MADDEN and GRICE family in Athlone

[martin305]

Hello to All

I am looking for info on my GT GT Grandmother MARY MADDEN born 1858/9 in Athlone on the Roscommon side of the town. She married a William Grice born in Birmingham England I believe he was in the british army based at the garrison in Athlone they both moved to Birmingham in England by the time of the 1881 uk Census.

Any info on the MADDEN family would be gratefully received I will also be travelling to Ireland in May 09 to visit Athlone so any pointers where I may look would also be gratefully received.

many thanks

Martin Thompson

[Notinpastyet]

Hi Martin,I don't know if you already know (but just in-case you don't) the area around the Barracks & Railway station comes under the  parish of ST Mary's,I had a look in Griffith's Valuation & see there is a John Madden listed for this area (living near the Barracks)I wonder is there a connection there for you? Good luck in your research regards Nipy

[martin305]

Hi NIPY

Thankyou very much for the information that is most appreciated there looks like a connection will need to check out more but once again thankyou ever so much.

kind regards

Martin

[Notinpastyet]

Ah Martin I should have also said that Athlone is a very nice Town & very intersting ,it is some years since I visited the Town but I'm sure it's still there  a good museum in the old castle just over the main bridge as you leave the town + if you carry on past the castle on the river there is a great oldie worldie pub well worth popping in for a Glass of Guinness (oh by the way they say it's the oldest pub in Ireland -- but I didn't really believe that)  once again Good luck & enjoy your trip -Nipy

[Jack2227]

(by kind permission of Noel Farrell)

Athlone Roots 1901(tenant & house)
Church st; (26)
Madden John & Bridget; Mary, Addie, Thomas, Angela (general merchant)

Connaught st; (4)
Shanney; Madden Michael; (grocery manager)

Strand st; (6)
Madden Margaret
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1911
Church sr; (3)
Madden Bridget, Gertrude, Angela (general merchant)

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Electors list 1940/41
Abbey lane;
Madden Fredrick, Mary, Geraldine

Retreat;
Madden Anna;
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Mullingar; 1901

Mary St; (20)
Madden Anne, Mary

Spoutwell lane; (18)
Madden Michael & Katie; Patrick, Katie, Rosie, Thomas, Mary, Michael
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1911
Friars hill (5)
Madden Michael, Patrick, Rosie, Michael, Mary, Laurence

Mary st; (
Madden Mary; (boarding house)
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Electors list 1936/37;
Austian friars;
Madden Michael

Ballinderry
Madden Anne, Stephen, Mary, Denis

Friars mill rd;
Madden Rose, Michael

Mary st;
Madden Mary.
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No Grice found in either town.

[martin305]

Hi Seanmac

Many many thanks for the information you have managed to gather for me this will be a great help thankyou so much.

Would you have any info before 1900 at all ? I have discoverd that Mary Grice nee MADDEN and William Grice had two sons in Ireland before they moved back to england here is the info I have is as follows:-

JOHN GRICE B1879 AND WILLIAM HENRY GRICE B 1881 in Athlone.

Thanks once again for all your help it is really appreciated.

kind regards

Martin

[Jack2227]

Nothing further than that.
Found this little 'tit-bit' while searching;

As far as I can see the first Smyth given the christian name GRICE was about 1672, the great grand son of Richard Smyth and Mary Boyle. It is unlikely that there were any earlier Grice Smyth becuase this one's first name presumably came from the surname of his mother ALICE GRICE.
(found on a piece about Ballynatray House)