Margaret Kilroe c.1892

[Maia261]

This is my first foray into the Irish side of my roots so please be gentle with me. 

I don't have much information on my Great Grandmother but from her marriage cert in 1915 she was 23, this would point to a birth year of about 1892. Her parents are showing as Peter Kilroe, Farmer, deceased and Hester Kilroe, M.S. Shearin (not quite sure of this, I will post the relevant part of the cert and see what you all think).

My dad tells me she was from Ireland and that her father worked in the Tullamore Distillery and this basically is the only info we have and I don't know where to look to try and find out more so would be very grateful for any help at all.



Lynn

[shanew147]

since Margarets birth looks to be after 1864 there should be a civil registration record - see the GRO website www.groireland.ie

the surname Kilroe is included in Griffiths Land valuation (1847 and 1864) with seven entries in Offaly, most of the rest seem to be fromn County Roscommon.  I see just one Shearin entry for King's county - and thats a Catherine

http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search_form.php

Griffiths only includes land-owners and people with long leases, so not everybody is included.

- I assume the M.S. Shearan bit stands for Maiden Surname ..


Shane

[Jack2227]

A wedding of Kate Dalton to Patrick Kilroe of  Cloghanhill in 1878 might narrow down the area you are looking for.

[Mick_Dolan86]

M.S. Shearin (not quite sure of this, I will post the relevant part of the cert and see what you all think).


Lynn

Could the "M.S." be a badly scanned "Alias"?

[aghadowey]

Scottish certificates use M.S. for maiden surname.

[Maia261]

Many thanks for the help and the links everyone. Sorry I should have said that the M.S. stands for Maiden Surname. We've come to the conclusion that the name is definitely Sheeran.

Thanks to a member's help I've managed to find someone that will do some checking for me in Dublin so finger's crossed I may start to get somewhere with this line at last.

Lynn 

[Bobda]

I'm pretty sure that the Margaret Kilroe you refer to is my Grandmother on father's side

Cheers
Bob

[Maia261]

Hi Bob,

Margaret married David MacKay in 1915 in Inverness, Scotland, they had 6 children that I know of - 2 girls and 4 boys all born and brought up in Inverness. Margaret died in Inverness in January 1967. Does any of this ring any bells at all? Would be great if we had a link.

Lynn 

[Bobda]

Hi Lyn,
Thnx for ur reply - it sure does ring a bell, I've sent you a message by ancestry.com with more of my details (not sure how I will receive / see your reply at mo but will look out for it

Cheers
Bob