Searching family connection for John Mulkern

Patricia:

The father of James was John rather than Timothy. Roots Ireland has an August 6, 1854 baptismal record in Clifden RC parish for a James Mulkerrin with parents John Mulkerrin and Margaret Davin. Possibly this record is for your ancestor. I did not find any baptismal records for siblings.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

Hi Roger,

yes I have that information. I mistakenly put Timothy and it should have read John.  You are correct.  So would Clifden have been a parish in its own right or would it have covered a wider area sometimes they have Clifden or any other place as effectively a dicocesan area but you dont know until you go to the front page of the archal records and then it will say which parish. I hope I am being clear.  I am trying to pin down  more precisely the location of their marriage (other than Clifden itself).  Also I picked up the association of Timothy and Nellie (?) through a family tree but not sure this is based on anything other than supposition?  

Thank you very much, anyway

Patricia

Patricia:

The RC parish of Clifden covers two civil parishes on the western coast of Co. Galway (Ballindoon and Omey). Clifden town where the church is located is part of Omey civil parish.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifden  

Clifden RC records actually start in 1838. Since I was not able to find a marriage record or any other baptismal records for siblings, I'm speculating that the family started in Inishmaan, migrated to the Clifden area around 1853-1854 and then moved further east within Ireland. The Aran Island RC records do not begin until 1872.

Roger