Patrick Connolly & Martha Bradley of Owenreagh, Ballinascreen

[mcghee67]

Looking for information on the following family Patrick Connolly married Martha
 Bradley near Drapers Town around 1864, they had the following children Francis, 1865, William 1867, Twins Jane and Daniel 1868, Bridget 1870, Mary Ann? and Martha Teresa, the mother died around 1875 and the children were put into care supposedly in Glenties Workhouse, It is known that Martha Theresa was adopted by Nahor Boyle, Merchant Ardara, but don't know who adopted the others,
Jane, Daniel and Francis emigrated to America, Martha Theresa married Con Kennedy, Ardara, Bridget married RIC Constable John Rafferty and left for London, its Mary Ann and William I am stuck on, according to the census their father Patrick was still living in 1901  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000642531/, also can't find death records for Patrick and Martha, if anybody can find anything elso on this family I would be most greatful

Many Thanks Jane (I have modified this message I originally wrote Bridget as the wife of Patrick rather than Martha, thanks to Aghadowey for sorting this out)

[aghadowey]

Had posted a really long reply here and it has vanished just before I posted so instead of looking everything up again and typing it all out will give you the gist of it so that you can follow it all up.

Mother's name was Martha not Bridget Bradley and she seems to have died in 1874 a few days after Martha Theresa was born- you can view the death certificate on GRONI's site after registering and purchasing a few credits.

Five children listed on GRONI and most of them in extracted Irish births on LDS site- no Daniel (supposed to be Jane's twin) and no Mary Ann. All the births, and mother's death, took place in Magherafelt registration district which covers Draperstown.

Draperstown is about 80 miles via modern roads to Ardara so it seems strange that the children would have ended up there very soon after 1874.

The online (free) records for Ballynascreen Catholic Parish start 1825 (baptisms and marriages) so you'll be able to search for more information there-
http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0347

[aghadowey]

Not sure if the Patrick Connolly you found in 1901 census is yours-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Sixtowns/Owenreagh/1544577

According to the death for Martha Connolly I found she was born c1835 but the Patrick in 1901 born c1845 (although census ages are notorious for being incorrect).

[aghadowey]

Still mulling over the Patrick Connolly in Owenreagh so I checked the Valuation Revision Books  for the property-
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/searching-valuation-revision-books

1899-1915 book (page 49/57)
   4C Patrick Connolly house & land
1916-1923 boon (page 36/52)
   4C Patck Connolly house & land, 1922- house vacant, 1923 changed to Charles McKenna offices & land (in other words house probably wasn't in great shape so made into some sort of office housing)

That Patrick Connolly could have died or moved elsewhere.

Here's that Patrick in 1911-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/The_Six_Towns/Owenreagh/610713
Birthplace transcribed as Moyard, Co.Down but I think it's Moyard in Ballynascreen Parish, Co.Derry
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002865711/

[mcghee67]

Thanks Aghadowey for all your hard work and time spent searching I appreciate it very much


Kind Regards Jane

[gaffy]

Looking for information on the following family Patrick Connolly married Martha Bradley near Drapers Town around 1864 ...

Marriage possibly a bit earlier if this one is correct (Ballinascreen RC parish, 30 November 1860, right page, 9th line up from bottom):

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632987#page/153/mode/1up

[gaffy]

... they had the following children ... Mary Ann? ...

Maryann baptised 18 July 1863, left page, 20th line up from bottom:

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632988#page/3/mode/1up

[gaffy]

Child not mentioned yet - John Connolly, baptised 21 January 1862, left page, 9th line up from bottom, residence is the townland of Cahore:

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632987#page/125/mode/1up

[gaffy]

Other childrens' baptisms for convenience:

Francis, 1 June 1865, right page, 15 lines up from bottom: http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632988#page/6/mode/1up

William, 26 June 1867, right page, 2nd line up from bottom: http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632988#page/10/mode/1up

Daniel, 22 December 1868, left page, 12th entry up from bottom (no sign of baptism for twin Jane, strange): http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632988#page/12/mode/1up

Brigid, 18 October 1870, left page, 2nd entry up from bottom: http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632988#page/18/mode/1up

Margaret Teresa, 8 July 1874, left page, 3rd entry up from bottom: http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632988#page/30/mode/1up