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Dia Dhuit!  I am helping a friend, David Madden, research his family history.  We believe that his ancestors came from County Galway, but don't now what parish they came from.  Here's what we think we know, and would like to verify.

His GGGG grandfather was Hugh Madden, born circa 1780-1790, in Galway.  His wife's name is unknown.

One of Hugh's children was named Patrick Madden (b. circa 1818 in Galway).  He married Ellen Murray (b. circa 1819 in  Galway). Ellen was the daughter of an unknown Murray who was married to Margaret Massey (b. circa 1795).  Together, Patrick, Ellen, their four children, and his mother-in-law, Margaret Massey Murray, emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, sometime after 1846 (?), but prior to 17 October 1849, when Patrick died of consumption, leaving Ellen a widow with four young children.

Patrick's four children were  (1)  Mary (b. 1837 in Galway - d. 1863 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA);  (2) Jeremiah Andrew, my friend's GGGrandfather (b. 28 Jan (?) 1838 in Galway, and died in Somerville, Massachusetts 16 September 1893); (3) Ann (b. 1843 in Galway, d. unknown); and (4) John (b. 1846 in Galway and d. unknown date, likely in Massachusetts.)  

Jeremiah Andrew Madden was a journeyman tailor.  He married Margaret McCarty 6 Nov 1859 in Boston.  Margaret was born circa 1838 in Ireland, and likely also in Galway.  Margaret was the daughter of John McCarty  and Mary Mahoney McCarty.  Both John and  were born circa 1800 in Ireland, and had immigrated at an unknown date.

The ensuing generations were all born in and around Massachusetts until the late 1900's, when some came to California.

 I'm hoping that somebody might recognize the family.  I don't want to have to search paarish by parish.  I did find some Maddens that might be the family I seek around the town of  Kiltormer, but it  wasn'[t a precise match.  Can anybody help us?

Many thanks in advance!

SusanW

Monday 2nd Dec 2019, 06:13AM

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  • Hi Siobhan,

    I couldn't find a Galway marriage record for Hugh or Patrick's baptism on www.rootsireland.ie/ but the 1821 Irish Census (free at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/) has 110 Maddens in Galway including 1 Hugh:

    Residents of a house 1 in Pallace, Finnure (Kilreekill, Galway)

    SurnameForenameAgeRelation to head

    MaddenPatrick75-Gentleman & Farmer

    MaddenHugh40Son-

    MaddenMary30Daughter In Law-

    SkerrettSebastian55-Gentleman

    SkerrettClarissa50Wife-SkerrettClarissa18Daughter-

    SkerrettCatharine19Daughter-

    SkerrettJames21SonGentleman

    FallowJohn45VisitorGentleman

    KneeAnne26-House Servant

    ShaughnessyBridget16-House Servant

    BraddishMathew60-House Servant

    DarceyJohn28-Gardener

    The Tithe Applotments (free at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/) have 3 Hugh Maddens in Galway in 1824-30 in 3 different parishes

    I have a cd Memorials of the Dead Galway & Mayo which has 15 Madden records. The Galway ones are from Oughterard, Moycullen and Mweenish Island

    (no Hughs lisetd though)

    Col

    ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 2nd Dec 2019, 10:19AM
  • Hi Siobhan:  

    Thank you for your post.  We do have a volunteer from Galway with Madden ancestry who might be able to assist you.  I will forward your query to him and he should reply to you.  If you do not hear from him within a week or two, please get back to me here on the message board.  

    Kind regards,  

    Jane

    Jane Halloran Ryan

    Monday 2nd Dec 2019, 11:07AM

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