Hello again Jean, Thanks for your message. I am fairly sure that my Raffertys don't come from Scotalnd. In this 'game' you daren't say 'definitely not' !! Going back to Cromwell's day, it is possible that Scottish Raffertys were among those driven over by his troops or were actually members of his force which followed them to what we now call Northern Ireland. There are plenty of Raffertys in NI, and my mother always claimed that her family came form the North, but I have yet to find evidence of it. My understanding is that the Rafferty surname originated in Sligo, who decided that this is so, I have no idea. As you saw in my original posting to the list, the whole family, living in Halifax, Yorkshire, in 1871, give their birth place as Cty Mayo, Ireland, which is next door to Sligo. The census' for '81, '91 and '01 just give Ireland. So I'm relieved to that bit of extra information to work on, and I now need to find births for all of them, and a marriage fro Patrick and Mary. Thanks for making contact. It is much appreciated. Best wishes. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "jean old" <old.jean@gmail.com> To: <mayo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [MAYO] RAFFERTY pre-1860s > Hello Tony > My Great Great Grandmother was a Rafferty she lived in Scotland > do you know if any of your Rafferty,s came from Scotland there is > also a Patrick in our family. > regards Jean > > > On 4/4/07, Tony Edmondson <tony.edmondson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Listers, >> >> I've only just joined the list as I've recently discovered that my >> maternal >> 3 x grt grandparents, and the whole of the RAFFERTY family, appear in the >> UK >> census for 1871. The youngest child was 11 at this time, suggesting >> that >> the family moved to England during the 1860s. >> >> I am looking for any information or pointers that would help me trace >> them >> and their families in County Mayo, and would be pleased to exchange the >> details I have from the 1881, '91 & '01 census, and so on. >> >> The 1871 census shows : >> >> The family is living in Halifax, Yorkshire >> Patrick Rafferty, Head, married, aged 55, labourer outdoors (3 x grt >> grandfather) >> Mary Rafferty, Wife, married, aged 50 >> Catherine Rafferty, Daughter, unmarried, aged 23 >> Patrick Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 19 (2 x grt grandfather) >> Thomas Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 15 >> John Rafferty, Son, aged 13 >> Mary Rafferty, Daughter, aged 11 >> >> All the family are given as born in COUNTY MAYO, Ireland, and, >> presumably, >> Patrick (snr) and Mary were married in County Mayo, too. >> >> I would be pleased to hear from anyone who recognises this family or has >> any >> information that might help. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Tony >> High Wycombe, England >> >> >> ______________________________________ >> >> >> ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ >> >> ______________________________________ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > ______________________________________ > > > ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ > > ______________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

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I just happen to have MacLysaght's SURNAMES OF IRELAND handy. The book states that Rafferty is of Co. Tyrone and Co. Louth. There is no mention of the name having a Scottish connection. There is also mention of Raftery being association with Co. Mayo. Pat Finnegan Scala -----Original Message----- From: mayo-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mayo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Edmondson Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:39 PM To: mayo@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAYO] RAFFERTY pre-1860s Hello again Jean, Thanks for your message. I am fairly sure that my Raffertys don't come from Scotalnd. In this 'game' you daren't say 'definitely not' !! Going back to Cromwell's day, it is possible that Scottish Raffertys were among those driven over by his troops or were actually members of his force which followed them to what we now call Northern Ireland. There are plenty of Raffertys in NI, and my mother always claimed that her family came form the North, but I have yet to find evidence of it. My understanding is that the Rafferty surname originated in Sligo, who decided that this is so, I have no idea. As you saw in my original posting to the list, the whole family, living in Halifax, Yorkshire, in 1871, give their birth place as Cty Mayo, Ireland, which is next door to Sligo. The census' for '81, '91 and '01 just give Ireland. So I'm relieved to that bit of extra information to work on, and I now need to find births for all of them, and a marriage fro Patrick and Mary. Thanks for making contact. It is much appreciated. Best wishes. