Thomas Kiely was born sometime after 1800. He had a daughter named Catherine. I do not know Catherine's mother's name. Catherine was born in 1839 (*-). Catherine left Ireland and came to the U.S. She married James Calighan (Callahan) in 1859 in Holyoak, Mass. I know the familiy was Roman Catholic. Catherine was my GGGrandmother, and I would love to know more about the family.
Thank you!
Susan:
I checked the Roots Ireland indexes for Co. Waterford and located an 1840 baptismal record for a Catherine Kiely (or variant spelling) with a father Thomas in the Powerstown RC church. The mothers name was Brigid but I could not determine the surname. Powerstown RC church is actually in Co. Tipperary so this family likely lived on the Waterford/Tipperary border.
I would treat this record as a lead.
Roots is a subscription site. This summer the National Library will be placing the RC parish registers online for freee searching. You may want to wait until then and then look at the Powerstown records and records for other parishes.
I also looked at the 1850 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing and there were 8 Thomas Kiely records. Not sure if your Thomas was alive, in Ireland and leasing land in 1850.
Roger McDonnell
| Source | Surname | First Name | Townland | Parish | County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Curraghroche | Affane | Co. Waterford |  |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Kilballyquilty | Rathgormuck | Co. Waterford | |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Windgap | Dungarvan | Co. Waterford | |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Henry Street | Trinity Without | Co. Waterford | |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Knockateemore | Dungarvan | Co. Waterford | |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Glen More | Dungarvan | Co. Waterford | |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Fairlane/town Of Dungarvan/buttery West | Dungarvan | Co. Waterford | |
| Griffith | Kiely | Thomas | Ballingowan East | Aglish | Co. Waterford |
Oh, my gooness! How kind of you! that must be my relative! (Catherine). I'm so curious about her Mother, I am going to search under Brigid. Thanks so very much for all your help. I truly appreciate it.
Susie
I do know that Catherine came to the US before 1959...she married James Callahan (Calighan?), also from Ireland. We think she came over with a sister or other relative. I have never learned of any siblings she may have had.. I am sure Thomas stayed in Ireland.
Susie:
As I mentioned in my note, you should consider this record a lead, it may not be your Catherine.
I also found three other Kiely (or variant name) baptismal records in Powerstown with the same parents Thomas and Brigid.
Mary 1833
John 1835
Charles 1840 Was Charles a twin?
Roger
I have not been able to find anything regarding Catherine's siblings, nor her Mother. I do have Catherine's marriage certificate, which is in the Bible she and her husband, James, bought. There is, however, no mention of either's siblings. From their union to present day, it shows the children, the marriages, and subsequent children. It all starts with Catherine and James Callahan (I believe he originally spelled it Calighan) and their marriage in 1959. My Mother believed Catherine's Mother's name to be Catherine also. Mother also said we had some relatives "out east" (such as Pennsylvania), but she didn't know where or who they were. Oddly enough, Catherine was buried in Belvidere, Illinois. On her death notice, it shows her Mother's name to be Margaret Delany (or Delaney). I am sure this is incorrect, but since neither Catherine or James were there to answer the question of her mother's name (!), it was listed as such. I have never found a Margaret Delany in any relationship to the Kiely's. It seems to be that if Catherine's Mother's name was Catherine, that name would be continued for a few generations, and it was. My Mother's cousin was Catherine. No one I know of has ever heard of Brigid, but with so many records lost, etc., I guess anything is possible! Thank you again, I will look into these names. No where in any news clippings (from the family bible) are the names Roger and Charles listed. Of course we have a MaryAnn (isn't it illegal not to have a Mary if you are Irish? :) Thank you so much for all of your hard work. I will check more records later when they become free.
Susie
I have not been able to find anything regarding Catherine's siblings, nor her Mother. I do have Catherine's marriage certificate, which is in the Bible she and her husband, James, bought. There is, however, no mention of either's siblings. From their union to present day, it shows the children, the marriages, and subsequent children. It all starts with Catherine and James Callahan (I believe he originally spelled it Calighan) and their marriage in 1859. My Mother believed Catherine's Mother's name to be Catherine also. Mother also said we had some relatives "out east" (such as Pennsylvania), but she didn't know where or who they were. Oddly enough, Catherine was buried in Belvidere, Illinois. On her death notice, it shows her Mother's name to be Margaret Delany (or Delaney). I am sure this is incorrect, but since neither Catherine or James were there to answer the question of her mother's name (!), it was listed as such. I have never found a Margaret Delany in any relationship to the Kiely's. It seems to be that if Catherine's Mother's name was Catherine, that name would be continued for a few generations, and it was. My Mother's cousin was Catherine. No one I know of has ever heard of Brigid, but with so many records lost, etc., I guess anything is possible! Thank you again, I will look into these names. No where in any news clippings (from the family bible) are the names Roger and Charles listed. Of course we have a MaryAnn (isn't it illegal not to have a Mary if you are Irish? :) Thank you so much for all of your hard work. I will check more records later when they become free.
PS - My Mother was always under the impression that Catherine was from the Waterford area.
Susie
Susie:
Ignore Roger. That was me signing the note.
Roger
Ok, thanks!
Ok, thanks!
The surname of Bridget is Mulcahy.
There is no twin Charles in 1840, I checked the records.
You can do this yourself on http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632226#page/166/mode/1up