In Search Of....... Fitzpatrick, Cullen, and Burns families... James Fitzpatrick (my great-great-grandmother), born Nov 1846 in County Wicklow, Ireland, and died Mar 1930 in Washington, D.C. He immigrated to America in 1857 (per U.S. Census records). He was married to Katherine Cullen about 1879 in Washington, D.C.. They were Catholic, but no marriage/church record has been found. Per family, they attended St. Aloysius and later St. James Catholic Churches. Living children were Mary A., William Aloysius, Elizabeth Agnes (my great-grandmother), and James Joseph. Three to five additional children did not survive beyond birth, have birth records for three, but 1900 Census indicates nine total children. Death record for James Fitzpatrick lists his birthplace as Dublin, Ireland, his father as Joseph Fitzpatrick, born in Dublin, Ireland, and mother as Mary Burns, born in Wecklow, Ireland. Have not located Immigration record, nor 1860 Census record. The 1870 Census shows him (age 25) living with probable sister and brother-in-law, Catherine (age 40) and John Burns (age 37), and sister Mary A. Fitzpatrick (age 20). The 1880 Census shows in (age 35), with wife Kate (age 29), and sister Mary A. Fitzpatrick (age30). Katherine Cullen (my great-great-grandmother) born April 1860 in County Wickow, Ireland, and died Aug 1926 in Washington, D.C. She was married to James Fitzpatrick about 1879 in Washington, D.C. She immigrated to America in 1877 (per U.S. Census records). They were Catholic. Death record for Katherine Fitzpatrick, and it lists her father as a Cullen and her mother as a Burns. Rose Cullen (probable sister to Katherine) born Dec 1849 in Ireland. She immigrated to America in 1872 (per U.S. Census records). She was married to John Murphy , also of Ireland. Sarah Cullen (sister of Rose), born Nov 1861 in Ireland. She immigrated to America in 1884 (per U.S. Census records). Have limited information on Rose Murphy and her sister Sarah Cullen, basically 1900 and 1910 Census records. Have not been able to locate 1880 Census information, U.S. Immigrations records, nor Death records. In 1900 Census, Rose Murphy (age 50) and her sister Sarah Cullen (age 38) are living a few doors away from Katherine in Washington, D.C. Rose is a widow who had five children. Sarah is single. 1910 Census, Rose (age 65) and Sarah (age 56) are still in Washington, D.C., Sarah is still single at age 56. Mary A. Fitzpatrick (sister of James), born about 1850 in Ireland. Listed in 1870 Census living with probable sister and brother-in-law, Catherine (age 40) and John Burns (age 37), and brother James Fitzpatrick (age 25), and in 1880 Census living with brother and sister-in-law, James and Kate Fitzpatrick. Catherine Burns, nee Fitzpatrick? (probable sister of James) born Aug 1826 in Ireland. Married to John Burns, born Dec 1830 in Ireland. Listed in 1860 Census (age 33) in Washington, D.C., with husband John (age 28). In 1870 Census, she (age 40) is listed with husband John (age 37) and last name shown as Barsons vice Burns.Also listed are children James (age 7), John (age 5) and Aloysius (age 3), as well as James Fitzpatrick (age 25), Mary A. Fitzpatrick (age 20), and Bridget Donahue (age 9). The 1880 Census has Katherine Burns (age 54) with husband John (age 55), children James J. (age 17), John F. (age 14), and Francis A. (age 12), also nieces Katie (age 6) and Mary (age 18) Keough. The 1900 Census shows Catherine (age 73) immigrated to America in 1856, and John (age 69) immigrated in 1857. Family lore has said that both families lived near each other in County Wicklow, but never met until after their arrival in Washington D.C., where James and Kate were married. There is also rumor of a Castle/Estate in the family which may have been lost to taxes in the 1950's. My Great-uncle, Robert Nicholson, offered to pay the back taxes if my mother or her sister would go there and live for a year, but both declined the offer. I know nothing further of this castle or its' location. Two other names of interest were given to me by a family member - William Fitzpatrick of County Cork, Ireland and his wife, Mary Marguerite of Dublin, Ireland. Not sure how they fit in to this picture. Cheers, Michael Kent Island, Maryland