Allen parish- Martin

[cyril walsh]

hello again
found  another anne martin married to james mc donagh one child recorded in allen.
06 05 1849 james mc donagh
cyril

[CLT]

Thanks Cyril - do you think there's any chance of finding birth/marriage dates of Henry and these siblings , David John and Patt or am I expecting too much? It would be amazing to go back another generation. I can't find a birth for Henry on Rootireland-maybe his father originated elsewhere?

[cyril walsh]

hi clt
i think the births and marriages only go back as far as the 1820.
did you find any more names for your tree from around here.
if you did let me know,and i'll see what i can find out for you.
best wishes
cyril

[CLT]

Cyril,
I've managed to find Henry Martin's marriage to Mary Kearns on 28.11.1818 at Kildare RC church. When you get a minute would you have a look at the record for me and see what other information is included?If there was a father for Henry it would mean I could start looking at another generation.
Hope this isn't asking too much.
Regards

[cyril walsh]

hello again clt
i have some baptisms for henry and mary but she is called mary kane or kean,
spelling was very bad years ago.
30 09 1824 michael
04 04 1827 frank
22 02 1832 pathrick
25 09 1834 mary
11 07 1837 ann

there is also a david martin married to sarah halpin one child.
27 12 1857 david also from baronstown.
no sign of any parents for henry or mary yet, but if i can i will try a search of milltown graveyard.
in the new year.
hope this is of some help to you. and if i can be of more assistance dont hesitate to ask.
happy christmas
cyril

[CLT]

Thanks Cyril and a Happy Christmas to you!

[BChibs]

Hi CLT,

I'm wondering if my Martin family and your Martin family might be related.  I've been told that my relatives William Martin and Elizabeth McGovern Martin were from either Carbury or Derrinturn which I know is about 18 km from Allen.  I don't know dates for them, but they had at least one son named Dennis Patrick Martin born 14 Apr 1834 who immigrated to the US in 1866.  Have you come across these names before in your research?

Thanks!

[CLT]

Hi BChibs-I haven't identified a William yet but it is possible he was related living so near.William is also a name which crops up regularly in our family eg William Henry.I also wonder if Henry ( my ggg grandfather) moved around quite a bit as he was an agricultural labourer.
 I am still researching Henry's siblings in a hope of finding who his father was.
 Dennis Patrick may have been a nephew of Henry and a cousin to Frank, Michael,Patrick, Mary and Anne all born between 1824 and 1837. I'll keep him in mind while researching and let you know if I gind anything.
Thanks for getting in touch and hopefully we'll find a connection.