Searching for my gg grandmother Mary Walsh dom 1818 to Thomas Bodley. I am unable to find a death record for either of them.
I have details of their children. Any help would be appreciated.
He was a school teacher in Farranrory where I believe Mary is from. Any info on her family would be great too.
Local volunteer contacted.
Hello Mary,
I am not the local volunteer mentioned by IrelandXO Volunteer Castlemore Roscommon on 21 May 2025.
I didn't find death records for Thomas Bodley and Mary Walsh Bodley. This reply is an attempt to narrow down when they may have died by going over birth, marriage, and death records, as well as land records.
You'll no doubt have many of the records you'll see in this reply. If so you can then compare the records you have with the ones I've uncovered.
The Irish government didn't record civil registration birth, marriage, and death records for all religious denominations until the year 1864. But, if a birth, marriage, or death was not reported to the district registrar by a parent, friend, midwife, or parish priest, that birth, marriage, or death would not have been recorded. I suspect a lot of births, marriages, and deaths were not reported to the registrars in the early years of civil registration in Ireland.
Today, birth, marriage, and records can be accessed for free at the irishgenealogy.ie website. However, copies of original death records are only available from the year 1871. Only death indexes are available at the irishgenealogy.ie website before 1871, but the indexes do not give a lot of information about the person who died.
You can see an example of a index for the death of Thomas Bodley, age 0, who died in 1865. His death was recorded in the Dublin North registration district, County Dublin.
See: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=ea0ad8543e-1272829
Notice that the death index does not record the person who reported Thomas's death to the registrar, the exact date of death in the third quarter (July, August, September) of 1865, or the cause of death and where Thomas had died..
I looked for death indexes and copies of original death records for Thomas and Mary Walsh Bodley from 1864 to 1900, but didn't find death records for them anywhere in Ireland. This indicates they died before 1864.
Because civil registration records do not exist before 1864, genealogists and family historians have to depend on church baptism, marriage, and burial records, if they exist.
Many Catholic churches in 19th century Ireland however, did not record deaths or burials.
Thomas Bodley and Mary Walsh were likely born sometime in the 1790s. Based on your information, I found their church marriage transcription at the Find My Past (FMP) website. The transcription shows their marriage took place in the Ballingarry Catholic Parish on 1 February 1818. You can view the transcription at:
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FMAR%2F0031073%2F1&tab=this
You may have to first establish a free account at the FMP website before the marriage transcription downloads.
From the FMP Transcription I accessed a copy of the original marriage record at the National Library of Ireland. The marriage record is attached to this reply.
The location of the marriage in the register is indicated by the green arrow. As you can see it can be a challenge to read because of the handwriting. It looks like the witnesses to the marriage were the Revd. W. Ryan and Joanna Luby.
The original marriage record shows that Thomas, or Mary, or both, were from Farranrory.
I wanted to see how far back in time the Ballingarry Catholic Church baptisms and marriages go. To do this I again accessed the National Library of Ireland website which shows baptisms are only available from 15 June 1814 and marriages from 19 April 1814. There are gaps in these registers however. This link will take you to the availability of the Ballingarry Catholic registers, as well as show you a Catholic parish map of Ballingarry, as well as surrounding Catholic parishes: https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0241?locale=en
The green shaded area of the map represents Catholic parishes in County Kilkenny.
There are no Ballingarry Catholic Church burial records available at the National Library of Ireland for this time period.
The Ballingarry baptism registers begin too late to have recorded the individual baptisms of Thomas and Mary. There's always the possibility though, that they were baptized in another parish. Perhaps we will never know, as you would need to know who their parents were to locate their individual baptism records, if they exist.
You had mentioned that Thomas and Mary had children. I wanted to see how many children they had and when the youngest child was baptized, as Thomas and Mary would have died after the youngest child was born and baptized.
I found the FMP baptism transcriptions for eight Bodley children. The first-born of the children was Ellen, who was baptized the same year her parents were married. I accessed he full baptism transcription from the FMP website, and found her baptism took place in the Ballingarry Catholic parish on 18 January 1818:
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F0174090&tab=this
A copy of her original baptism record is attached, and shows that she only has a godmother, Brigid Corcoran.
