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Title: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: derrygolagh on Monday 23 May 22 19:48 BST (UK)

Hello all

Please could anyone tell me who was the mother of Mary Ann Crofton born 1841 in Broher County Sligo?

Mary's father was Edmund Crofton born 1815 in Broher but I cannot find the name of her mother or a marriage for her parents.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thank you very much.

Liz







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Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 23 May 22 20:29 BST (UK)
Hello all
Please could anyone tell me who was the mother of Mary Ann Crofton born 1841 in Broher County Sligo?
Mary's father was Edmund Crofton born 1815 in Broher but I cannot find the name of her mother or a marriage for her parents.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you very much.
Liz
Where have you searched already?
Civil registration of births and Catholic marriages started 1864 (non-Catholic marriages from 1845) so you would need to see if any church records of marriage and baptism exist. You haven't mentioned religion but many Catholic parish registers online (free)-
https://registers.nli.ie/
Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Tuesday 24 May 22 09:56 BST (UK)

Please could anyone tell me who was the mother of Mary Ann Crofton born 1841 in Broher County Sligo?

Mary's father was Edmund Crofton born 1815 in Broher.......


Is this the Broher that you're talking about?
https://mapcarta.com/18967608/Map
https://arcg.is/19mXf1 (Choose Historic 25" map - then zoom in twice)


Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: derrygolagh on Wednesday 25 May 22 15:50 BST (UK)


Hello Aghadowey and Kiltaglassen,

Thank you both for your replies.

I have looked for the information on Ancestry but drawn a blank. The family were Roman Catholic.

Thank you for the Website Aghadowey, I had forgotten that one as have not been on Roots Chat for a while. I will check it out.

Thank you for the map of Broher Kiltaglassen, it is the area I am researching.

Kind regards.

Liz

Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: heywood on Wednesday 25 May 22 16:36 BST (UK)
Griffiths Valuation shows:
1)  Edward Crofton, Carrowcrory
2) Edward Crofton, Dernaskeagh

These are both in Toomour civil parish as is Brougher.

https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/corran/toomour/templevanny/carrowcrory/
Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Wednesday 25 May 22 17:16 BST (UK)
Griffiths Valuation shows:
1)  Edward Crofton, Carrowcrory
2) Edward Crofton, Dernaskeagh

These are both in Toomour civil parish as is Brougher.

https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/corran/toomour/templevanny/carrowcrory/

Adding to what heywood has found-

Brougher townland west of Ballinafad.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4220411#map=14/54.0227/-8.3572


Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: heywood on Wednesday 25 May 22 17:27 BST (UK)

Hello all

Please could anyone tell me who was the mother of Mary Ann Crofton born 1841 in Broher County Sligo?

Mary's father was Edmund Crofton born 1815 in Broher but I cannot find the name of her mother or a marriage for her parents.


Do you have Edmund’s baptism?
There is this one in 1815 but the parish is Taughner - 2nd August 1815
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633983#page/56/mode/1up

I am just trying to place them and check - that’s why I am throwing these placenames out  :)
Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: derrygolagh on Friday 27 May 22 14:09 BST (UK)

Hello agan Kiltaglassen and Heywood

Thank you both for the information regarding maps of Brougher and the birth record for Edmund Crofton in 1815.  I am certain that you are correct Heywood in the area of Taunagh.  Through this I have been able to find a Catherine McDonough born 1815 who could be the mother of Mary Ann Crofton. 

I will continue to check further, but in the meantime thank you all very much for your help as always.

Kind regards.

Liz

Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: heywood on Friday 27 May 22 14:40 BST (UK)
That’s good to hear.

I had seen this baptism too and your information made me check again..
There is this baptism in 1810 July 15th
Catharine Crofton - parents Edmund and Catherine (McDonogh).

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633983#page/37/mode/1up

So these are possibly Edmund’s parents too.

Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: derrygolagh on Saturday 28 May 22 19:42 BST (UK)









Hello Heywood

Thank you for confirming the birth date of Catherine McDonough as 11th July 1810.  I misposted

previously  as 1815.  I am still trying to work out the rest.

Regards.

Liz

 
Title: Re: Looking for the mother of Mary Ann Crofton?
Post by: derrygolagh on Thursday 02 June 22 20:10 BST (UK)

Hello Heywood

Sorry for the delay in answering. 

I think that Edmund Crofton and Catherine McDonagh could also be the parents of Edmund Crofton Jnr as well as Catherine Crofton.  I was getting confused as I already have McDonaghs in my line through my grandfather from Derrygolagh, County Sligo.

Thank you very much.

Regards.

Liz