Birth of Joseph MELIA

[Pennines]

Cynn,

Have you tried searching for the 2 separate Catherines on a previous census, to see if the age and birth place of either of them correspond with Catherine Melia's details?

Failing a definite match - then I think you may need to obtain the birth certificate for Joseph. There is a Joseph Mealia b Q/E March 1882 in Leeds - could that be him?

Regards June

[JeannieR]

Cynn

I think it likely that your lady will be CATHERINE CARTY/Carthy on the 1881 census, she is living at 8, Plane Street Leeds, with her widowed mother, Bridget age 50, who came from Galway

Piece 4519 folio 41. She has several siblings still at home

I cannot find a Catherine Robinson, born Leeds , of the correct age. This Catherine, seems to have been 24 years old on the 1891 census, and came from Durham,she had two young children

Catherine Melia, died at 102 Freehold Street, on May 10th 1928, and was buried on the 14th at Killingbeck Catholic Cemetery . Grave section N , Grave No 99

Her son , William jnr died,  age 20, and was buried at the same Cemetery 9th November 1918.
Section K Grave 73.

I am afraid that Catholic Marriages and Baptism are not online as yet

Hope this helps

JeannieR

[cynn]

Pauline I tried Yorks BMD.  Joseph's birth is not coming up.  It does say on that site that it is not complete yet.

June, thanks. Yes that's my next step now.
 

Jeannie, was just about to post the above when it said another reply had been posted.  Thank you so much for all your work.  I'll take a look at that now but it's sounds like you've cracked it. 

[cynn]

Yep all checks out so that's great.

Jeannie can I just ask you where you find the death details that also gives place where they were buried etc.

Thanks

Cynn

[crisane]

There is a tree on ancestry which has the marriage certificate for William Melia/Malia to Catherine Cartey.  It shows on FreeBMD as William Malia.

Added:
William Malia, bachelor. 23, livng 23 Stone Street Leeds, a miner.
married Catherine Cartey, 23, spinster, a flax weaver, of Stone Street, Leeds
on 3 March 1884. at Saint Patrick's Chapel Roman Catholic Church.
Groom's father Michael Malia a plasterer's labourer
Bride's father, Michael Cartey, an excavator, deceased.
Witnesses, Martin Costelow and Catherine Costelow.
The bride, groom and witnesses all made their mark.

[PaulineJ]

Pauline I tried Yorks BMD.  Joseph's birth is not coming up.  It does say on that site that it is not complete yet.

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1882
MEALIA   Joseph   Leeds Southeast   Leeds       SE/104/343

What make you think Catherine is his birth mother?
Catherine  didn't wed William Malia  until 1884.

[JeannieR]

Hi Again.....

On the 1881 census......

William MEELY , Son of Michael and Bridget  (both from Mayo )is residing at 16 Stone Street, Leeds.

William is a Concrete floor layer, and has 10 siblings

Cynn. I subscribe to Yorkshire Indexers about 6 pounds for 6 months. This is where I got the information re burials......

William Melia , died June 22nd 1927 at St James Hospital , Buried at Killingbeck June 25th, Grave section BS grave 6

I can find no other marriage for William before 1884....They must have been naughty !

JeannieR

[cynn]

Indeed they must.    Many thanks for all the help.

Cynn x

[willis237]

hi
i am also researching a joseph melia 1900 and his son 1929
just a little info for you -- idont know if it will help you with future research but omalley was an irish name and i was told that omalleys often changed their name to melia--- mine did
upto 1891 they are down as omalley then 1901 they are melia
julie