Brinlack: 1860s, 70s, children of Marie McHUGH, McFADDEN, FERRY?

[colee]

Hello

I would love some help with navigating the Irish records, I'm looking for Marie McHugh who I think married a McFadden in Brinlack, then Michaelis Ferry with whom she had a daughter, Catherine (Kitty) Ferry in March 1869. Is it possible to see her and her husband in the census records? He may have had other children by a different woman. Michael may have also been in Scotland then the States.

Many thanks for any help!

[heywood]

Is this the birth you refer to?

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/supp_births/2343692x.pdf

Kate Ferry to parents James and Mary McFadden.
The record would seem to imply though that McFadden was her maiden name.
You must have a parish record as you mention ‘Michaelis’ - latinised name?

[heywood]

Here is the baptism you have
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000631955?locale=en#page/14/mode/1up

I realise the date is a different year

[colee]

Yes thank you!

I had the record in Ancestry, I wasn't sure how to get into the book itself, so I took a screenshot but you've beat me to it!

[heywood]

Just for information as this might be a red herring. Here is James Ferry and Mary McFadden marriage
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11484/8221225.pdf

Note that the witness is Michael Ferry and Mary’s father is Charles McFadden.

Kate Ferry (your baptism record) has a Sponsor Charles McFadden.

[heywood]

Where do you have the information re the McHugh name?

[colee]

So the info I have is from a descendant (I'm doing research for the family) - being that Maria's first husband was a McFadden who died young/early on. Catherine/Kitty's maiden name was apparently McHugh and she was married twice first to a McFadden and then Ferry. So that info is handed down, it's not gleaned from the records.

Catherine/Kitty had a daughter Agnes Quigley.

[Kiltaglassan]

Note also that although James Ferry and Mary McFadden lived in Brinlack townland, the marriage was in Gweedore RC Church.

[heywood]

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/

The Irish census site here - is changing soon but this works and there is a note on the site.
Lots of Ferrys in Brinlack - also McFaddens,