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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Galway => Topic started by: Pricey4848 on Monday 13 June 11 19:57 BST (UK)
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I have recently disovered that my Great x 3 Grandfather Martin FOY was baptised in Tuam, Galway in 1817.
I believe his parents were William FOY and Eleanor MURPHY.
Martin married a lady called Margaret ( no surname ) and they ended up in Hulme, Manchester where in 1878 my great Grandmother Winifred FOY was born.
Winifred later married my Great x 2 Grandfather John Price.
It appears they would have lefy Galway during the potato famine.....
Ia anybody else researching the FOY family from that area and can anyone recommend good source sites for Tuam so I can underdtand what caused them to head to Manchester in the mid 1850s.
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You didn't mention what religion your Foy family were.. where did you find the baptism details ?
RC baptism and marriage records for the parish of Tuam go back to the the 1790s, although there are some significant gaps. These are available on films Pos. 4221, 4222 in the National Library in Dublin.
Church of Ireland records for Tuam go back to 1808, and are available in the RCB Library in Rathfarnham. Some also appear to be available in the National Archives in Dublin
Martin must have been quite elderly when his son was born - about 61..
Shane
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You didn't mention what religion your Foy family were.. where did you find the baptism details ?
RC baptism and marriage records for the parish of Tuam go back to the the 1790s, although there are some significant gaps. These are available on films Pos. 4221, 4222 in the National Library in Dublin.
Church of Ireland records for Tuam go back to 1808, and are available in the RCB Library in Rathfarnham. Some also appear to be available in the National Archives in Dublin
Martin must have been quite elderly when his son was born - about 61..
Shane
I believe the FOYS were RC based on fact that Winifred married John Price in a RC Chapel in Hulme and the Price`s were Church of England as far as I know....
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Hi there
I am researching the Foys also and I believe we may well be looking at the same family. My 2 x great grandfather John Foy (b1852) was the son of Martin & Margaret (Martin being born around 1817-1819 in Galway). John had a sister Winifred (b1856) who married John Price in Chorlton. I tried looking into Irish records last year but had no luck. I hear though that there are now more online so I'm giving it another shot. I'm in Australia so unless records are online it's a bit tricky for me ... perhaps we could keep in touch .. I have a tree on ancestry.com.
Lisa Foy
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Hi there
I am researching the Foys also and I believe we may well be looking at the same family. My 2 x great grandfather John Foy (b1852) was the son of Martin & Margaret (Martin being born around 1817-1819 in Galway). John had a sister Winifred (b1856) who married John Price in Chorlton. I tried looking into Irish records last year but had no luck. I hear though that there are now more online so I'm giving it another shot. I'm in Australia so unless records are online it's a bit tricky for me ... perhaps we could keep in touch .. I have a tree on ancestry.com.
Lisa Foy
Hi, I believe we may well be relatives! Hi!!!!
My great great x grandfather was John Price who married Winifred FOY at St Wilfreds Chapel, Hulme, Manchester in 1878......John and Winifred had a son 1 month after they married called Thomas Price who was my great grandfather.
Although married in Hulme the registration district was Chorlton on Medlock.
I am in contact with another RootsChat poster who is also researching the FOYs and she has traced them back to Tuam, Galway around 1817.
We believe they fled Ireland during the potato famine and ended up in my home city of Manchester in the late 1850s.
I have Winifred`s and John`s wedding certificate and also photos of St Wilfreds Chapel which is still standing although converted to offices now.
I have a little other information re the Foys and Winifred`s brother Martin who lodged with her and John and also Winifred`s sister in law Mary Ann who was witness at her wedding.
Please forward me your contact details and it`s been lovely to hear from you.
Lee Price
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Lee - it certainly sounds like we are researching the same line ! I will PM you my email address and we can keep in touch. Lisa
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Hi both,have either of you come across a Cecilia Foy born around 1858 in Taum and somehow ended up in Walsall Staffordshire? Thanks
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Hi both,have either of you come across a Cecilia Foy born around 1858 in Taum and somehow ended up in Walsall Staffordshire? Thanks
I havent sorry but they share same name and come from same town so good chance linked....
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No I haven't sorry .. I have delved into any records yet from Tuam.
Good luck !
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No I haven't sorry .. I have delved into any records yet from Tuam.
Good luck !
Not sure if you told me this but I identified that John Foy B 1851 who was brother of my Great Great Grandmother Winifred was living at 28 Silver Street Hulme 1901 with wife Mary Ann and children / grand children.
And then i stumbled across a marriage of a William Foy and Jessie Price in 1924 at St George`s Hulme...wondered if same families again but I don't know of any Jessies...!! Strange co incidence!
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Yes, I also have John at Silver Street in 1901. In 1911 he was at 46 Peel Street, Hulme, Lancashire, England (living with son William & his family).
Interesting about the marriage you found. There were a lot of FOYS around and even more when you start finding people with all the different variations like FAHY, FAHEY etc !
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Yes, I also have John at Silver Street in 1901. In 1911 he was at 46 Peel Street, Hulme, Lancashire, England (living with son William & his family).
Interesting about the marriage you found. There were a lot of FOYS around and even more when you start finding people with all the different variations like FAHY, FAHEY etc !
Just found the Peel Street info now....who was your grandmother and did the Foys move to Aus?? and what was the story with Harriet HUGHES? and her 2 kids??
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Just 3 Marriage records in Tuam 1800 - 1900 Foy / Fee
William Foy to Mary Daly 6th October 1827
Thomas Foy to Winifred O Donnell 2nd Mar 1885
John Foyes, Oxford (Possibly UK) to Marcella Donelan 20th Feb. 1801
Birth Records
Catherine Foy 27th July 1815 to William Foy and Eleanor Foy.....possible sister of Martin listed in earlier posts !
Stephen Foy 1st Jan 1836 to Patrick Foy & Mary Clancy
Mary Foy 29/09/1844 to Edmund Foy & Bridget Nactin (Possibly Naughton)
John Paul Foy 25/06/1885 to Thomas Foy and Winifred O Donnell
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Thanks for those Tuam records .. I haven't tried yet looking for any irish records but I have been told that many have been destroyed and that often there a big gaps in those that have survived ... that has put me off a bit !!
I will get back to this part of my tree and have another look.
Thanks again
Lisa
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I was told my relatives came from Tuam.My daughter(who lives 5mls from Tuam)and I spent a good couple of hours copying births and marriages from the registers for 1790-1900.These were in the Presbytery in Tuam.The secretary told us that Tuam records are stored by The Mormons.,Salt Lake City,Utah,USA.May be worth looking there.
Elaine
ps..we didnt find anyone with the names we were looking for...my gt gt grandad,Denis Mahon,and his father,Joseph,so it's back to research for me!
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My great grandmother was Bridget Foy born in 1858. Her father was Michael Foy and mother Bridgit Foy. Family verbal history has it that she came from Tuam, but the only written evidence I can find is that on the 1911 census she was living in Failsworth, Manchester and states that she was born in Galway.
Do these names tie into any of the Foys of Tuam records that anyone has?