Ellen's baptism took place 11 days before her parents were married on 1 February 1818, which indicates the marriage of Thomas Bodley and Mary Walsh may have been a forced marriage.
The FMP index of the baptisms of all eight of the Bodley/Bodily/Bodly children are below. You'll see that the baptisms took place not only in the Ballingarry Catholic parish, but also in the Mullinahone, County Tipperary, and Drangan, County Tipperary Catholic parishes:
First name(s), Last name, Baptism year, Parish, County, Father's first name(s), Mother's first name(s), Mother's maiden name
Ellen Bodley, 1818, Ballingarry, Tipperary, Thomas, Mary Walsh
James Bodley, 1820, Mullinahone, Tipperary, Thos, Mary Walsh
Bridget Bodily, 1822, Ballingarry, Tipperary, Thos, Mary Walsh
John Bodly, 1827, Drangan, Tipperary, Thos, Mary Walsh
Thomas Bodley, 1829, Drangan, Tipperary, Thos, Mary Walsh
Richard Bodly, 1833, Drangan, Tipperary, Tom, Mary Walsh
Michael Bodley, 1836, Drangan, Tipperary, Tom, Mary Walsh
William Bodily, 1840, Ballingarry, Tipperary, Thos, Mary Walsh
----
The youngest child in the index is William, who was baptized in the Ballingarry Catholic parish in 1840. This means that if he was their youngest child, his parents would have died after 1840, and before 1864, when death records were first kept by the government. Or, if they died after 1863, it's also possible their deaths were not reported to the district registrar by a relative or friend. Deaths in a workhouse or hospital were generally reported by a workhouse or hospital administrator.
I also found the FMP baptism transcription of a 9th child that may be Thomas and Mary's daughter. This baptism is for Mary "Maudly." She was baptized in the Mullinahone Catholic parish on 7 March 1824. Her baptism follows the baptism of Bridget Bodley in Ballingarry Catholic parish in 1822, and is before the baptism of John in 1827, in the Drangan Catholic parish.
The transcription shows Mary's father was Thomas Maudly and her mother Mary Walsh: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F0082676&tab=this
A copy of the original baptism record is attached to this reply. It does look like the surname is Maudly in the record. Mary's godparents are Mil (Michael) Hickey and Honora Hickey.
The reason I have doubts about the Maudly surname, is that I didn't find a marriage record for a Thomas Maudly and a Mary Walsh, or the baptisms of any more children whose parents were Thomas Maudly and Mary Walsh anywhere in Ireland, not just in County Tipperary. I also looked for the Maudly/Maudley surname in the 1901 and 1911 census returns at the National Archives of Ireland website, but didn't find it recorded anywhere in the 32 counties of Ireland. The census website can be accessed at the National Archives of Ireland website link: https://tinyurl.com/48j7vh3a
Maudly may have been the way the priest spelled the family's last name.
I next wanted to see if Thomas Bodley Sr. was recorded in an Irish property tax record called Griffiths Valuation. If I didn't find Thomas in the valuation, I then would look for his wife Mary.
Griffiths Valuation was recorded in the 32 counties of Ireland from 1847 to 1864. The valuation for the townlands in the Ballingarry civil parish, County Tipperary, was completed by the year 1850.
You can search Griffiths Valuation records at the Ask About Ireland website: https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
I found Thomas "Bodly" in Griffiths Valuation, living in the Commons Road, Ballingarry Village, Upper Ballingarry, civil parish of Ballingarry. The Griffiths Valuation transcription for him is below:
Griffith's Valuation Record Information
Tenant
Family Name 1 BODLY
Forename 1 THOMAS
Landlord
Family Name 2 CONNELL
Forename 2 THOMAS
Location
County TIPPERARY, SOUTH RIDING
Barony SLIEVARDAGH
Union CALLAN
Parish BALLINGARRY
Townland BALLINGARRY, UPPER
Place Name COMMONS ROAD
Place Type OTHER
Publication Details
Position on Page 63
Printing Date 1850
Act 9&10
Sheet Number 55
Map Reference 36 36
____
A copy of the original Griffiths Valuation page recording Thomas Bodley is attached to this reply. He is indicated by the green arrow at the bottom of the page.
