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Molloy/Farrell

WexfordNew Ross (Wexford)

Hello, I have just come upon this marvellous site, and wonder if anyone can help with my search for my great grandfather and descendents. My GGF is Peter Molloy born,I believe, in Wexford and died in the district of Fethard,Union of New Ross, County of Wexford on 7 November 1916 at the recorded age of 85 years. The informant to his death was Edward Kehoe, his Grandson. Peter Molloy had married Mary Farrell I believe, but he was a widower at the time of his death. If his age at death as recorded on the death certificate (85) is correct, then he would have been born in 1831.I have no details on Peter and Mary's parents.or other ancestors

So far as I am aware the couple had at least 6 children, all born in Coolgranny: Mary b Feb 1868, John and Patrick both b Sept 1869, James (my Grandfather),bJan1872, Marianne b Aug 1875 and possibly Bridget dob unknown. If Bridget is right, it seems she married a John Kehoe in Nov 1889..

It can be very confusing following families through, and as I do not have a marriage certificate for Peter and Mary, I have to draw sensible conclusions from the research I have been able to do. But I seem to have hit the "brick wall"and would be most appreciative of any help that will carry my search forward, including finding a living relative.

with thanks, yours sincerely

Jim Molloy (born in Dublin in 1941 and now living in Portsmouth, England).

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Jim:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Peter and Mary married in 1867 in the Gorey registration district. You can get a copy of this record for around 4 euros from the General Register Office. The record should show the names of the fathers of the bride and groom and where the bride and groom were living at the time of marriage. Let me know if you need instructions. See index record  below. I also found Peter in the 1901 and 1911 censuses living with the Kehoes (his daughter was Bridget).

Roger McDonnell

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Tintern/Saltmi…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/Tintern/Saltmi…

First name(s)PeterLast nameMulloyRegistration year1867Registered Quarter/Year1867Registration districtGoreyVolume7Page761County-MarriageFinder™Peter Mulloy married
Mary Farrell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Dear Roger,

Thank you so much for your prompt and helpful response. I have now applied to the GRO in Roscommon for the marriage certificate. I note that in the marriage entry Peter is a Mulloy, while in the census reports he is a Molloy. A not unusual mis-spelling. I have Peter's death certificate, and see that the informant on his death in 1916 was his grandson Edward who, from the 1911 census report, would have been only 13 at that time. I would have anticipated that an adult would have notified the death, but as Edward was present at death perhaps this was normal procedure.

My next target is to try to find Mary Farrell's death, and both Peter and Mary's birth.record. I realise that I will need to go to church records for the latter, but do not really know where to start, or even if any records exist and who to approach. Any advice would be welcomed. I do intend to visit Wexford, probably early next year. Do you happen to know if any grave yards still exist from those times where I may be lucky enough to find headstones or other information?  And all Peter/Mary's children seem to have been born in District of Coolgranny. I have not yet found it on a map.but presumably it still exists and hasn't been swallowed up by any boundary changes.

Finally, in passing, I know that Peter's son James - my grandfather - married an Ellen McDonnell in Dublin in 1902. It would be too much of a coincidence if there were any connection!!     

With my thanks again, and best wishes for a healthy New Year.

Jim

 

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Hi Jim:

Happy New Year! No connection to the Ellen McDonnell in Dublin.

After looking at your family for awhile, I think that Peter moved from one end of the county to the other end sometime after his wife died in order to live with bridget. Coolgreany is in Inch civil parish in the northeast corner of Wexford and within the Gorey registration district (corresponding to the 1867 marriage record). The 1901 and 1911 census records are in Tintern civil parish in the southwest corner of Wexford which is in the New Ross registration district corresponding to the 1916 death record. 

Assuming Mary Molloy died in the Gorey registration district, this is the best civil death index record I could locate.

First name(s)MaryLast nameMolloyBirth year1836Age at death58Registered year1894Registered quarter/yearApr - Jun 1894Registration districtGoreyVolume2Page589

Now for some possible bad news. The RC parish in the northeast corner of Wexford is Kilanerin/Killanerin. However, records for that parish do not start until 1852 which mean that baptismal records would not be available prior to 1852 if Peter and Mary were baptized in that parish. http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0597

Here is a link to the parish of Killanerin. http://ferns.ie/kilanerin/  They don't have an e-mail addres so you may want to contact the diocese in Ferns. adm@ferns.ie  They may be able to help with cemeteries not only in Killanerin but also down in Ballycullane which corresponds to Tintern civil parish.

Roger

 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you Roger. I will follow these leads up.

Jim

 

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