Mercedes It is true that a wife and children (under 18 years) were granted automatic citizenship. I suggest you consult the citizenship papers to detertmine the names of the additional citizenship grants. Vince ----- Original Message ----- From: <irl-mayo-request@rootsweb.com> To: <irl-mayo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 3:00 AM Subject: IRL-MAYO Digest, Vol 8, Issue 92 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > 2. Re: Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > 3. Re: Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > 4. Re: Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:52:03 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IRL-MAYO] Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > To: <IRL-MAYO-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1366289525.188670@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: mercmcl > Surnames: Clarke > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8522.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Dear Paul, > > That is very interesting. Annie Clarke was my grandmother and she > emigrated to the U.S. at about that age. She lived in Philadelphia where > she met my grandfather Michael McLaughlin (also an Irish immigrant) and > they married in 1922 in Philadelphia). My father was Philip McLaughlin. > Does any of this sound familiar? I never found my grandmother's > citizenship application--but I found my grandfather's. I read that > sometimes the wife didn't bother applying or that she would automatically > become a citizen if the husband applied. But I'm not sure if that is true. > Please let me know---I have family tree with some of these details and it > should be public but I'll check to make sure. Nice to hear from you! > Mercedes McLaughlin > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:53:00 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IRL-MAYO] Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > To: <IRL-MAYO-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1366300382.265540@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: carrabeg73 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8522.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Based on 1911 Census for John Clarke with spouse Catherine in Mayo > Residents of a house 5 in Ballymanagh (Ardagh, Mayo) > Clicking on Show all information will show # years married > > Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion > Clarke John 70 Male Head of Family R C Church > Clarke Catherine 64 Female Wife R C Church > Clarke John 40 Male Son R C Church > Clarke Patrick 37 Male Son R C Church > Clarke Michael 34 Male Son R C Church > Clarke Bridget 28 Female Daughter R C Church > Clarke Annie 24 Female Daughter R C Church > Clarke James 20 Male Son R C Church > Clarke Helena 17 Female Daughter R C Church > > Then I looked up mayoancestors.com and came across the following marriages > in Mayo for John Clarke with a spouse Catherine. One of these is possibly > your Clarke. I would guess the other one you have with John Clarke in > Wicklow is not the same Clarke. > > Mayo Marriage Records Husband: clarke, john; Wife: , catherine; Year: > 1870 > Husband Wife Year Region District Parish Type > John Clarke Catherine Benson 1870 South Mayo **** Civil > John Clarke Catherine Benson 1870 South Mayo **** Church > John Clarke Catherine Kane 1868 South Mayo **** Civil > John Clark Catherine Benson 1870 South Mayo **** Church > John Clarke Kate Kearns 1865 North Mayo **** Civil > John Clarke Cat Kearns 1865 North Mayo **** Civil > > Hope this will help some. > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:32:38 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IRL-MAYO] Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > To: <IRL-MAYO-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1366302924.191426@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: mercmcl > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8522.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you so much. I know that Annie (known as Anna in the States) came > to the States in 1913--I have her immigration record, i.e., the ship > record and her arrival in Philadelphia. So while the household in Mayo > County looks possible---Anna would not have still been in Ireland when she > was 24 since was already here in the States. We're fairly certain that > her mother Catherine died before her father. It is possible that the John > Clarke in Wicklow was my great grandfather since I found a listing where > there is an Annie Clarke and John Clarke there in 1913 or around > there--right around the time my grandmother emigrated. I suppose it's > possible that John (who was widowed) may have moved to Wicklow for some > reason and Annie accompanied him? Not sure but still researching that. > On her marriage record (married in Philadelphia) my grandmother named her > parents as John Clarke and Catherine Gray but again, perhaps the name Gray > was incorrect, and one of these marriage records c! > ould be my great grandparents. I suppose that I could try ordering my > grandmother's birth certificate from Ireland and that would name her > parents. We know much more about my grandfather's side (from Leenane) than > my grandmother's. Thank you kindly for all of this information. It is > greatly appreciated. > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:37:02 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IRL-MAYO] Anna Clarke born 1894 County Mayo Swinford? > To: <IRL-MAYO-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1366324622.216156@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: johnloughney1 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8522.3/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Small side note about the citizenship. I have a good paper trail because > my great grandmother was applying for citizenship in the 1930s, I suspect > that was because of the various New Deal relief programs. > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the IRL-MAYO list administrator, send an email to > IRL-MAYO-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the IRL-MAYO mailing list, send an email to > IRL-MAYO@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-MAYO-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of IRL-MAYO Digest, Vol 8, Issue 92 > ***************************************