McCorry surname

[goof]

My g-g-grandmother was Catherine McCorry. She married John Cassells  and on 6th August 1855 gave birth to Mary Ann Cassells in Analoist, Shankill. Irish Family History Baptism Records lists the family as Roman Catholic.
Catherine died Oct/Dec. 1909 in Lurgan, the records suggest she was born in 1837.
I would be grateful if anyone could shed more light on her birth, parents, etc.
Thank you.
Geoff.

[aghadowey]

Catherine died Oct/Dec. 1909 in Lurgan, the records suggest she was born in 1837.

Are you sure of the name, date and place? I can't see a matching death in civil registration index or GRONI.

[aljepeka]

 Catherine McCorry age 64 in the 1901 census listed as living in Portmore,Ballinderry , Co Antrim ?   It is not far from Aghalee which is just outside Lurgan.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Ballinderry/Portmore/1002929/

There is also a will on the www.proni.gov.uk ( no image available)

Administration of the Estate of Catherine McCorry late of Portmore County Antrim Widow who died 22 December 1909 granted at Belfast to Arthur Cormican Farmer.

[aljepeka]

Sorry !!!  Just re-read your query.   Obviously it is not the same person as your Catherine's surname would be Cassells. 

[gaffy]

My g-g-grandmother was Catherine McCorry.

Hi Geoff, what is the basis of this?  Reading through your previous posts, I know that you had established Mary Ann Cassell's father as John, a soldier.  Someone then posted a few potential baptisms (on an online website, maybe 'RootsIreland'?) of which the only one with father John was in 1855 in County Armagh - presumably Catherine McCorry is the mother in this record?

But what else have you to corroborate this? You previously queried the leap from Limerick (where an 1881 census return said Mary Ann was born and where she was married) to Armagh, did you ever resolve this?

What did the 1891 / 1901 / etc. census records say about Mary Ann, what about the death record?  Did John Cassells' service record reveal anything?

[aghadowey]

Thanks, gaffy for mentioning previous posts. So, here are some bits-

My great-great-grandmother Mary Ann Cassells was born in 1855 in Limerick. This is according to the entry in the 1881 census for England. At this time she was married to David Seaman and lived in Gislingham, Suffolk.

Can anyone help me find my maternal great-grandmother Mary Ann Cassells, born in Limerick,  Southern Ireland in 1855. I am unable to find her name in Limerick parish records. ... I cannot trace her birth or marriage. I am told by a genealogist in Limerick that Cassells is an English name, and she suggested her father may have emigrated to Ireland, returning home to Suffolk later, where Mary Ann met David in Gislingham where he was born.

The question of Cassells in Ireland was dealt with in the above topic but I would be very wary of any 'genealogist' who said the father could have come from England merely on the basis of an 'English' surname.

My maternal great-grandmother Mary Ann Cassells was married in 1872 in St.Michael's Church, Limerick and I have a copy of the marriage certificate to David Seaman, an English soldier stationed at New Barracks, Limerick. Mary lived in Mallow Street at the time of her wedding. Her father was John Cassells. However the church archivist says there is no record of her birth/christening. Where do I now start in trying to find her birth? The England census of 1881 states she was born in Limerick in 1855.

Mary Ann Cassells supposed to be born Limerick 1855 and married there in 1872- so the Armagh connection looks rather suspicious.

My maternal great-grandmother was Mary Anne Cassells, the England census of 1881 she appears as born in 1855 in Limerick. I have her marriage certificate for 05/10/1872 when she married David Seaman in St.Michael's Church, Limerick. Her denomination is stated to be Church of Ireland. Her father was John Cassells.
Searching for her birth I can only find a Mary Cassells, father John Cassells, born to Catherine McCorry 06/08/1855, address Analoist, Shankill, Lurgan, Co.Armagh, denomination Roman Catholic.
Not being acquainted with Irish religion, etc., does anyone think that this could be her?
Is there a credible reason for the move from Armagh to Limerick?

You seem to have made the leap from Limerick to Armagh merely on the basis of baptismal records that were posted in the topic previous to this. Not all church records survive and of those do not all are available online.

[aghadowey]

Returning now to Catherine Cassells-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=341437
The Cassells family in Armagh that you are inquiring about seem to have been Protestant rather than Catholic- another good reason for doubting you are now trying to trace the wrong Mary Ann Cassells.

I still can't see Catherine Cassells in the 1901 census, etc. so please post the links/more details so that we can also see the same details.

[goof]

My last excursion into family history was in 2008. Since then I have changed computers and with an incompatible software program I am only now taking up more research.
I cannot remember which particular websites I used back then, so in effect I am starting all over again.
In the meantime there has been so much more information available digitally that my current research is producing more accurate results.
I felt I needed to say all this before replying about the details I have on Catherine McCorry.
DEATH: Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958,General Registry, Custom House, Dublin - Lurgan Oct-Dec 1909, vol1, p510,m/film101,604
GS Film no.0101604, Digital folder no.004201708, Image no.00422.
MARRIAGE: same index, year 1867, volno.16,page no.978, digital folder no.4179383

All the above obtained by using FamilySearch website, and currently looking for her birth details.
Thanks for your interest.
Geoff.

[aghadowey]

Your original post on this thread said-

My g-g-grandmother was Catherine McCorry. She married John Cassells  and on 6th August 1855 gave birth to Mary Ann Cassells in Analoist, Shankill. Irish Family History Baptism Records lists the family as Roman Catholic.
Catherine died Oct/Dec. 1909 in Lurgan, the records suggest she was born in 1837.
I would be grateful if anyone could shed more light on her birth, parents, etc.

So, I have been searching for Catherine Cassells (using variations in spelling).

Now you've given more details about these marriage and death records-

My last excursion into family history was in 2008. Since then I have changed computers and with an incompatible software program I am only now taking up more research.
I cannot remember which particular websites I used back then, so in effect I am starting all over again.
In the meantime there has been so much more information available digitally that my current research is producing more accurate results.
I felt I needed to say all this before replying about the details I have on Catherine McCorry.
DEATH: Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958,General Registry, Custom House, Dublin - Lurgan Oct-Dec 1909, vol1, p510,m/film101,604
GS Film no.0101604, Digital folder no.004201708, Image no.00422.
MARRIAGE: same index, year 1867, volno.16,page no.978, digital folder no.4179383

The above death record is for a Catherine McCorry NOT Cassells so why on earth would you think this is the woman who was supposed to have married John Cassells?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRN4-WYC

As for the marriage of Catherine McCorry's that you found there is no John Cassells on the same page- the following names appear on that page-
Brides- Catherine M'Corry, Sarah M'Convill, Alice Duffy, Bella M'Gannon
Grooms- William John Murray, John M'Nally, Bernard Ferris, Charles Shanks

Added- the marriage you quoted is for 1876 but you've been trying to trace a Mary Ann Cassells born 1855.