Michael Cronin born Limerick 1880/1884

Breanann,

Attached are the civil birth records for both Michael's birth (1879) and his parents'marriage (1875). The residence for both records is Gortavalla, Doon, Limerick.

James' occupation at the time of his marriage is a carpenter, and a laborer at the birth of Michael. 

Regards,

Also, here are his siblings:  Thomas (1876), Catherine (1877), James (1880), Patrick (1883), Timothy (1884), Bridget (1886), William (1891), Denis (1893), William (1896), and Joseph (1898). You can find more complete information about them on irishgenealogy.ie

Regards,

Do you have the maiden name of James's wife ? Did Michael have any siblings ? Do you know the area in Limerick where they came from ? Any more information would be helpful, I found two death certs for a James Cronin in Limerick , the first was a mason and the second a cabinet maker so it is hard to know without more background.

Breanann,

I forgot to mention that the marriage record shows his surname as "Croneen", both in the original document, and transcription. At the bottom of the civil record in the section "this marriage was solemnized....", you'll see his surname as Cronin. Bridget's surname also has two variations (Maher & Meagher) in both sections of the civil record.

Breanann,

Based on the information Carolyn provided above, I found a birth record for a James Cronin living in Gortavalla, Doon, Limerick. He was baptized on August 2, 1852, parents- James Cronin and Mary Shanahan. Witnesses were James Collin and Margaret Bourke.

Record from RootsIreland (paid subscription)

Regards- Mary

Breanann,

I did not find a marriage record for James and Mary. I found James had a brother Thomas born in 1854.

In the 1901 and 1911 censuses of Gortavalla, Doon, Limerick, James is not listed. He might have died between Joseph's birth 1898 and 1901. Bridget is listed with some of her children.

Regards- Mary

Breanann,

 I might be wrong about James' death on both the 1901 and 1911 censuses Bridget identifies as married.

Regards- Mary

Carolyn/MaryTV/Eileen,

Thank you all so much; that's very helpful, indeed. This is a brilliant site!

Sorry for my late response: I have only now checked back on the site.

Huge Regards,

Breanann (Brendan)