Cullen

Roger, Thank you so much. I knew of Frank's death, but until you kindly sent the death info, I had no idea he has a son Patrick. That opens up a whole new area for me. I gather Cronebane, Redcross and Tigroney are close to each other? Paul

 

Thank you, Roger. That's vry helpful. Paul 

I have researched my husband's family tree and some of your names have come up.  He is descended from Frank Cullen (1838 -1916).  His son was Patrick Cullen born 1869.  He worked in the mining industry and started his family in Cronebane but in the 1890's the family had relocated to Dublin and Patrick was working on the railways.  He had 11 children of whom only 8 survived at the 1911 census and another died the following year.  My husbands grandmother was one of his children.  I have no more information on other descendants if any.

 

Anne

 

 Hi Annie,

     Patrick is the younger brother of John, my ggf, who came to the States in 1882 and worked in the coal mines in Mahanoy Cithy, Schuylkill Co. Pa. 

     His father, Frank, my gggf,  married Kate Murphy Cullen. As you know, he died in 1916, and Patrick attended his death. Kate died in 1907. I don't  know where they were buried. 

      Frank mined sulphur in Tig. West. They married in 1859.

     I believe they had these children:

    John, whom I think died in infancy because my ggf was also named John.1860

    James 1861-2

    John, my ggf, 1863

     Patrick I have him born in 1865, but could be wrong 

      Mary 12/21/1870

   Francis? 1872

   Catherine 3/14/1874

   Marion 1875   

   Margaret 9/23/1876

    Bridget, 1873?

    Frank and Kate had a graddaughter Delia Connolly, who lived with them, according to the 1901 census. 

  I've been looking at baptismal records to see if I can find Frank's brothers/sisters and Kate's by looking at the sponsors, whom I think were usually related. 

    I have a pix of John, but nothing else.

    I think Frank's father was John of Redcross. B@1808. I think Kate's father was James, born about the same time, but I don't know where.

     Thanks for the e-mail. I live in Lancaster, Pa, USA.

Paul 

    

  

Annie,

    Is this your husband's Patrick?

 

Patrick CullenEvent Type:CensusEvent Date:1901Event Place:County Wicklow, IrelandEvent Place:Tigroney West (Cronebane, Wicklow), IrelandGender:MaleAge:36Marital Status:MarriedOccupation:General LabourerReligion:Roman CatholicBirth Year (Estimated):1865Birthplace:Co WicklowRelationship to Head of Household:Head of FamilyNote:-Affiliate Image Identifier:nai001316468/

Cullen is a very popular name in Ireland but particularly in the Wicklow area!  I have used the civil records for births, marriages and deaths and the census for my sources.  There seems to be two Patrick Cullens from the same area.  My one is in 1901 and 1911  census in Dublin (Merrion) and this gives his age from where I worked back to date of birth.  But I was unable to find a  birth record for him in the civil register.  I did find his marriage in 1889 in Avoca RC church to Anne Ryan and this gives his father as Frank Cullen.

As the Patrick Cullen living in Cronebane in 1901/11 is living close to Frank Cullen, it is likely that his is the son who attended him on his death.   There are a couple of marriage records for him to a Catherine that are possiblities to confirm who his father was but they are not available online yet.

You seem to have done a lot of research.  Are the church records available?

If you would prefer, I can be contacted directly by email at annieoburns@gmail.com.  

Anne

 

 

 

 

Just a bit more on the grandchild, Delia.  I found her living with her widowed mother, Isobel Connolly in the 1911 census in Dublin City.  She is given as aged 12 yrs and a place of birth is also given as Gosport Hampshire UK.  She is her mother's only child and her mother is  music teacher.  I was unable to find a birth record in UK for Delia or her parents' marriage.  There is one Delia Connolly in the 1939 UK register and she is a nun in Stoke on Trent with date of birth as 15 Feb 1899.

Anne