Looking for any Higgins ballycotton or ladysbridge link?

[Cloundes]

Is anyone else out there doing family history research O. This Higgins family? Patrick married Ellen Smiddy and then they emmigrated to Australia. Looking for any family info!

[ballydw]

Can you provide a little more information i.e approx dates/years of birth, denomination etc. Parents names if you know.

[Cloundes]

I haven't been able to confirm these facts but family info says Patrick was born 15 June 1853 married Ellen Smiddy 14 April 1857.

His parents were Michael Higgins and Margaret O'Connell

Ellen was definitely from near Ladysbridge and a distant cousin from that side of the family says that the Smiddys and Higgins were great friends in those days. Unfortunately none of her info has supporting documentation. She was a Smiddy before she married.

Also that there was some connection with igtermurragh castle but I can't find any info re that. Maybe I should add another post. I'm new to this!

[ballydw]

So it seems that Patrick was from Ballycotton & ellen from near Ladysbridge.
When did they emigrate to Australia? Did they marry in Ireland or Aus?

I live in the area and assist people with family history so I will do some searching for you. Regards Frances

[Cloundes]

Thanks Frances
I wish I'd known about this site earlier. I was visiting said distant cousins last week! I'm on holiday from Australia until next weekend. I'm not sure when Patrick and Ellen went to Australia but they were married in Ireland before they left. When I get back home I'll also follow up with some other cousins who live there and see what other info I can find. I'm sure there were other brothers and sisters still in Ireland
 

[ballydw]

There were a lot of Higgins & smiddy families in the areas you mention. I hope to speak to a Higgins man in the next few days (may be a descendant who knows). Will keep you posted. Enjoy the rest of your holiday in spite of the "weather". Regards F
Are you related to the family your researching?

[Cloundes]

Thanks very much. Yes I'm a Higgins and this Patrick would be my 2nd great grandfather. I have a brotherbpatrick too! The weather has been a bit ordinary hasn't it. If you find anything I might see if I can come by for a day. We're staying near Kilkenny
 

[ballydw]

Patrick Higgins born 15th June 1833 Garrenjames, Parish of Midleton Co Cork
Parents Michael Higgins. b. c 1790 married margaret o connell c 1815
Other children of Michael & Margaret were
Mary 27th Aug 1817
Michael c. 1820, Kathleen c. 1821, William 17 Oct 1830,
Patrick as above
Thomas 7th August 1835. Addresses for all Garrenjames.

ELLEN SMIDDY. b. 29th May 1836. Parents Timothy Smiddy & Mary Boozane(This is a mispelling I think should be Beausang)
Siblings of Ellen: James 1840, Mary 1838, Timothy 1843, Johanna 1845
William 1848, Thomas 1832 d.1916, Catherine 1834, John 1833.

Regards

[ubhig]

Ballydw - Oddly enough  I am also a Higgins and the cemetery records I'm looking for are for a Timothy Higgins who died in Blarney in 1911 but according to family history was buried in Templecurraheen  (see other thread). His father was Garrett Higgins b.1814 in Cork and was living in Poulacurry, Glanmire in 1853 according to Griffths Valuations. May not be a connection to your Higgins but who knows.