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "jean old" <old.jean@gmail.com> To: <mayo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [MAYO] RAFFERTY pre-1860s > Hello Tony > My Great Great Grandmother was a Rafferty she lived in Scotland > do you know if any of your Rafferty,s came from Scotland there is > also a Patrick in our family. > regards Jean > > > On 4/4/07, Tony Edmondson <tony.edmondson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Listers, >> >> I've only just joined the list as I've recently discovered that my >> maternal >> 3 x grt grandparents, and the whole of the RAFFERTY family, appear in the >> UK >> census for 1871. The youngest child was 11 at this time, suggesting >> that >> the family moved to England during the 1860s. >> >> I am looking for any information or pointers that would help me trace >> them >> and their families in County Mayo, and would be pleased to exchange the >> details I have from the 1881, '91 & '01 census, and so on. >> >> The 1871 census shows : >> >> The family is living in Halifax, Yorkshire >> Patrick Rafferty, Head, married, aged 55, labourer outdoors (3 x grt >> grandfather) >> Mary Rafferty, Wife, married, aged 50 >> Catherine Rafferty, Daughter, unmarried, aged 23 >> Patrick Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 19 (2 x grt grandfather) >> Thomas Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 15 >> John Rafferty, Son, aged 13 >> Mary Rafferty, Daughter, aged 11 >> >> All the family are given as born in COUNTY MAYO, Ireland, and, >> presumably, >> Patrick (snr) and Mary were married in County Mayo, too. >> >> I would be pleased to hear from anyone who recognises this family or has >> any >> information that might help. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Tony >> High Wycombe, England >> >> >> ______________________________________ >> >> >> ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ >> >> ______________________________________ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > ______________________________________ > > > ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ > > ______________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ______________________________________ ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ ______________________________________ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Tony My Great Great Grandmother was a Rafferty she lived in Scotland do you know if any of your Rafferty,s came from Scotland there is also a Patrick in our family. regards Jean On 4/4/07, Tony Edmondson <tony.edmondson@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Hello Listers, > > I've only just joined the list as I've recently discovered that my > maternal > 3 x grt grandparents, and the whole of the RAFFERTY family, appear in the > UK > census for 1871. The youngest child was 11 at this time, suggesting that > the family moved to England during the 1860s. > > I am looking for any information or pointers that would help me trace them > and their families in County Mayo, and would be pleased to exchange the > details I have from the 1881, '91 & '01 census, and so on. > > The 1871 census shows : > > The family is living in Halifax, Yorkshire > Patrick Rafferty, Head, married, aged 55, labourer outdoors (3 x grt > grandfather) > Mary Rafferty, Wife, married, aged 50 > Catherine Rafferty, Daughter, unmarried, aged 23 > Patrick Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 19 (2 x grt grandfather) > Thomas Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 15 > John Rafferty, Son, aged 13 > Mary Rafferty, Daughter, aged 11 > > All the family are given as born in COUNTY MAYO, Ireland, and, presumably, > Patrick (snr) and Mary were married in County Mayo, too. > > I would be pleased to hear from anyone who recognises this family or has > any > information that might help. > > Many thanks > > Tony > High Wycombe, England > > > ______________________________________ > > > ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ > > ______________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you Garry Regards Jean On 4/4/07, Garry and Tessa Satherley <penman_and_possum@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Jean. > All I know about Frank prior to his landing up in NZ is what's in the > posting. He named his oldest son Owen after his father and his second and > last as Frank after himself, so there's no way of telling if John's a family > name. As you've probably discovered, McHale's a very common name in Mayo, > particularly the north, so it's a bit of a needle in a haystack job tracing > them. You probably also know of the most famous John McHale, the > Reverend Doctor Archbishop of Tuam, known as the Lion of The West. Best > regards. Garry Satherley, Lillian Rock (Aust.) > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > ______________________________________ > > > ~~ Check your e-mail settings. List mail must be in PLAIN TEXT. ~~ > > ______________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Chris, I will check the Sligo border area. Thank you for the lead. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: SCK32160@aol.com Date: Monday, April 2, 2007 8:59 Subject: Re: [MAYO] Margaret BRADY To: mayo@rootsweb.com > Hi Bill, My name is Chris Kennedy, I have done research on > the Brady name > as my Grandmother was Margaret Brady(1909-1978) from Easky, > CO. Sligo. Our > family is very close to the Mayo border and as I recall > there are not a lot of > Bradys from that neck of the woods. I might add that > while my Bradys were > Catholic there were some that were Protestant as reflected > in the census. > > > ATB, > > Chris > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com.______________________________________ > > ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including > pertinent SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYO- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Jean. All I know about Frank prior to his landing up in NZ is what's in the posting. He named his oldest son Owen after his father and his second and last as Frank after himself, so there's no way of telling if John's a family name. As you've probably discovered, McHale's a very common name in Mayo, particularly the north, so it's a bit of a needle in a haystack job tracing them. You probably also know of the most famous John McHale, the Reverend Doctor Archbishop of Tuam, known as the Lion of The West. Best regards. Garry Satherley, Lillian Rock (Aust.) Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

The famous Archbishop McHale was from Claremorris, County Mayo. ----- Original Message ----- From: jean old To: mayo@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [MAYO] McHALE Hello My great grandmother was a McHale she also came from Mayo do you know if Frank had a brotherJohn? kind regards Jean (Australia) On 4/3/07, Garry and Tessa Satherley <penman_and_possum@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > McHALE > Seeking family history, imigration records relating to Francis (Frank) > McHale, born somewhere in County Mayo, possibly Belmullet, about 1847, > arrived New Zealand about 1867. NZ death certificate (1922) gives father as > Owen McHALE, farmer, mother as Catherine O'REILLY. > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > ______________________________________ > > ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including pertinent > SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ______________________________________ ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including pertinent SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Listers, I've only just joined the list as I've recently discovered that my maternal 3 x grt grandparents, and the whole of the RAFFERTY family, appear in the UK census for 1871. The youngest child was 11 at this time, suggesting that the family moved to England during the 1860s. I am looking for any information or pointers that would help me trace them and their families in County Mayo, and would be pleased to exchange the details I have from the 1881, '91 & '01 census, and so on. The 1871 census shows : The family is living in Halifax, Yorkshire Patrick Rafferty, Head, married, aged 55, labourer outdoors (3 x grt grandfather) Mary Rafferty, Wife, married, aged 50 Catherine Rafferty, Daughter, unmarried, aged 23 Patrick Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 19 (2 x grt grandfather) Thomas Rafferty, Son, unmarried, aged 15 John Rafferty, Son, aged 13 Mary Rafferty, Daughter, aged 11 All the family are given as born in COUNTY MAYO, Ireland, and, presumably, Patrick (snr) and Mary were married in County Mayo, too. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who recognises this family or has any information that might help. Many thanks Tony High Wycombe, England

Hello My great grandmother was a McHale she also came from Mayo do you know if Frank had a brotherJohn? kind regards Jean (Australia) On 4/3/07, Garry and Tessa Satherley <penman_and_possum@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > McHALE > Seeking family history, imigration records relating to Francis (Frank) > McHale, born somewhere in County Mayo, possibly Belmullet, about 1847, > arrived New Zealand about 1867. NZ death certificate (1922) gives father as > Owen McHALE, farmer, mother as Catherine O'REILLY. > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > ______________________________________ > > ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including pertinent > SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello I am searching for Deane in Tristia/Mount Jubilee western section of Mayo. Jack F. Kerr Pennsylvania USA

