Do you need help in Athy, Co Kildare

[aghadowey]

Here's a link to 1911 census- it gives ages in years not exact dates so not sure what your source for the birthdates is.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kildare/Belan/Belan/536668/


I.G.I. (www.familysearch.org) lists 2 children for John Doody and Bridget Doyle-
1. John born 1 Mar.1877 Athy district, Co. Kildare (certificate you have)
2. Matthew born 19 July 1879 Co. Kildare

[caffyg049]

Sorry for misunderstanding ,the childrens names and ages i obtained from 1901/1911 census.
I used Kildare.brsgenealogy.com  and obtained marriage certificate for John & Bridgit  12/9/1875,
also obtained Church Baptism certificates  for Matthew,Thomas &Catherine,but no record for Elizabeth,Esther or John
even though i have Johns Birth certificate. Why is there no record of their birth/baptism?
 

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi will you PM me your personal email as i have a few leads for you , regards Damsel

Thanks so much for quick reply,the names of the 5 children from the census check are,
Matthew DOB 19th July 1879,
Thomas DOB 1881 14th December ,
Lizzie DOB1882 month unknown,
Catherine DOB 1887 3rd April,
and Esther DOB 1890 OR 1891  month unknown.
We are assuming that our grandfather is 1st child born......as John and Bridget married in Castledermot 12/9/1875. Fingers crossed. Cathy.

[PatB71]

Hi Bernardette ,
                        No sorry I haven`t made it down there yet .I was actually researching the Prendergast Family but you may have seen some of my posts re Floods in Monasterevin in another post.Sounds like you`re been kept busy.

Hi Pat have you managed to get to the offices yet? was it the name Flood you were looking for ?, I have been through from 1900 to 1960 today and dont recall a flood on them, regards Damsel[

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Thanks for the help Bernardette...I`ll see if I can make it down to the council offices so.

[RichardK]

Hello Bernadette

Do you know anything about the churchyard at Cloney, a little way north of Athy just off the road to Monasterevin?  I know from an archaeological report I found on the planning pages of Kildare County Council that the church that used to be there is now virtually gone and the churchyard is surrounded by a farm, but the graveyard appears to be still in use.

I know from the Griffith's Valuation and that my Kelly family lived at Cloney in the 1850s, but I haven't been able to trace a death certificate for the parents - Dennis Kelly and his wife Bridget Murphy - and I wonder if they might be buried at the little churchyard at Cloney, or if they're more likely to be buried in Athy itself?  They had seven children, three baptised at Monasterevin (Judith 1823, Catherine 1828 and Peter 1832), then another four children baptised at Athy (Dennis 1835, Michael 1837, Martin 1840 and Francis 1843).

Any suggestions from your clearly extensive local knowledge appreciated!

Many thanks
Richard.

[corisande]

Hi

Don't know if you can help me here. I am researching the Irish Brigade that Roger Casement tried to raise among Irish Prisoners of War in Germany during WW1

Among those who signed up was a John Davis from Athy. What I know about him is fairly basic, but have worked out from the 1911 census who I think he is

1. He joined the Leinster Regiment (service no 3296) and was captured in France in early 1915. I have his Medal Index card

2. He was a labourer before enlisting.

3. Notes from other prisoners give that he came from Athy.

4. Dismissed for misconduct 18 Jun 1919. Because he had joined Irish Brigade.

5. There is a 28 year old John Davis living in 1911 Census at 2 William Street Upper, Athy Town, Kildare. This is a possibility. He is single, born Kildare, a general labourer and son of William and Maria Davis. ie born 1883.

6. John Davis fitting this date of birth dies in Athy in Oct/Dec 1957

Are there likely to be any local records that might confirm the death as an obituary, or any other thoughts that would give me more information on this man?

[Celtic Damsel]

HI, the only records here in the town that I could check for you are the burial records for the local cemetry I can do that no problem, it would not give you a lot of additional information maybe an inkcling as to what other family he had here in the town or indeed has still seen as he only died in the 50's.
It's a possibility there are still people here with memories of him and I could check for them and see if I could have a chat to them for you  if that's any help?  is he related to you?, whats the purpose of the research if you dont mind me asking as if I am going to speak to family they would want to know.

[corisande]

Thanks for the reply

I am not related. But I am researching the Irish Brigade, an attempt by Roger Casement to raise a brigade from among Irish Prisoners of War in Germany

You will find a full back ground on this link . Casement landed by submarine in Kerry 2 days before the Easter Rising. However Casement was arrested and the boatload of arms that came at the same time was seized. He was later hanged.

The Irish prisoners were left in Germany, and I am researching them. There is a full list of the 56 men here with links to individual pages.

Some are easier to research than others. Depends on how much information I have to go on in the first place. John Davis is particularly sparse in any background, apart from the fact he came from Athy. Anything you can find out, no matter how small, would be useful. With this sort of research one often puts together a number of little facts to make a bigger  step forward.

I just find the whole episode fascinating 

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi Again, I think probably the best path for you would be to contact the members of the local Davis family maybe write a note to each that explains your research, they seem to be all still in and around the same area here so I would hazard a guess they are all related as seems to be the way with famlies here in the town, it would be worth a try I'm sure someone would share your interest in this person and you may even find someone in the family has done some family research and found him on the tree, or mebers who remember him as it was only the 50's when he died. I will PM you the details for all the Davis still listed in the area, hope this helps, Damsel