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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Kerry => Topic started by: SuasAnAbhainn on Tuesday 13 November 12 17:19 GMT (UK)
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Hoping to connect with descendants of the following McGrath family members:
- Mary - born about 1884, emigrated to St.Louis, Missouri in 1908
- William - born about 1886, emigrated 1910
- James - born about 1888, emigrated 1911
- George - born about 1890, emigrated 1925
- Thomas - born about 1896, emigration date unknown
- Patrick - born about 1901, emigrated 1924
Thomas is thought to have migrated via Canada to St.Louis and thence to California. All the others migrated via Cobh (Queenstown) to New York. Some may have travelled onward to St.Louis, where their sister Ellen emigrated to in 1907.
SuasAnAbhainn.
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Since they all seem to have gone to America and you are looking for descendants I'm wondering if this post wouldn't be better placed on the U.S. board?
Rootschat doesn't allow posting details of living/possibly living people and the children of this family could still be alive.
However, the most recent U.S. census is now 1940 which should be a help to you. Have a look at www.familysearch.org to see lots of U.S. databases including census records.
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Where were the family living? I dont see them on the Irish Census of 1901/1911
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some of the details dont quite match up, but I was thinking this was the family...
1911- Magrath household, Castleshannon townland (http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Ballyheigue/Castleshannon/277079/)
and in 1901
Magrath household, Castleshannon townland (http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Ballyheigue/Castleshannon/1425410/)
Parents for this household are Thomas and Johanna
S.
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Your "spot on" as usual Shane - spelling of surname threw me out :)
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I think the parents full names are Thomas McGrath and Johanna Burkett... fairly distinctive surname for Johanna which should help identify the family and assist in tracing children...
S.
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Marriage of Thomas McGrath & Johanna Burkett. Parish Church Ballyheigue, Kerry on 26th Nov 1882. Address Castleshannon.
Rev McCarthy. Witnesses: Michael Murphy & Thomas Burke
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SuasAnAbhainn, I do not know what information you already have & what you are hoping to discover.
In 1910 Census Ellen McGrath (Dee) is in St Louis Ward 28, St Louis City Misouri with her husband Daniel Dee b. Ireland 1874. Child Helen Dee 3 months & sister Mary McGrath a.23 arrived 1908.
Helen Dee (Ellens daughter) married John Michael Mohan 1910-1966.
They had 2 daughters (still living so details not available)
1 son John Michael Mohan Junior 1935-2004 (his family details not available as still living) :)
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Many Thanks for all the replies - much appreciated!
I'm hoping that one of the descendants might just happen to be tracing their ancestry, discover this notice and make contact.
Relentlessly optimistic! :)
Cheers,
SuasAnAbhainn.
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hi i am tracing my family tree and know that i am the great granddaughter of Thomas and Johanna Mc Grath.I would be delighted to have contact with other members of the family to find out more about us. I am a regular visitor to Ireland and have been to Ballyheigue numerous times and used St Marys church in Ballyheigue to trace some family hope one of you out there can help me with any information on tracing my family thanks carmel.
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Delighted to report that I have traced the McGrath brothers as follows:
- James McGrath to New York, New York
- George and Patrick McGrath to Bronx, New York
- Thomas McGrath to Los Angeles, California
all addresses correct as of the 1950s. Would love to hear from any relatives!
Cheers,
SuasAnAbhainn.
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Mc Grath I'm looking for Margaret Mc Grath born 1914 father Edward....
No mother details are known as she never had a birth certificate.
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Mc Grath I'm looking for Margaret Mc Grath born 1914 father Edward....
No mother details are known as she never had a birth certificate.
Do you know her father's occupation? do you have a more exact location than Co. Kerry?
Only 2 Edward McGraths in Co. Kerry in 1911 census- neither married & one quite elderly:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Listowel_Urban/William_Street/275537
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Listowel_Urban/William_Street/275537
Added- new topic-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=763758.new#new
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We have so little....just that he was a solider....
Margaret was born 12th Dec 1914 Killarney
Father Edward...mothers name Unknown...died 1922
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I am one of the FTDNA admins for the R-L226 haplogroup project which is one of three known Irish only haplogroups. L226 is Dal gCais in origin and Sir Conor O'Brien, a direct male descendant of King Brian Boru belongs to L226. There are eleven McGrath testers to at 67 markers. One branch (DC201) is genealogical in nature since 17 of 19 testers are either McCraw, McGraw or McGrath. Other branches including McGrath include: DC63, DC106, DC205, FGC12296 and FGC12290. We now have 46 branches under L226. Of the 522 testers, 80 % of testers with any ties to Europe are found in five Irish counties: Clare, Tipperrary, Limerick, Kerry and Cork. Another 10 % are in the rest of Ireland (probably recent movement within Ireland). The remainder are primarily in England with a few in other countries.
L226 is one of the most researched haplogroups in the world with 522 testers at 67 markers and around 25 % have tested around 40 to 45 known branches. This allows us to now chart the connections between 80 % of the testers:
http://www.rcasey.net/DNA/R_L226/Haplotrees/L226_Home.pdf#Page=22
You might want to consider testing 67 YSTR markers at FTDNA to see if you match these McGrath or McGrath variant surnames. If you do match, you can contact your matches via email to exchange traditional genealogical sources:
https://www.familytreedna.com/products/y-dna