www.rootsireland.ie has an 1879 and an 1880 marriage record for a Michael McDonnell married to a Bridget. They were not in Kilglass parish but possibly they were married in Bridget's parish. Roots is a pay site to view transcriptions of church records.
Enjoy your trip to Ireland. We had great weather.
Roger
I am also looking for information on McDonells from Kilglass. I am trying to confirm if Jane McDonell born in Kilglass 1838 (parents Charles McDonell and Biddy Dougherty) is the same Jane McDonell who married Michael Goulden. They had a daughter Catherine Goulden born abt 1851 (at this point I think they lived in Carrowmore Sligo area). I see there is a Michael Golden born in Kilglass in 1837 and I wonder if that is her husband.
any help would be appreciated. Thanks
No, Jane McDonnell, daughter of Charles and Biddy married Terence Quinn in Philadelphia in 1862.
Kathy V., 2nd great granddaughter of Jane McDonnell Quinn