John Lydon Family

I have a cd Memorials of the Dead Galway & Mayo and found this entry - not sure if it's your ancestors:

This monument is erected
in loving memory of
Honoria Lyden
merchant Clifden
who died June 17th 1901
and her son Patrick
who died June 28th 1911
also in loving memory of
her daughter
Mary H Lyden
merchant Clifden
who died
Jan 13th 1913
her sister Margaret Lyden
died March 27th 1926
Thomas Lydon
died 18th Feb 1941
Andrew Lydon
died 20th June 1944

The graveyard is Ardbear which is "situated about one mile south of Clifden.  It mostly served the Catholic community. The quantity of large ornate high cross memorials indicates the increasing wealth of the Catholic merchant class from c. 1880. The older part of the graveyard is overgrown with mature trees, which may obscure earlier memorials centred around what appears to be a holy well".

Col

Thank you! i'm sure they might be connected given the area but i'm only aware of the parents of john lydon, Patrick and Bridget (coyne) lydon on down in my family

I tried www.rootsireland.ie/ (subscription) but had no luck so tried findmypast (I don't have a subscription so can't see the details) & it has 3 John Lydon deaths 1936:

LydonJohn1842 19361936 Irish Deaths 1864 - 1958Clifden, Galway, Ireland

LydonJohn1851 1936 1936Irish Deaths 1864 - 1958Oughterard, Galway, Ireland

LydonJohn1858 1936 1936Irish Deaths 1864 - 1958Ballinrobe, Galway & Mayo, Ireland

LydonHonor1841 1933 1933 Irish Deaths 1864 - 1958Clifden, Galway, Ireland

No luck with Catherine though

Col

I found catherine's death in the civil records in 1951 listed s married and son Patrick joyce was with her.
The first one for John is probably the one i found as based on his age in 1911 census i have him born about 1842.
Both died in Ungwee townlands (also listed on death record) on civil parish of Ballynakill but record lists it as Clifden district.

Robert, I have a letter dated May 1968 from a Mary Curran stating:

Catherine (Kate) Lydon Joyce died and was buried by Martin in Banoug next to her husband. 

I know Mary took care of Kate.
I am now searching for Martin Lydon whose address was

The Cottage  

Leterfrack

County Galway.

Does anyone know this cemetery "Banoug?" and where it's located in Galway?
I tried looking for it by Google kept changing the name to cemeteries far from Ungwee where they lived in ballynakill galway in the west.
I found catherine's death record for May 1968 and her husband James joyce in 1951. both lived in Ungwee but both died in Fatima hospital in Clifden.
THANKS for the help!
Robert

I have the records of john lydon's death in Clifden townland of Ungwee in 1936. his wife Honora died there in 1933. Catherine Lydon Joyce died in may 1968 and her husband james joyce in 1951. All the other daughters died here in syracuse syracuse NY.

Hi,

The nearest cemetery in that area is Ballynakill which is in the townlands of Dooneen/Cartron. It is located off the main N59 road to Leenane, close to the sea and includes an old church.

There are a few good 'photos by Andrew Kropff taken in 2016. Google: Ballynakill Cemetery+Dooneen. From looking at the Griffith maps there does not appear to be any cemetery in Baunoge.

Regards,

Hi,

Further to earlier post, I found a reference to a "Graveyard" in a subdenomination of Baunoge, named "Shanvallybeg" which only contains c10 acres.

Google "Baunoge+Letterfrack" and scroll down to NUI Galway Collection for Baunoge where there are a number of handwritten notes in relation to the townland.  The graveyard is possibly in this area of Shanvallybeg?. Ref. Ordnance Survey Map 1899.

Regards,

I misspoke above: Catherine lydon Joyce died in May 1968 in Ungwee but at Fatima hospital in Clifden. Her husband James Joyce died in 1951.
In Catherine's death record it lists her son Patrick was with her at her death.
I don't know who the "Martin " mentioned in the letter above would be, possibly another sibling? If you ever connect with him if love to be in contact with him to connect my family to possible family still living in area.

I misspoke (again!) Above. James Joyce died Oct 9, 1952.
I checked the death records I have for James and Kate and both list "Christina CURRAN, Occufier/Occupier (hard to read) as present at death of both James and Kate. Wonder if related to the Mary Curran who wrote the letter about Kate's burial. Or maybe she was an official at the hospital since they both died at Fatima hospital in Clifden and Christina Curran's name is listed in other deaths on the page.
I was also wrong that there is no mention of a son Patrick present at Kate's death (don't know where that came from) .
Kate's mother honor's death record, wife of Kate's father John lydon lists her son in law James Joyce as present at her death and she Apparently died at home as no hospital mentioned. And Kate was present at her father's death also at home in 1936

Not sure if I can be any help, but I am Anthony and Nellies great great grandson. Came across s this page after googling some info I found on old docs. 

Not sure if I can be any help, but I am Anthony and Nellies great great grandson. Came across s this page after googling some info I found on old docs. 

Hi JontheMajor. I am Anna's and Martin's granddaughter. If I can help you with any searching let me know.