Murphy and Reeves Rathpeacon

[Sean O Callaghan]

I am very keen to find anyone else researching Catherine Reeves, who married Timothy Murphy and who lived in Rathpeacon near Whitechurch, Co. Cork. She died in 1880, giving birth to her daughter, Ellen.

[ballydw]

In 1901 census Ireland Timothy Murphy widower age 58, Son Patrick 27, Daughter Ellie 20.
House No 20 Rathpeacon (Whitechurch Cork)

In 1911 Ellie is single age 30 and is employed as a servant in the house of John J Walsh family No 19 Rathpeacon (Whitechurch Cork)

www.nationalarchives.ie/census

Do you know where Timothy & Catherine married, cannot see a registration in Cork.
Was Catherine born in UK?

I am very keen to find anyone else researching Catherine Reeves, who married Timothy Murphy and who lived in Rathpeacon near Whitechurch, Co. Cork. She died in 1880, giving birth to her daughter, Ellen.

[Sean O Callaghan]

Ballydw,

Many thanks for your reply. My apologies for the delay in posting but I was travelling on business. Thank you for the information. I had found the census returns for 1911 and 1901 and saw that a Mary, I think, was living with Timorthy in 1911.  I know that he had a daughter named Mary. Ellie had obviously moved out but I had no idea that she was serving in the home of this John J Walshe. It is wonderful to find that out. 

I don't know when Timothy and Catherine married.  It is possible she was born in the UK. The rumour in the family was that she was Protestant, a Quaker even, but I don't know how true that is. I have tried in vain to find a reference to their marriage. I do have a death certificate for Catherine from 1880. She died giving birth to Ellie. Amazingly, Ellie's daughter is still alive and well and I saw her two weeks ago. Part of my reason for research is to give her as much information as possible. Any further guidance you could give as to how to find any reference to the marriage would be greatly appreciated. I will look at the census records now to try to find the reference to Ellie in the home of John J Walshe.

[gaffy]

Familysearch has records for several of the children of Timothy Murphy and Catherine Reeves,  including Charles 1865, Thomas 1866, Owen 1868, Patrick 1870, Eliza 1872, Mary 1877, and Ellen 1880.

The free index search on RootsIreland shows 3 more children. The same site shows an 1861 marriage for Timothy and Catherine.

 

[ballydw]

Familysearch has records for several of the children of Timothy Murphy and Catherine Reeves,  including Charles 1865, Thomas 1866, Owen 1868, Patrick 1870, Eliza 1872, Mary 1877, and Ellen 1880.

The free index search on RootsIreland shows 3 more children. The same site shows an 1861 marriage for Timothy and Catherine.

 

www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index there are 170 REEVES listed for Co Cork .
www.rootsireland.ie  for marriage record (this is a pay site if you want to purchase the marriage cert) You can also go to www.gro.ie where you can purchase any of the Certs which cost I think €4 for the Research Certs which will only apply to the Birth Certs. Civil Reg began in Ireland in 1864 so the marriage record wont be available from GRO

[Sean O Callaghan]

Thank you so much, Gaffy and Ballydw. I don't know how you folks know so much and where to look. It's amazing. I appreciate the information a great deal. I will go to the sites you mention and try to familiarise myself with them. I have no idea what happened to any of these people who were children of Timothy and Catherine, except for Ellen, who was my great-grandmother. As I said, one of her daughters is amazingly still alive and well, but she was born in 1924 and doesn't know anything about those other family members, except for Patrick, who moved to Wales.  As a result, what happened to Charles, Owen etc and their descendants is an unknown to me, yet as Timothy and Catherine had ten children in all, from what I know, there must be scores of relatives out there somewhere.

[ballydw]

Your welcome, if I discover anything else will let you know

[Sean O Callaghan]

Well, I have made some good progress. Thanks for your help. I have discovered from searching rootsireland that Ellen's mother Catherine Reeves married Timothy Murphy in 1861 and that Catherine Reeves herself was born in 1842 to Thomas Reeves and Catherine Allen. I also found the record for Thomas and Catherine's marriage in 1841.  I am amazed to get this far. Is there any database which might tell me if Thomas and Catherine had any other children?

[ballydw]

Well, I have made some good progress. Thanks for your help. I have discovered from searching rootsireland that Ellen's mother Catherine Reeves married Timothy Murphy in 1861 and that Catherine Reeves herself was born in 1842 to Thomas Reeves and Catherine Allen. I also found the record for Thomas and Catherine's marriage in 1841.  I am amazed to get this far. Is there any database which might tell me if Thomas and Catherine had any other children?

Well you have progressed , :)Gaffy did mention the 1861 Marriage in a previous post. Can I ask which Parish did you find the info on rootsireland?  Seeing as you found Catherine Reeves baptism to Thomas & Catherine Allen you should be able to come up with other siblings if there. Where did Thomas & Catherine reeves live at the time of the baptism/Parish  Were their fathers names on their marriage of 1841. You could also try familysearch.org as you have Catherine Reeves parents also.