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« on: Tuesday 01 February 11 23:52 GMT (UK) »
HI Kris - I don't know if Mary was a second wife or not but that record of the Charlotte Jane was what lead me to look for my great grandmother's birth in Limerick. The family on the Charlotte Jane may not be my family because of birth records that I was able to get from the church in Effin. John Carroll and Johanna Hartigan had other children born there:- Catherine born in 1849, Michael born 1852, Joanna born 1853, another Michael born 1858 and James born in 1864. So it looks like they were still in Ireland. The birth record for Maria Carroll I got first from the Irish History Foundation website and then from the catholic church in Effin - Our Lady Queen of Peace. Of coarse I could have the wrong Maria Carroll but what are the chances of two people being born on the exact birth date and with the same set of parents that are on her death certificate from New York City. My father and his siblings didn't know much about their grandparents such as any brothers and sisters or when she went to South Australia. There is a Thomas Carroll listed as a witness on some marriage records that I have for 1866 and 1870. These names are all so common - that doesn't help with the problem. Thank you for your response, Bunny