Bridget McInerney, b1885 Limerick, married an englishman...

[heresyminiatures]

I've just discovered that my great-grandmother was one Bridget McInerney, born 1885 in Limerick, daughter of a Samuel McInerney, who was a carpenter. She married Harold foster in 1908, and had a daughter called Mary Margaret Foster in 1909, still in Limerick, and also a son around 1914 called Gerald Patrick Foster. They later moved to Leeds. Harold was an english soldier at the local barracks, the same age as her. I've had no luck beyond finding a marriage record for  Bridget and Harold and a birth record for Mary. I assume Samuel McInerney would have been born between 1840 and 1865. On the marriage record, the witnesses are one John McInerney of 4 Roches Row, Limerick and one Mary Greene of 12 Bowman Street. Bridget's address was given as Mt Pleasant Avenue (Harold's was the barracks). They were married at St Joseph's RC, apparently. Samuel was dead by the time of the marriage, but I don't know what year he died. I also don't know what relation John McInerney is, but I suspect uncle or cousin. Possibly brother, of course. Could be the same John mentioned above, even!

Does this sound like anyone on anyone else's tree? Any info appreciated!
(I posted this in reply to another thread but thought it might be better in it's own thread, so apologies if this causes confusion)
thanks
Andy Foster

[shanew147]

from Slaters commercial directory 1881 :

Michael McInerney & Sons, carpenters & wheelwrights - Milltown Malbay

could be connected  to Samuel... Miltown Malbay is in Co. Clare and about 65km from Limerick City.

from 1894 :

McSherry & Mclnerney, kitchen range fitters &c. 17 Francis st

other McInerney entries :

Catherine McInerney , 2 Queen street
Patrick Mclnerney , Lock quay
Patrick Mclnerney , 61 Mungret street
Patrick McInerney , 2 Queen street
 all Limerick City - Grocer & Spirit dealers

The Limerick census of 1911 is due online soon later this year - that should help find out more about the family.



Shane

[Louisag]

I used http://limerick.brsgenealogy.com/ to find some Church records for my McINERNEYs in Limerick and I have checked and  there is a marriage record there for a Harold Foster in 1908 and a birth record for Mary Margaret FOSTER in 1909 - it will cost you 5 euros to view per record however, which can work out quite steep if you have a lot to search for.

Can anyone else suggest another, cheaper route?

[heresyminiatures]

Thanks Louisag, (and also to shanew147) that site's actually how I found Harold and Bridget in the first place - there are a few records on there that could potentially be Samuel McInerney, Bridget's father, but I just can't afford to spend 5 euros per guess at the moment  - there were a lot to choose from!
Strangely, Bridget doesn't seem to turn up as either a McInerney or a Foster in the 1911 records, even though I know she was still there between 1909 and 1914, when my grandfather and his sister were each born. Nor does Harold exist in those records aside from the marriage one.
Would an english soldier living in barracks be covered under an Irish census or an english one?

[moorside]

I am new to this site and your message  is now 12 months old. However, it might be of interest to you to know that I too have a grandmother called Bridget McInerney from Limerick!

From the information you have supplied I know we are not dealing with the same person but there could well be close family links.

"My" Bridget married John Hanly (my Grandfather) at St Munchins in Limerick in 1903, both of them living in the Thomondgate area of the City.Bridget was born in 1878, her father being Thomas McInerney, a Fireman from Cross Rd Limerick.

If this is of any help or if you require any further info. please let me know 

[sio59]

You may have found the following by now.

Bridget Foster and Mary Margaret Foster  can be found on 1911 Limerick census living at  house number 11.1 in Emmet Place (Limerick No. 4 Urban, Limerick). Listed as Boarders. They were living with the Ahern family.

Bridget listed as being 23yrs, no occupation, able to read and write, married for 3 complete yrs and born in Limerick City.

Sio

[heresyminiatures]

HI Sio
Thanks for that - I did already find her in the 1911 census, thanks to some awesome service from the Irish Registry Office, but I can't seem to track down her father Samuel - no records seem to exist for Samuel McInerney in Limerick  ,.... It's been very frustrating. Sadly I just haven't got the time and resources to make a trip over to Ireland to try to browse through the local non-digitised records.   
As to her husband Harold, he has an uncanny ability to avoid censuses. The closest we can match him to are always people with differing birth years. We think he made up how old he was whenever he was asked...If only they'd release the 1921 censuses!
I don't suppose your Thomas McInerney had a brother called Samuel by any chance?

[sio59]

Hi heresyminiatures,

Sorry, I have no connections to McInerneys, it's the poster named moorside who has the Thomas McInerney connection.  Good luck in your search.