Griffiths Valuation shows that Thomas had leased a house and yard at map reference 36, from an Immediate Lessor named Thomas Connell.
Thomas Bodley did not lease any appreciable amount of land to grow crops. The house and yard he leased were valued at 1 Pound and 5 Shillings. He would not have been required to pay a tax on this lease, as only those properties valued over 5 Pounds were subject to the tax.
Map reference 36 refers to the location of Thomas's lease on a Griffiths Valuation map of Ballyingarry Upper. The map is attached to this reply. However, I could not locate map reference 36 on the map. As you can see, map reference 35 is in the middle of Ballingarry Village, near the R.C. Chapel and the school house. Map 36 may be in this area.
What Griffiths Valuation reveals is that Thomas Bodley was alive as of 1850. It is not known if his wife Mary was alive in 1850 however.
I next looked for the civil registration marriage records for any of the Bodley children who may have been married after 1863. An older child, such as James, baptized in 1820, may have married after 1863 if he had become a widower, and remarried later in life.
Civil registration birth, marriage, and death records are available to search for free at the irishgenealogy.ie website. Church baptisms, marriage, and deaths are also available at irishgenealogy.ie for select counties, such as Dublin City, and much of County Cork.
Civil registration marriage records provide the names and occupations of the fathers of the groom and bride, but not their mothers. In some cases the marriage record also notes if the father is alive or dead at the time of marriage. Marriage records may or may not record the ages of the bride and groom. Generally, marriage records just state the bride and groom were of full age.
I looked for the marriages under the surname Bodley, Bodely, and Bodly. I uncovered four marriages that may refer to Thomas and Mary's adult children. None of the marriages took place in County Tipperary, however.
The first civil registration marriage is for 28 year old Richard Bodley, and 22 year old Elizabeth Kelly, who were married in the St. Mary's Catholic Church, (also known as St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral) Marlboro Street, City of Dublin, on 25 July 1864. At the time of marriage Richard was a bachelor and Elizabeth a spinster. Both were employed as teachers. At the time of marriage Richard's address was 10 North Brunswick Street, Dublin. Elizabeth's address was 31 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin.
Richard's father is Thomas Bodley, a "Farmer." Elizabeth's father is James Kelly, employed as a "Clerk." The priest who married them was Nicholy Farrell, or O'Farrell. The witnesses to the marriage were Patrick Bodley and Mary Kelly.
The marriage is number 7 in the following marriage register: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1864/11618/8277178.pdf
The St. Mary's Marlboro Street Catholic Church marriage record gives the additional information that Richard's parents were Thomas and Mary Bodley from "Tipperary." The St. Mary's marriage register spans two pages. The marriage is the 3rd entry up from the bottom of the page at number 185: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/church/st.mary's-pro-cath_mf_1881-1904_ma_0057.pdf
Patrick Bodley may have been Richard's brother, and Mary Kelly Elizabeth's sister.
As you saw earlier I did not uncover a baptism record for a Patrick Bodley, son of Thomas Bodley and Mary Walsh. That doesn't necessarily mean that Thomas and Mary did not have a son named Patrick.
Previously you saw the 1864 death index for infant Thomas Bodley recorded in Dublin.
I found his birth record at the irishgennealogy.ie website showing that Thomas James Bodley was born on 20 June 1865. His place of birth was 100 North Brunswick Street, Dublin. His father is Richard Bodley, a teacher whose residence is 100 North Brunswick Street. Thomas's mother is Lizzy Bodley, formerly Kelly. The person who reported the birth to the registrar was a nurse named Mary Fallon of 122 Aughrim Street in Dublin. Thomas's birth is number 131 in the birth register: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1865/03564/2312639.pdf
The next civil registration marriage record I uncovered was for Patrick Bodley. This may be the Patrick Bodley who was a witness at Richard and Elizabeth's marriage in 1864.
