Crossmolina Church Records

[Diski]

Hi west2013
The earliest Padden I have is:
Patrick Padden and wife Celia Rowland of Attawalla, son James born Feb 24 1838, witnesses were William (couldn't read last name) and Mary McHale

Thomas P and wife Mary McHale:
Aug 15 1832 Thomas, Mullinmore, wit John Manley & Mary Moffett
July 10 1834 Martin, Attawalla, witness Michael Ruane & Mary McHale
Dec 14 1845 Catherine, Mullinmore, wit Patrick Corcoran and Winifred Padden

Sept 2 1838 Marriage of Martin Padden and Jean McCabe. (no children found to be born to this couple)
Sadly, I have no Johns (that I could read anyway!) Your time frame is very early as well, as most registers didn't start until 1835 or so-that includes Crossmolina Parish.
I have found a researcher on the Padden surname in Crossmolina parish-you may want to contact them. Leave me a Personal message here and I can send you the email address.

In 1838 in the village of Kildavaroge there was a Patrick Padden paying tithes.

The spellings of the surnames was all spelt as it sounded to them. So Patten, Paddon, Patin, Patyn would all be the same name-when reaserching Irish records be very open to spelling and dates. There was no need back then to know your own birthdate until they started the Old Age pensions in 1910ish. I have found over a 10 year span in age calulations in the 1901 and 1911 census beyond the 10 years one would expect between the census!

You may want to see if the North Mayo Genealogical Center has more info as there records are computerized now. There is a fee for them to do a lookup, but they may find more family members too that I couldn't see in the register. They also have Cemetary records-ask them to give you all the Paddens (and varient spellings).

Good Luck!

[melissakp]

Hi Diski,

I am hoping you can help me, I am having real trouble finding information on my great great grandmother who was sent out to Australia as a Famine orphan.

Her name was Mary O'Hara and she was born in Crossmolina, I believe in about 1831 but am not 100% sure.  She arrived in Australia in 1848 and was said to be age 17.  She was, at the time of departure, in a workhouse in Galway, and came to Melbourne on a ship called the Lady Kennaway under the Earl Grey Scheme.

Some records I have found suggest her parents were James O'Hara and Mary McCann, born around 1890-1910 perhaps?

I don't know of any siblings, as I said she was supposedly an orphan so I'm not sure about other family.

I am also looking for information on her husband who she met out here but he was from Co. Mayo as well.  His name was John Richard Bermingham - I don't have anything much in the way of family information for him.

I assume any information I have from after they arrived in Australia will be relatively useless at your end.

I am essentially trying to find out her exact birthdate and confirm her parents' names, to start with.  I'd love to know if she had any siblings, if any of them survived, etc, so perhaps if there are any other births registered to those names as parents?

If there is any guidance you can give me it would be so very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[knight456]

hi was wondering if you could help me find out a bit more about the walsh family who lived on a dairy farm in dooleeg bellacorick ballina mayo?
I found them in the 1901 census and 1911 in dooleeg more Patrick walsh (head) rose walsh (hegarty) wife, sarah walsh (mother),and Margaret walsh (domestic servant).Patrick and rose married in ballina in 1900.
in 1911 there's Patrick (head), rose (wife),bridget (dau),mary(dau),Katie(dau),Patrick(son),peter(son),also sarah walsh (mother)and widow.i think sarah was married to john walsh.
I have a transcript copy from Griffiths valuation with a john walsh as one occupier in dooleeg more ,diocese of killala in the parish of crossmolina and county of mayo.
any info would be much appreciated,as I live in wales and have no way of getting to Ireland any time soon,maybe when my children grow up I could visit there thanks  stacey

[Diski]

Hi knight456
You didn't mention the ages of any of the folks you mentioned in the census, so I can only guess.

I looked for any Sara that was married and had children to any Walsh's. I found the following:
1854, Feb 12 Marriage to Patrick W and Sara Gallagher witnesses were Patrick W and Bridget Slane
1855, Feb 18 Patrick: 1857 Jul 12 Mary:1869, 15 April Mary:1873, Jul 17 Catherine. The register runs dry about that time so I don't have anything to add after that date for christenings or marriages. All children and marriage born in Doolegue.

I also found a John Walsh marrying a Sabina/ aka Sibby Gallagher of Glendavoolagh in Feb 1865.
Also  a child Eleanor b 4 March 1866 to Patrick Walsh and Sabina Gallagher of Leamartaun. There are times I wonder if Sibby is a nickname for Sara.

Then I looked for a Sara Gallagher birth in the early register and found a Sara borth 4 Mar 1847 to James Gallagher and Jane Browne in Errew.
Then I looked for a Patrick Walsh and found one born in 1847, Feb 10 to Thomas Walsh and Ann Hestion? of Crossmolina village.The next Patrick was born in 1854 so that would be to late for you.

You mentioned that you thought Patricks father might be John, so I looked up John Gallagher as the father with a son Patrick being born in the 1830-1840 time fram and came up with Patrick Walsh born to John Walsh and Mary Clarke of Keenaghmore on 28 Feb 1847.

I need to mention that the register was very hard to read and my database is my interpretation of the writing. You may want to contact the North Mayo Genealogical folks to see what they come up with. They also have cemetery records so they can verify or add to further children etc from the tombstones.

Diski

[Kerrill]

Searching for any info on Francis Morrison born 1810ish and his wife Ann Burrowes think they where married in Mayo but don't know where, Francis gives his birthplace as Mayo and both Catholics.

[Diski]

Could find no Francis Morrison or Ann Barrowes in my records of Crossmolina. There were several Morrison in the early 1810s in Church or Ireland, and a few in Catholic records. If I were you I would look under Church of Ireland registers as well as Catholic records particularly due to the fact that there are no Catholic records that early. The record below is from COI. James was from Annagh, and Ann (last name not given) from Kilfian. The film has many parishes not just Crossmolina so it may bear more info for you. The film number from the family history library of The Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is #897365

1803   18-Jan   Jane   Jas   Morrison   Ann   ?   Crossmolina

[margym317]

A cousin and myself have been tracking the family of ANTHONY CARLIN/CAROLAN/CARROLAN and even later on CARLING.  However one signature is definitely CARLIN.  Anthony (antoni in Canada but by a French recorder) married Margaret DAVID but we seem to agree should be spelled DAVITT.
Anthony and Margaret had two sons, James and Terrance born about 1795 or 1797.  So they would have been married about 1793.  Terrance with the spelling of CARROLAN bought 200 acres at Grenville, Quebec in 1833 but there is no trace of him.  A son of James, another Terrance, says he was from Innisfail in County Mayo.  He was born about 1828.  James married Mary Doherty so about 1826 or 27 and a sister to Terrance, Catherine was born about 1830. 
A Davitt family lived near Straide so we think the family is from around Crossmolina. 
Would you know the names of any of the Roman Catholic parishes in this area?  We both think the family originated from Derry but until we can find that marriage record we don't know where to spend money for a researcher. 
Thanks for you interest in this gripping hobby!

[Kathleen123]

My great grandparents, Thomas Padden and Mary McHale, lived in Crossolina in the early 1800s. My grandfather and his siblings, Cate and Martin were born from about 1832-1849. Is it possible to find any church records on my great grandparent's marriage, death or birth of their children? Thanks!
Kathleen

[melissakp]

Hi Diski,

Just wanted to say thank you for your help with Mary O'Hara.  I will certainly be in touch if I get the chance to travel to Ireland to see what you can suggest for searching 'on the ground'

Thanks!

Melissa