This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EIROC Surnames: mcgarry macgarry mc garry claremorris gordon gordan kerins Ballingarel roscommon kearns Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8470/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Great Grandfather was a Michael McGarry, born September 1873 in Ballingarel (now known as Ballinagard), County Roscommon. His parents were Patrick McGarry [b. circa 1840] and Margaret Kearns [b. circa 1841]. They married in Roscommon on 15 Jan 1865. Patrick's father was a Timothy McGarry, born circa 1815. Margaret's father was a Michael Kearns [also Kerins], born circa 1815. Margaret and Patrick had the following children: Thomas born July 1867 Mary Sep 1869 John Oct 1871 (may have died in Mass, USA in 1905) Michael Sep 1873 Martin Aug 1875 Timothy Oct 1877 (I don't know any more about any of these children yet) Michael McGarry was living in Ballyhuanis, County Mayo, for his job when the 1901 census was conducted, and then he came to Claremorris, County Mayo to work at the train station as a Railway Foreman. He was a lodger at my Great Grandmother's house at The Square, Claremorris, and went on to marry her. She was Sara Mary Gordon [b. 26 Feb 1875. d. 15 May 1945]. They married on 11 Nov 1909 at Claremorris Catholic Church. Present were Michael Tolan, and Sara's sister Elizabeth Gordon. Michael and Sara had two sons, Timothy [b. 1912 - d. 1996] and Thomas Gerard McGarry [b. 1916 - d. 1983]. Timothy emigrated to Australia while Thomas (known as 'Ger') McGarry remained in Claremorris. Sara died in 1945 and the obituary I have for her does not mention Michael. I am completely unable to find anything of what became of Michael and nobody seems to remember him. There are other factors to this story which I won't share here but if anyone has any information about Michael or any of the above mentioned McGarrys, I'd be delighted to hear from you, please e-mail me and I can provide further details. I have ordered incorrect death certs for some Michael McGarrys previously, I would assume he must have died in a window between 1916 and 1945. I assumed he would have died in Claremorris but I can't find anyone that seems to fit the bill in that area. He is apparently buried with Sara at Ballinasmalla Graveyard near Claremorris, but we only erected the gravestone in recent years so we don't have any dates. Any info would be very much appreciated as I've spent a very long time seeking info and can't make any ground on this. My e-mail: [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.