Patrick married Margaret L. Mulvaney in the St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Dublin City, on 2 February 1870. See marriage number 86 in the register:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1870/11370/8174890.pdf
As you know, the Thomas and Mary Walsh Bodley family from County Tipperary were Roman Catholic, but Patrick may have nonetheless married in the Church of Ireland. Irish marriages traditionally take place in the bride's parish. The question is, would Patrick and Margaret raise their children Roman Catholic or Church or Ireland? If raised in the Church of Ireland Patrick could risk being excommunicated from the Catholic Church. More on this later.
The marriage record shows that Patrick was a bachelor of "Full' age at the time of marriage and was employed as a "Constable R.I.C., that is, the Royal Irish Constabulary police force. At the time of marriage he was living in Maryborough, which is not in Dublin, but in what was then called Queens County. Today Maryborough is called Portlaois. Queens County is now called County Laois.
The marriage record also shows that Patrick's father is Thomas Bodley, a "Shopkeeper." The marriage record doesn't note if Thomas was dead or alive as 2 February 1870.
Margaret L. Mulvey was also of "Full” age. Her residence was 65 Mary Street, which I believe would be in Dublin City. Her father is Gideon Mulvey, a "Farmer."
Patrick and Margaret were married "License," by the Church of Ireland priest, Thomas R.S. Collins. The witnesses to the marriage were Frederick Shea and Rebecca Hanbridge.
The St. Mary's Church of Ireland marriage record includes the same information as the civil marriage, though in a different handwriting. The church record was likely written by the priest, Thomas R.S. Collins: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/church/d-277-3-11-043.pdf
I now wanted to see if Patrick, Margaret, and any of their children were recorded in the 1901 census, which was taken on Sunday evening, 31 March of that year. The census would record if Patrick was Roman Catholic, or Church of Ireland, where he was born, and would also record the religious affiliation of the children.
I accessed the 1901 census at the National Archives of Ireland website link: https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kildare/Athy_East_Urban/Emily_Row/1432713/
Once the census page downloads, click on "Show all information" to view the full census records.
The 1901 census shows that Patrick was a 65 year old retired Head Constable of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and confirms he was a Roman Catholic born in County Tipperary. He could read and write.
The Bodley family were the "Residents of a house 5 in Emily Row (Athy East Urban, Kildare)."
House 5 does not refer to a street address number, but to the number on the census form.
Patrick's wife Margaret is 52 years old and a member of the "Prst Church of Ireland. I believe Prst means Protestant. She was born in Queens County, present-day County Laois. The two adult children in the household are 25 year old Mary Jane, who was born in Queens County, and 22 year old Thomas John, a "Commercial Clerk" born in Hollyhead, Wales. Mary Jane and Thomas John are shown to have belonged to the Church of Ireland. But, this is a transcription error, as a copy of the original 1901 census shows Mary Jane and Thomas John were Roman Catholic: https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000896342/
I suspect that Thomas was named after his father Patrick's father, Thomas. Thomas's middle name John, may be in honor of Patrick's brother, John.
If you scroll down to the bottom right of the census page, you'll see Patrick Bodley's signature.
As an aside, I looked for Thomas John Bodley's birth index at the UK's General Register Office (GRO) website, and found it. The birth record shows that the maiden surname of Thomas's mother is Mulvey, and that his birth was recorded in the Anglesea (Wales) registration district in the June quarter of 1876:
Name: BODLEY, THOMAS JOHN
Mother's Maiden Surname: MULVEY
GRO Reference: 1876 J Quarter in ANGLESEY Volume 11B Page 615
----
In the 1901 census Thomas John's age is 22, which places his year of birth circa 1879. His age in the census if off by a few years, which shows you can't always trust a person's age recorded in the 1901 census.
