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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Limerick => Topic started by: WallyO on Tuesday 06 January 26 03:00 GMT (UK)
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My Grandmother was Mary Ellen (Maria) Liston. Born 20 Aug 1876 in Athlacca, Co Limerick. She was the youngest of 12 children
Her parents were Michael Liston and Catherine Liston, married 14 Feb 1858, in Caherelly. They moved from Caherelly to Lisnagry sometime after Mary was born.
Mary was a parlour maid working at Ashroe House for John Beatty Barrington for many years. She married John McCarthy in 1907 and had a son William.
In 1914 she left Ireland and her son and moved to Australia with David Fitzgibbon (from Mongfune, Murroe). I have no idea why she left, or anything about John McCarthy.
She and David Fitzgibbon both died abt. 1930 leaving two boys David 14 and Jack 12 as orphans near Warwick QLD.
I only have one photo of Mary with her son William in 1914.
I am hoping that these Listons may turn up on someone’s family tree. Any clues would be great. 😊
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You already appear to have a lot of information, so perhaps be clearer about what you are looking for. This means we don’t waste time posting detail you already have.
You already have a thread here about the Liston family.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=690989.0
Marriage of John McCarthy and Mary Liston 1907
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1907/10085/5668643.pdf
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Birth of William in 1907 records his father as a coachman.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1907/01681/1668768.pdf
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1911 census for 4 year old William McCarthy.
Recorded as a nephew, but possibly is with his grandparents.
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Ballyvarra/Lisnagry/622748/
William ended up emigrating to the USA.
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This possible John McCarthy’s death in 1913
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1913/05315/4479057.pdf
1901 census for David Fitzgibbon
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Abington/Mongfune/1504181/
He had emigrated before the 1911 census.
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* QLD BDM birth
FITZGIBBON David b. 29 Nov 1917
ps. Mary Ellen LISTON / David FITZGIBBON 1917/C/15958
FITZGIBBON John Joseph b. 2 Apr 1919
ps. Mary Ellen Liston McCarthy / David 1919/C/7747
* QLD BDM death
FITZGIBBON Mary Ellen died 26 Sep 1930 1930/C/4445
ps Katherine BENNETT / Michael LISTON
* FITZGIBBON David died 17 May 1931
ps. William FITZGIBBON / Ellen FLEMING 1931/C/2128
* Warwick Daily News 27 Sep 1930 p2 c3
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177650758?
Funeral Notice FITZGIBBONS - The friends of Mr David FITZGIBBONS, of Tannymorel, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his deceased wife, which will leave St Marys Church this day...... Warwick Cemetery
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Mary was a parlour maid working at Ashroe House for John Beatty Barrington for many years.
1901 census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Glenstal/Ashroe/1504747/
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001004145/
Ashroe (Ashhoe) townland
https://www.townlands.ie/limerick/owneybeg/abington/glenstal/ashhoe/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5981936#map=12/52.6790/-8.4914