Posted on: Ireland<br>County Monagahan<br>Bible-Baptism-Marriage & Family History Records Board Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Ireland/MonagahanBibl/6 Surname: McMahon, Smith or Smythe ------------------------- Hi, I am looking for birth records for my GG Grandmother, Mary McMahon b. 1838 in County Monaghan Ireland. Her parents names were Michael McMahon and Judith Griffith McMahon. She had at least 1 brother named James (Jimmy) McMahon. Her husband, my GG Grandfather, Thomas Smith or Smythe b. 1824 in County Monaghan Ireland. Mary came around Cape Horn and to San Francisco as a young girl around 13yrs old as a "domestic". She was sponsered by a family in San Francisco. Was this practice common in the 1850's, to send children to the US by themselves? Any information that can be provided would be very much appreciated. By the way, the McMahon family was Roman Catholic. Thank you, Elizabeth