Going back to the Bodley marriage records:
In chronological order the next marriage I uncovered was for 45 year old bachelor, John Bodley, and 25 year old spinster, Mary Anne Kelly. They were married in the St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Galway City, on 20 January 1874. The marriage is number 80 in the register, and shows that at the time of marriage John was employed as a "Head Constable R.I. Constabulary.” His residence at the time of marriage was Belfast. His father was Thomas Bodley, a "Shop Keeper," who was "dead." See: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11231/8117643.pdf
Mary Anne Kelly is recorded as a "Lady" who was living in Woodquay, Galway at the time of marriage. Her father is Edmond Kelly. His occupation was "Retired Head Constable R.I. Constabulary."
The priest who married John and Mary Anne was P. Dooley. The witnesses to the marriage were Edmond Kelly and Kate Grieves. Edmond Kelly may have been Mary Anne's dad, or perhaps a brother?
At 45 years old in 1874, John would have been born in 1829. His age at marriage is off by 2 years, as he was baptized in 1827.
This marriage record is the first instance I found revealing that Thomas Bodley Sr. was deceased. This means he would have died sometime from the year 1850 (when Griffiths valuation was printed), to the year 1874 when John Bodley and Mary Anne Kelly had married, a period of 24 years.
I also uncovered the St. Nicholas Catholic Church marriage record for John “Bodily” and Mary Anne Kelly at the Find My Past website, which gives the same information as the civil marriage record.
Theirs is the 5th marriage record up from the bottom of the left-hand register page at:
In this record the last name of Kate the witness is spelled "Greaves." Just to the right of her name you'll see the notation, "5 .. .." This means that John and Mary Anne made a donation of 5 Pounds to the church for performing the marriage ceremony.
Neither the civil marriage record or the church marriage record specified where John was born.
The 1901 census does however, showing both he and Mary Anne were born in County Tipperary. John, his wife Mary Anne and their four children are shown to be the "Residents of a house 5 in St. Peter's Terrace, Cabra (Glasnevin, Dublin)." See the 1901 census transcription from the National Archives of Ireland website: https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Glasnevin/St__Peter_s_Terrace__Cabra/1273759/
Once the census downloads, make sure you tick the box "Show all information" to view the full census page from left to right.
The census shows that 73 year old John was the Ex District Inspector for the Royal Irish Constabulary.
The two oldest children in the household, 23 year old Mary Agnes and 22 year old Ellen, were born in Belfast. The two youngest children, 20 year old Richard and 13 year old William, were born in Dublin City. This is an indication that Dublin City may have been John Bodley's last duty station with the RIC.
The census transcription is not in the traditional order of a census. Usually, the head of the household is recorded first, followed by the spouse, followed by the oldest to youngest child.
A copy of the original 1901 census shows this to be the case. See: https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003680557/
If you scroll down to the bottom right of the census page you'll see John Bodley's signature.
One interesting aspect of the 1901 census is that the only one in the Bodley household who could speak Irish and English, was 13 year old William.
I found the civil registration death record of one of John and Mary Anne's children who died before 1901. This child was Patrick Edmond Bodley, who died in 21 Aughrim Street, Dublin, on 8 June 1883 at the age of 3 months. He was the child of a "School Master." The primary cause of death was "Tabes Mesenterica," 2 months. The secondary cause of death was "Eclampsia." The person who reported Patrick's death to the registrar was his mother, Mary Bodley, of 21 Aughrim Street. See the death record at: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1883/06364/4826216.pdf
For information about Tabes Mesenterica, see the Free Dictionary by Farlex entry at: https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tabes+mesenterica
For eclampsia, see The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition entry at: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=eclampsia+definition&atb=v445-1&ia=web
Also at the irishgenealogy.ie website I uncovered the 5 April 1880 civil marriage record for widower James Bodley, and Anne McKeon, who were married in the Ryefield Catholic Church, County Roscommon: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1880/11036/8035928.pd
Both James and Anne were of "full" age at the time of marriage. James's occupation was "Police Pensioner." His address at the time of marriage was Elphin, which was also Anne McKeon's address.
