Peter, Re Whitcomb, Miltown Malbay, On 14-12-2006 Declan Barron circulated the following (inter alia): Clare Journal 27 Feb 1837 Kilrush ...... meeting of the subscribers of the Kilrush Dispensary .... to appoint a Superintendant to that institution, in room of the late lamented Dr. Elliott. George Studdert, of Clonderlaw, Esq., was moved to the chair, when Thos. Elliott, Esq., Surgeon, was unanimously elected in the place of his father. On the 14th instant, Captain Triphook of the Hamilton ...... vessel in distress ..... towed her to the Revenue Quay. She was freighted by Mr. J. W. Patterson, and was valued at £4,000. ...... The Magistrates, Capt. B. Macnamara, R.N., William C. Marrett, and Thomas Keane, Esqs., have been engaged n Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, in hearing salvage claims against the brig, Mercator, wrecked at Doonbeg ..... Mr. Monsell, of Limerick, appeared for the Under Writers, and Mr. Chs. O'Connell for the claimants ....... the following awards were made :- Captain White, R.N., Seafield, Inspector Coast Guards, £10; Lieut. McNevin, R.N., Coast Guard, Doonbeg, £20; Lieut. morris, R.N., seafield, £25; Lieut. Whitcomb, R.N., Coast Guard, Freigh Station, £30; Individual claims of Coast Guard £20 10s; Mr. Duncan Patterson, £207; Constabulary, £64; Injury to seaweed, private property, £2 10s; The sale of the vessel and cargo produced £1,050, while the amount of claims was £950. The sum total awarded was £350. Also: Freeman's Journal February 11th 1830 MARRAIGES At Miltown Malbay Church, Henry *Whitcomb*, Esq, R.N. to Frances, youngest daughter of T. Morony, Esq. of Miltown House. And Morning Chronicle November 19 1856 On the 15th inst., at St Michael's Church, Limerick, George Lewis White, Esq., 55th Regiment, second son of C.J. White, Esq., late Captain 95th regiment, to Frances, only daughter of the late Lieutenant Whitcomb, R.N., Miltown Malbay. Regards, Donal De Barra On 05/01/2013 09:01, Peter R Booth wrote: > From 1901 census, James Sullivan was born c1838 and Mary O'Brien c1841. > > I've previously posted that James Sullivan married Mary O'Brien on 9th > Feb 1864 > in Milltown Malbay. His father was Thomas Sullivan. Her father was Michael > O'Brien. But I don't have the mothers. > > I've just received the following new information on baptismal sponsors > of the children of James & Mary. One would suspect that any Sullivans or > O'Brien sponsors might be brothers or sisters, or other relatives of James > and Mary. > > > Baptism Year Sponsor Given Est Birth > > > John 1871 BELLETT Catherine 1853 > Bridget 1866 HENNESSEY Bridget 1848 > John 1871 McCARTHY Michael 1853 > Thomas 1865 MORIARTY Michael 1847 > John 1869 O'BRIEN Connor 1851 > Thomas 1865 O'BRIEN Margaret 1847 > Bridget 1866 O'BRIEN Patrick 1848 > John 1869 SULLIVAN Margaret 1851 > Patrick 1874 SULLIVAN Mary 1856 > Patrick 1874 SULLIVAN Thomas 1856 > Mary 1877 WHITE Patrick 1859 > Mary 1877 HEHIR Catherine 1859 > Ann 1880 Patrick 1862 > Ann 1880 WHITCOMB Mary 1862 > > I've assumed sponsor had to be over 18 and estimated birth dates > accordingly. > > I wonder if anyone can recognise any of the sponsors and possible links > to Sullivan & OBrien families in the area. > > I know Michael Moriarty married Ann Murray and came to NSW. He also > sponsored the 1885 migration of my Bridget Sullivan b1866 to Sydney. I don't > know if he has a direct family connection. > > I'm working through looking for submitted trees, civil registrations and > census records for each of the sponsors, but it's a slow process and I'm not > having much success. > > Peter Booth > > =========================== > Try http://www.google.ie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >