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McGrath, Freeze, Quigley, Quinona, families

TipperaryYoughalarra (Tipperary)

My 2nd gg mother was Catherine McGrath born abt 1834 in this parish. Catherine was the daughter of Patrick McGrath and Mary Freeze. She migrated to Victoria Australia with some siblings and a cousinin the mid 1850's.

While going through the parish registersI found several births to Patrick and Mary as follows (from what I can read)

Matthew 23/12/1832 sponsors Patrick McGrath and Judith Quigley
John 24/9/1836 sponsors Matthew McGrath and Margaret Quigley
Margaret 18/10/1838 sponsors Tim Quinona and Judith Coms
Denis 26/4/1841 sponsors James Quigley and Catherine Freeze
and Patrick12/9/1843 sponsors Malachy Quigley and Anne Divgor - all in Youghalarra Parish

For some reason Catherine doesn;t seem to be in the registers but I do have her 2 x marriage certs and death cert naming Patrick and Mary as her parents. On one of the certificates she notes Bridget McGrath as a cousin and after further research I think Bridgets parents were Matthew McGratha and Catherine O'Brien. I think Matthew must be Patricks brother.

I am after any information anyone can give me on Patrick and Mary's parents siblings or possible relations. and also information on any of the sponsors of the children (eg what relation etc)

My home email address is kerryn2012@hotmail.com

Thanks so much for reading this

Kerryn Keys

Bribie Island Queensland Australia

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Hi Kerryn

I couldn't find Catherine on www.rotsireland.ie/ but did find siblings'  baptism records - all in Youghalarra:

Matthew 1832 Martin 1833 John 1836 Bridget 1837 Margaret 1838 Mary 1840 Denis 1841 & Patrick 1843

I couldn't find the marriage record of Patrick & Mary so didn't get parents' names to find siblings.

No luck with Bridget either I'm afraid.

Youghalarra is not in the list of parishes of the death/burial records 

The earliest Irish Census in which Tipperary info is included is 1851 but there are no McGraths in Tipp!

Griffiths Valuation (free online at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/) has 5 McGraths in Youghalarra in 1850 - William X 2 Matthew X2 & Dennis The record gives the addresses so you might want to check it out.

No luck with Tithe Applotments - there are 244 McGraths but no Youghalarra records.

Col

 

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Thanks Col

All the children above - were they all to the same parents?  I have Bridget being a cousin?  and I dont have a martin or mary for patrick and mary 

Thanks heaps

Kerryn

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Here they are  Kerryn - looks like Margaret, Bridget & Mary were wrong - sorry!

Name:Matthew McGrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:28-Oct-1832Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick McGrathMother:Mary FreezeOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patk MagrathSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Judith Quigley

Name:Martin MagrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:10-Nov-1833Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick MagrathMother:Mary DonaldOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patk MagrathSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Anne Keane

Name:John McGrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:25-Sep-1836Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick McGrathMother:Mary FriezeOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Mathw McGrathSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Margt Quigly

Name:Bridget MagrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:23-Jul-1837Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:FemaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick MagrathMother:Mary DonnellanOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Ml BrienSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:May Brien

Name:Margaret MagrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:21-Oct-1838Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:FemaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick MagrathMother:Mary FreezeOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Timothy QuinnSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Judith Commons

Name:Mary MagrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:26-Jul-1840Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:FemaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick MagrathMother:Mary McDonnellOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Wm MagrathSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mgt McDonnell

Name:Denis McGrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:28-Apr-1841Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick McGrathMother:Mary FreezeOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Jas QuigleySponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Cath Freeze

Name:Patrick MagrathDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:12-Aug-1843Address:BurgessParish/District:YOUGHALARRAGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick MagrathMother:Mary FreezeOccupation:

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Malachy QuigleySponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Anne Dwyer

Col

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hi Col,

Thanks so much for that.  Are there any records for the "Freeze" family at all?  I did find a Robert Freeze married Sarah Maloney of KIlmore on 2/3/1829

I am thinking Robert may be Mary's brother?

The Bridget in my tree was Catherine's cousin she was a witness at Catherines marriage and I have now found someone researching her family and they have Bridgets parents as Matthew McGrath and Catherine O'Brien

Thanks again heaps for the help

Kerryn

 

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You'll need to give me first names and approximate birth years for the Freezes.

Col

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The only approx dates for the Freeze/Frieze family is for Mary Freeze who married Patrick McGrath.  I think she would have been born 1800 - 1810  and no idea what county etc

 

Kerryn

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Here is the marriage record which of course doesn't have Robert's father's name!! It gives his address as Kilmore

Date of Marriage:02-Mar-1829

Parish / District:YOUGHALARRA
County:Co. Tipperary

Husband
WifeName:RobertFreeze
SarahMoloneyAddress:Kilmore
BallyhoganDenomination:Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic

I checked the Tithe Applotments and Irish Census 1821 but no Freezes!

col

 

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I know that this reply is three years after the original posting, but I can tell you that the baptismal sponsor named Malachy Quigley is one of the Quigley’s from Carrigatogher (Ryan) townland in the Civil parish of Burgess.  Several of these Quigleys emigrated in the mid 1840s to Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.  James Edward Quigley, RC Bishop of Buffalo, NY, and later elevated to 2nd Archbishop of Chicago is a prominent member of this clan.

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