James's father was Thomas Bodley, who was "dead." Thomas had been a "Gentleman."
Anne's father was Martin McKeon, who was also "dead" at the time of the marriage. His occupation had been "Farmer."
The priest who married James and Anne was John Monaghan R.C.C. The initials R.C.C. stand for "Roman Catholic Curate."
The witnesses to the marriage were William Beirne and Nancee Beirne. Nancee is another name for Anne.
I also found the church marriage transcription for James and Anne at the FMP website, which contradicts the civil marriage record, in that James's father is recorded as "Joannis" Bodley. Joannis is the Latin for John.
Many Catholic churches in Ireland recorded first names in the Latin. For example, James's name is Jacobus. Anne's name is Anna. Her father Martin's first name is Martini. William is Gulielmus. See the transcription at: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FMAR%2F0973552%2F1&tab=this
A copy of the original Ryefield Catholic Church marriage register shows that marriages are recorded across two pages. The marriage for James and Anne is number 5 in the register:
The last column on the right hand page of the church marriage shows a notation, which I believe pertains to the witnesses Gulielmus (William) Beirne of Creevolan, and Anna Beirne of Elphin. Because of the handwriting, I couldn't make out the full nation.
I don't know why James's father is recorded as Thomas in the civil marriage record, but John in the church marriage record. The civil marriage record may be the correct one, as it's probably not a coincidence that James Bodley, as well as his brothers Patrick and John Bodley, were also in the police service.
I looked for James Bodley in the 1901 census, but he isn't recorded, but his 60 year old wife Anne is shown to be a widow living in the household of four Beirne siblings. These are 27 year old Patrick; 36 year old Mary; 24 year old William; and 22 year old Joseph.
Ann Bodley is the aunt to the Beirne siblings. All are the "Residents of a house 1 in Scor More (Kilmacumsy, Roscommon)."
Everyone in the household was born in County Roscommon, could read and write, and could speak Irish and English. See the 1901 census transcription from the National Archives of Ireland: https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Kilmacumsy/Scor_More/1656122/
Once again, make sure to tick the box, "Show all information" to view the full census page.
If you recall, the witnesses to James and Anne's marriage on 5 April 1880 in the Ryefield Catholic Church, County Roscommon, were William Beirne and Nancee Beirne, who would have been related to the Beirne's in the 1901 census. Perhaps their parents?
James would have died between the time of his marriage in 1880, and the 1901 census. I looked for his death record at the irishgenealogy.ie website and found it. He died in Elphin on 1 January 1888. At the time of death he was 64 years old and married. His occupation had been, "Head-Constable R.I.C. The cause of death was, "Old Cardiac disease-acute uremia-Three days."
The person who reported James's death to the registrar was a fellow named Gilbert Kelly, of Elphin.
The death record is the first in the death register, number 109: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1888/06185/4768578.pdf
By the 1911 census 76 year old Anne Bodley is a boarder in the household of 76 year old Arabella Keogh and her family in Lecarrow, Elia, Roscommon. The census shows that Anne Bodely had only been married 7 years, but doesn't list how many children she had, or how many children were alive as Sunday evening, 2 April, when the census was taken: See: https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Roscommon/Elia/Lecarrow/789020/
In your message to Ireland Reaching Out you had mentioned that Thomas Bodley was a teacher in the townland of Farranrory, where Mary Walsh may have been from.
I looked for the Bodley and Walsh surnames in Farranrory, civil parish of Ballingarry, in an Irish agricultural record called the Tithe Applotment Books. The Tithe Applotment Books are available to search at the National Archives of Ireland website: https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
The Tithe Applotment Books recorded farmers in the 32 counties of Ireland from 1823 to 1837 who paid a tithe, or a stipend, that went for the upkeep of the established Church of Ireland.
The Tithe Applotments weren't very popular with Irish farmers who were overwhelmingly Catholic, and who resented having to pay money to a church that had persecuted Catholics in the past.
