Crossmolina Church Records

[Diski]

Hi Ebeth,
I am not a scholar on the subject but have heard that many left Ireland to work in Scotland digging tatties (potatoes). It was part time employment-possibly in summer but not sure. They often brought young children too if they could dig. I want to say they went for 6 months and then, when the work was done they came back via boats. I would imagine some stayed if they found work that extended there stay. Domestic servants and farm labors were needed skills.
I did find a James born 11 Apr 1775 to an Alexander Roe and Mary (maiden unk) in Knockbaun. This was from Church of Ireland records. There were other Rowe/Row in the townland as well

[aghadowey]

Potato harvest would have been in the autumn (same as in Ireland)- a generation or two children in rural schools here in Northern Ireland would have gotten week off school end of October for tattie gathering 

[SoundLamp]

Hi,

If this thread is still alive, I'm looking to find Gough records for Crossmolina. I've an ancestor John Gough, who shows up in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in a marriage in 1845. On the marriage certificate it names Mark Gough (a farmer) as his father and in all census records from 1851 onwards it gives birth place as Mayo, Ireland. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Andy Gough

[hallmark]

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0745

[heywood]

Hello Andy and welcome.

This thread is specifically for Crossmolina records. If your query is for Mayo in general, it would be best to start a separate thread.
If you click on 'report to moderator' you can ask for your post to be moved and created as a separate topic for the Gough family.

Regards
Heywood

[hallmark]

 Death results for Mark Gough

No Civil Registry results found.  irishgenealogy

[heywood]

I have just seen a tree - perhaps yours-  where you have John in Crossmolina married to Bridget Dooher.
Was he a widower on his marriage in Halifax?

[SoundLamp]

Yes, that could be mine, its something I added recently based on an ancestry record that was returned via a hint, people seem to copy every theory I've created and removed. John is stated as a bachelor on the marriage certificate.

[hallmark]

Yes, that could be mine, its something I added recently based on an ancestry record that was returned via a hint, people seem to copy every theory I've created and removed. John is stated as a bachelor on the marriage certificate.

Then set it to Private!!