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Kilkenny / Re: Thomastown CO Kilkenny Ireland
« on: Sunday 15 December 13 22:14 GMT (UK) »
Hello, Biggles and further to my last posting, I have a bit more information about my Sullivan McDaniel families and I am wondering if you could possibly point me to areas where I could further research my ancestors in County Kilkenny. I can't do in-person research as I live in Canada. What I have so far is:
My Sullivan family has their roots in Newfoundland and last week after several years of searching I found the marriage record that traces my ancestry back to Ireland:
Parish records, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist:
April 30, 1814
Married: Michael Sullivan of the parish of Thomastown, County of Kilkenny to Mary McDaniel of Knocktopher , Ireland. Present: David Bolton and Mary Connelly.
Having found that information I was then able to find the immigration record for Michael Sullivan. I was fortunate enough to find that he came across on a ship that was infamous, the Schooner Fanny. The captain of that schooner was put on trial because of the horrendous conditions and the list of surviving passengers were part of the court records. The article was in the Kilkenny Review and was by Cyril J. Byrne.
Mick Sullivan, birth year about 1788, age 23, arrived in St. John’s Newfoundland in 1811 aboard the Schooner Fanny.
From that information I found possible birth certificates for Michael Sullivan and Mary McDaniel and then a possible marriage certificate for Daniel Sullivan and Bridget Costello dated 1787.
Two books that may be helpful to further my research are:
The Sullivans: A Notable 19th Century Kilkenny Family by Peter Smithwick (reviewed in the Old Kilkenny Review XVI (1954) 23 – 32)
1797 Chief Catholic Inhabitants, Parishes of Graiguenamanach and Knocktopher (1a 1978)
If you could provide any sites where I may find further information about my Thomastown and Knocktopher ancestors or even where I could access copies of the two books above, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks.
My Sullivan family has their roots in Newfoundland and last week after several years of searching I found the marriage record that traces my ancestry back to Ireland:
Parish records, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist:
April 30, 1814
Married: Michael Sullivan of the parish of Thomastown, County of Kilkenny to Mary McDaniel of Knocktopher , Ireland. Present: David Bolton and Mary Connelly.
Having found that information I was then able to find the immigration record for Michael Sullivan. I was fortunate enough to find that he came across on a ship that was infamous, the Schooner Fanny. The captain of that schooner was put on trial because of the horrendous conditions and the list of surviving passengers were part of the court records. The article was in the Kilkenny Review and was by Cyril J. Byrne.
Mick Sullivan, birth year about 1788, age 23, arrived in St. John’s Newfoundland in 1811 aboard the Schooner Fanny.
From that information I found possible birth certificates for Michael Sullivan and Mary McDaniel and then a possible marriage certificate for Daniel Sullivan and Bridget Costello dated 1787.
Two books that may be helpful to further my research are:
The Sullivans: A Notable 19th Century Kilkenny Family by Peter Smithwick (reviewed in the Old Kilkenny Review XVI (1954) 23 – 32)
1797 Chief Catholic Inhabitants, Parishes of Graiguenamanach and Knocktopher (1a 1978)
If you could provide any sites where I may find further information about my Thomastown and Knocktopher ancestors or even where I could access copies of the two books above, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks.