Fitzgerald and Sexton in Newport

[GrandMammy]

Does anyone have ANY info on these families in Newport?  They came over from Ireland originally.  I've got what I can (I think) from the Census records.

Michael Sexton (b.1855) m. Mary Fitzgerald (b.1857)
Children: James, Margaret, Geraldine, Michael (Gus?), Lena (Kathleen), Katherine and John

Mary's parents were James and Margaret - Mary is my Great-Grandmother's (Alice) sister.
Mary's siblings: Abigail, John, James, Alice and Margaret

I'm unable to trace what happened to the rest (except Alice) of the Fitzgerald family and all the Sextons.  I believe perhaps that the Sextons went to USA as did the Fitzgeralds

[suzard]

Hello and welcome to RootsChat

It seems some of the Sexton children used their middle names as forenames

I know you said you have census details - but 1901 census gives children's middle names -and so could help with the search

1901
50 Jones St Newport Mon

Michael Sexton head M 46 mason's lab Ireland
Mary wife 43 ireland
Geralidine Alice daughter 12
Michael Augustus son 9
Lena mary daughter 7
Katherine Margaret daughter 5
John Henry son 5 mths
children all b Newport

A possible marriage reg for geraldiine Alice

Marriage reg freeBMD

Jun qtr 1914
Geraldine A Sexton
Thomas W Jones
Newport M
11a 407

is this the kindof information you are looking for???

Suz

[GrandMammy]

Thx v.m. Suz, I got that from the census - just didn't want to put very long post with all the details.

I think Michael was known as Gus as his middle name was Augustus, and Michael was also his father.  I got the name Gus Sexton from my family, but this was the only one close that I could find, and the fact that his sister was known as Lena (family told me Kathleen) also seems to fit.

I was actually after info that I can't find on census, like what happened to them (Sexton & Fitzgerald) after Newport - did they go to USA or elsewhere?  Probably stuff that can only be provided by their descendants.  I was also told that one of them - don't know which - became Mayor of Newport!

Also, by way of marriages, I've got following:

James Sexton m. Clara Edwards
Geraldine Sexton m. Thomas Jones
Lena Sexton m. William Mortimer

Many thanks.

[suzard]

Hi - it is always good to post middle names if they have them -it makes searching much easier

Like Geraldine Alice married Thomas W Jones (with a name like Jones in Wales we need every little bit of information we can get

Do you subscribe to An*****y?
If so you can find marriages deaths children etc -we can look up some for you - but are not allowed to post details of the living/maybe living/recently deceased

James and Margaret Fitzgerald were mary's parents??

so is John Fitzgerald widower age 64 who was boarding with the Sextons in 1891 - any relation???

Margaret A Sexton age 10 in 1891 b Aldershot Surrey ? Do you have her marriage or wherabouts??

Suz

[suzard]

[quote author=JaffaBib link=topic=521161.msg3763309#msg3763309 date=1300389660
, and the fact that his sister was known as Lena (family told me Kathleen) also seems to fit.


Lena Sexton m. William Mortimer

Many thanks.

It seems "Lena" was the correct name - not Kathleen

Birth reg freeBMD
Lena Mary Sexton
Dec qtr 1893
Newport M
11a 170

Marriage lena Mary Sexton
William H J Mortimer Jun qtr 1919 Newport M

Seems lena Mary lived a long life -and died in newport
Death reg
Lena mary Mortimer
born 5 Oct 1893
death reg May 1988
Newport M
28 304

Suz

[GrandMammy]

Suz,
Ys thx, I've got full access to Ancestry, Find My Past, Genes Reunited and RootsIreland.
As I said, it's info 'outside' of these that I really need.  Thx tho for the death info on Lena - I hadn't got to that yet.

[suzard]

Maybe there is someone on GenesReunited who has members of the family in their tree??
and you could get more personal information that way

Suz

[GrandMammy]

The John Fitzgerald residing with the Sexton's I did find and I believe that's a brother of James.

[GrandMammy]

No hits on GenesReunited yet for Sexton and only incorrect matches for Fitzgeralds so far.