Hi Ann In reply to your question, I have McGrath in my tree, from Castletownarra TIP, the connection may be when you mentioned that your Michael had worked in a quarry. My Seymour family who married into the McGrath family, were quarrymen, some were from Curragh. My McGrath line starts with Lott McGrath & Panilope Dwyer, known children Patrick bc 1791 m. Catherine Irwin and came to Sydney Australia in 1944 and Bridget bc 1812 who m. Michael Seymour three of their children came to Sydney from 1850 onwards. Maggie Heffernan in Port Macquarie NSW Australia Hello listers This is a shot in the dark. I'm hoping someone may direct me where to begin to look for the marriage of William McGrath and Mary Maher probably a few years before 1822. Their son Michael was my great-great grandfather who emigrated in 1847 and settled in Bytown, now Ottawa, Canada. Michael was born circa 1822 and died in 1901 in Ottawa. He was a labourer and worked in a quarry once in Canada. I have no further information on this family in Ireland. I am not certain that they are from Tipperary but have been advised it is possible given the surnames. Michael married Catherine Brennan, from Clogh in Co. Kilkenny, in Ottawa in 1854. Their marriage certificate gives his parents names as above but no other details. Ann Burns Ottawa, Canada
Our Mahers appear to be from the villages around Thurles, like Ballycurrane and Ballybristy. We have our 3G male ancestor being baptized in a church in Ballybristy in 1811. > Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 17:43:41 +1000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IRL-TIP] McGrath/Maher > > Hi Ann > In reply to your question, I have McGrath in my tree, from Castletownarra TIP, the connection may be when you mentioned that your Michael had worked in a quarry. My Seymour family who married into the McGrath family, were quarrymen, some were from Curragh. > > My McGrath line starts with Lott McGrath & Panilope Dwyer, known children Patrick bc 1791 m. Catherine Irwin and came to Sydney Australia in 1944 and Bridget bc 1812 who m. Michael Seymour three of their children came to Sydney from 1850 onwards. > Maggie Heffernan in Port Macquarie NSW Australia > > Hello listers > > This is a shot in the dark. I'm hoping someone may direct me where to begin to look for the marriage of William McGrath and Mary Maher probably a few years before 1822. Their son Michael was my great-great grandfather who emigrated in 1847 and settled in Bytown, now Ottawa, Canada. Michael was born circa 1822 and died in 1901 in Ottawa. He was a labourer and worked in a quarry once in Canada. I have no further information on this family in Ireland. I am not certain that they are from Tipperary but have been advised it is possible given the surnames. > Michael married Catherine Brennan, from Clogh in Co. Kilkenny, in Ottawa in 1854. Their marriage certificate gives his parents names as above but no other details. > > Ann Burns > Ottawa, Canada > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Griffith's Valuation: http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009