Mary, Have you any particular reason for thinking they are from Clare? I'd start by looking in Wales. Do you have Mary's marriage certificate or her father's death certificate? And what of her mother? If she married in Swansea in 1856, it's possible that the family may have moved there before 1851 census. I'd try and find her father Timothy in 1851, 1861 and 1871. Was he a widower? Were there any other family members? Was his occupation a cooper? Don't rely on just one census. If we had a name for her mother, it would make identifying Mary or one of her brothers and sisters somewhat easier. We might also find a marriage. That would settle if we were looking in the right place. The IFHF website has only two Mary Fitzgerald baptisms with father Timothy. Both in 1838. One was in Cork, the other in Limerick. But that doesn't mean a lot as many records have not survived. Peter