I didn't find anyone named Bodley recorded in Farranrory in the Tithe Applotment Books, but did locate a "Michl" (Michael) Walsh." The index for Michael shows the tithe entry is from the year 1834: https://tinyurl.com/mrx9bza7
The full Tithe Applotment Book entry for Michael Walsh can be accessed at: https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587402/004587402_00296.pdf
You'll see that "Michl Walsh & part" (partner) were residing in "Farrenrory Lloyd." Lloyd was likely the surname of the owner of the townland of Farranrory.
The Tithe Applotment Books show that Michael Walsh and partner farmed 99 Acres, 2 Roods, and 21 Perches of land. Their yearly rent for this property was 1 Pound and 8 Shillings. They grew a potato crop in 1834 valued in the amount of 8 Pounds, 6 Shillings, and 0 Pence. They paid a Vicarial Tithe of 2 Pounds, 15 Shillings, and 4 Pence. This amount went to the Vicar of the Farranrory Church of Ireland. For more information about Vicarial Tithes, see the lsd.law website link at: https://www.lsd.law/define/vicarial-tithe
For an explanation of Acres, Roods, and Perches in land valuation records, go to the Lochista website link at: https://lochista.com/understanding-acres-perches/
Mary Walsh Bodley may have been related to Michael Walsh, but it's not possible to tell what the relationship may have been was just from the Tithe Applotment Book record.
By he way, was Michael Bodley, who was baptized in the Drangan Catholic Parish in 1836, an ancestor of yours?
I found that a Michael Bodley left Ireland for New York circa 1856, and ended up in Wisconsin. He married Arminda McKinley on 28 November 1861 in Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Their children were Stonewall J. Bodley, 1862–1908; Thomas Bodley, 1867–1925; and Lenore Bodley, 1879–1901.
This information comes from user submissions to the free FamilySearch website.
With Best Wishes,
Dave Boylan
SOURCES
irishgenealogy.ie
Find My Past (FMP)
National Library of Ireland
National Archives of Ireland: 1901 and 1911 census
Griffiths Valuation/Ask About Ireland: https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
General Register Office (GRO) of the United Kingdom
Free Dictionary by Farlex: https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tabes+mesenterica
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=eclampsia+definition&atb=v445-1&ia=web
National Archives of Ireland: The Tithe Applotment Books
Lochista: https://lochista.com/understanding-acres-perches/
lsd.law: https://www.lsd.law/define/vicarial-tithe
FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states/
Thanks Dave! Great work!
Rogerf
You're welcome Roger.
I very much enjoy reading your many informative responses to messages posted on IrelandXO.
Have a happy and safe 4th of July coming up.
With Kind Regards,
Dave
Hello Dave,
I am so sorry it has taken me so long to see your response on my family query for my gg grandfather Thomas Bodley and Mary Walsh . I am amazed and very grateful for all the work you have done on my tree. .Although we didn't find a death record for either Thomas or Mary Bodley you have narrowed it down to sometime after 1850 to 1874..
I have been able to cross reference some of your results with my own but alas mine are not as well documented and references as yours are.
I can confirm that Thomas and Mary had 8 children as you have listed. Although I have not been able to find a birth/.
baptismal record for Patrick ,he is also a son. .I am very interested in the baptism record of Mary 1824 and the error of Thomas surname. Could Patrick be incorrectly named too.
I can confirm that Michael Bodley 1836 is my ancestor and brother of my great grandfather Richard Bodley 1833..
once again I would like to thank you for all your help and if possible I would like to chat again another time.
Kind regards,
Mary
.
Hi Mary,
Thank you for writing. It is very much appreciated.
It's possible I didn't find Patrick's baptism record because of surname spelling variations in the baptism transcriptions at FMP or in copies of the original baptism records. It is also possible I missed locating his baptism record altogether, though I did a pretty extensive search for his baptism over the course of several days this past June. The other possibility is that the parish register where his baptism is recorded is not legible because of fading or damage over the course of many years.
Once again Mary, thank you for your reply.
Dave