McHALE Seeking family history, imigration records relating to Francis (Frank) McHale, born somewhere in County Mayo, possibly Belmullet, about 1847, arrived New Zealand about 1867. NZ death certificate (1922) gives father as Owen McHALE, farmer, mother as Catherine O'REILLY. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Hi Bill, My name is Chris Kennedy, I have done research on the Brady name as my Grandmother was Margaret Brady(1909-1978) from Easky, CO. Sligo. Our family is very close to the Mayo border and as I recall there are not a lot of Bradys from that neck of the woods. I might add that while my Bradys were Catholic there were some that were Protestant as reflected in the census. ATB, Chris ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Hi: I just read your helpful reply below and wondered if you might have any birth or baptism information on my Great-grandfather, Patrick J. Fitzmaurice, born in Ballyhaunis (Ballyhounes), County Mayo in1843? His parents names were Thomas Fiztmaurice and Catherine Lorey. I know this much from locating his tombstone from his death in NY in 1896. So far, I've had no luck in locating his birth information or the cemetery where his parents are buried. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Ed Roberts ----- Original Message ----- From: <AGalla6766@aol.com> To: <mayo@rootsweb.com> Cc: <writes@mail.rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 7:05 AM Subject: Re: [MAYO] Margaret BRADY > > > > > Possible info for you... I show a baptism for a Margaret Walsh in > Kiltimagh, > daughter of John Walsh and Honor Egan on May 25, 1873....Witnesses > Bernard > and Kate Egan > More than Likely I should be looking for a mothers maiden name of brady? > Will keep that in mind > > > > > > > > In a message dated 3/31/2007 9:25:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > wm.karr@insightbb.com writes: > > Listers, > > I sent off to GRO for the birth certificate of my great grandmother, > Margaret BRADY WALSH (WELCH). She was born in County Mayo on 31 May 1873, > according > to family history and her death certificate from Chicago, Cook County, > IL. > > They checked their records and came up blank. My only thought now is to > search the church records, but three things stop me. The first is that I > have no > idea who her parents were. Second, I have no idea where in County Mayo > she > was born. Third, I do not know in what church she was baptized. I assume > that > she was R.C., but I am not sure. The descendant family is R.C., so I > think it > is safe to assume she was also. > > Are there LDS microfilms I can search? Would it be an exercise in > futility > if GRO cannot locate the birth certificate? What would be my next move? > > Bill Karr in Peoria, IL., USA > ______________________________________ > > ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including > pertinent > SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the > body of the message > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > ______________________________________ > > ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including pertinent > SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Possible info for you... I show a baptism for a Margaret Walsh in Kiltimagh, daughter of John Walsh and Honor Egan on May 25, 1873....Witnesses Bernard and Kate Egan More than Likely I should be looking for a mothers maiden name of brady? Will keep that in mind In a message dated 3/31/2007 9:25:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wm.karr@insightbb.com writes: Listers, I sent off to GRO for the birth certificate of my great grandmother, Margaret BRADY WALSH (WELCH). She was born in County Mayo on 31 May 1873, according to family history and her death certificate from Chicago, Cook County, IL. They checked their records and came up blank. My only thought now is to search the church records, but three things stop me. The first is that I have no idea who her parents were. Second, I have no idea where in County Mayo she was born. Third, I do not know in what church she was baptized. I assume that she was R.C., but I am not sure. The descendant family is R.C., so I think it is safe to assume she was also. Are there LDS microfilms I can search? Would it be an exercise in futility if GRO cannot locate the birth certificate? What would be my next move? Bill Karr in Peoria, IL., USA ______________________________________ ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including pertinent SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I am wondering if anyone on the list is interested in this Claremorris marriage on Feb 4, 1829. They had at least 5 children: Walter (1833), Thomas (1835), Anthony (1841), Michael (1848) and Honor (Honora?) in 1853. I know a lot about the Walter and Thomas, if anyone is interested. Also, does anyone know how hard was the famine in this part of Mayo?? Ed Burke, Massachusetts ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Listers, I sent off to GRO for the birth certificate of my great grandmother, Margaret BRADY WALSH (WELCH). She was born in County Mayo on 31 May 1873, according to family history and her death certificate from Chicago, Cook County, IL. They checked their records and came up blank. My only thought now is to search the church records, but three things stop me. The first is that I have no idea who her parents were. Second, I have no idea where in County Mayo she was born. Third, I do not know in what church she was baptized. I assume that she was R.C., but I am not sure. The descendant family is R.C., so I think it is safe to assume she was also. Are there LDS microfilms I can search? Would it be an exercise in futility if GRO cannot locate the birth certificate? What would be my next move? Bill Karr in Peoria, IL., USA