McGarrity/McGeraghty

[DannieB]

My great-grandmother Catherine McGarrity (sometimes McGeraghty) was born 1868 in County Tyrone, and her birth was registered at Omagh No. 2. Parents Michael McGarrity and Sarah Hughes.

Other known children of Michael and Sarah:
1864 Mary
1866 John
1870 Sarah Anne
1871 Patrick
1874 Michael
1875 Margaret
1879 James

Family was Roman Catholic. I would like to find the Parish where they would have attended Mass and - I hope! - where Michael and Sarah "Sally" were married. I have copies of the civil birth registrations for all 8 children, from microfilm. Since Mary was born in 1864, when registration began, there may be older children I have not found.

I'd appreciate any pointers as to the possible Church.

Catherine and Margaret both came to the US - first to NY and then to NJ, where they both died and are buried. I believe most of the brothers also came to the US, possibly Philadelphia, but I don't have that last bit of proof I want to be sure.

Thanks in advance.

Ann
 

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat. Just a few bits as it's late.

www.familysearch.org has extracted birth for James McGarity born 1 Apr.1879 Inishative Co. Tyrone (parents Michael McGarity & Sarah Huges). Other children also listed.

Townland name makes the family much easier to find. 1901 census shows Michael & Catherine with 2 children in Inishative:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Athenree/Inishative/1747654/

[DannieB]

Thanks and sorry I was apparently not clear.

I have the civil birth registrations for 8 children - not just the transcription but the full pages from the Civil Register.

Catherine was in the US by 1884, married and widowed by 1890, remarried 1892 and lived until 1951. Margaret arrived much later - after the deaths of their parents.

The birth records mention Six Mile Cross for the 2 oldest known children and Inishative for the rest.

I'm familiar with the records on familysearch - those transcriptions helped me find the right microfilms to get the full register page. I am now trying to go farther and find the marriage record for Michael McGarrity/McGeraghty and Sarah Hughes, which would have been 1863 or earlier.

I don't believe that family in the 1901  census is the correct group. Daughter Mary would have been much older, son James would have been younger, and Catherine would have to be a 2nd wife.

I believe this to be the remains of my family in Ireland in 1901 - father Michael and daughter Margaret:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001213678/
And in 1911 - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003384882/
By 1912, Margaret was in the US.

Thanks,
Ann

[aghadowey]

You didn't mention where they lived in your first post- which is why I posted details of James' birth which gave townland.
 Seems as though there must have been 2 Michael McGarritys in that townland the same approx. age (ages in census records can vary) that were both married to a Catherine. see next post

the one I found-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Athenree/Inishative/1747654

the one you found-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Athenree/Inishative/1747683
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Athenree/Inishative/844200

[DannieB]

My Michael was NOT married to Catherine. Michael was married to Sarah Hughes.

Catherine is their daughter, my great-grandmother.

I am trying to find the marriage of Michael and SARAH.