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Seeking family of Ellen Gannon b. 1 Apr 1880 in Newtown, Abbeyknockmoy. Parents: Thomas Gannon & Catherine/Kitty/Kate Roark (d. 1905). Ellen went to Boston, MA 1901-1905 and in 1909 married Thomas Mulrey/Mulry b. Dangan, Killererin Parish. Ellen had at least the following siblings: Bridget (c.1865), James (1866-1934), Mary (c.1873), Sarah (c.1874), William (c.1875-1934), Catherine/Kate (c. 1876). There may have been more. Would like to correspond with descendants.

Tuesday 26th Feb 2013, 05:34AM

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  • hi,

    This looks like Ellen and her family in 1901.........

    living at 

    Lindsay's Farm (Abbey East, Galway)

    Mother Kate b.1840, siblings William, James, Bridget.

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Abbey_East/Lind…

    I guess you could check with directory enquiries to see if the family still live there ??

    Sorry I don't have a local phone book for the area......

    It looks like James inherited the farm and is living there in 1911...........

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Abbey_East/Lind…

    Regards,

    SEAN

     

    sean99

    Wednesday 27th Feb 2013, 08:42PM
  • hi,

    It looks like a Sharon Gannon was still in Abbeyknockmoy in 2011.

    http://www.abbeyknockmoy.gaa.ie/club-news-1/2011-club-news/31staugust20…

    sean99

    Thursday 28th Feb 2013, 08:29AM
  • Sean, many thanks for your help. We will pursue finding some family in the area. They may have no interest in genealogy but one can only try. Sharon

    Thursday 28th Feb 2013, 06:34PM
  • fyi,

    Input from Pete Scherm from the Rootsweb Galway mailing list...........

    I'm sure the Newtown you want  is just one mile east of the current St. Bernard's RC church of  Abbeyknockmoy - which is itself one mile east of the village (and postoffice) of Abbey,  and where Knockmoy abbey is located.

    Lindsay's Farm is a small townland  lying immediately south of the RC church. All of these places are in  Abbeyknockmoy civil and - apparently - RC parish. Abbey East seems to refer only to  an Electoral Division. 

    I'm not sure if any of these above locations are  within Abbey East E.D., but the townland of Clonkeen, abutting Newtown to the  east, is shown as being located in "E.D. Abbey East" on my Townland Index  map.

    However, none of the nearby surrounding townlands are so-identified. 

    'Tis a mystery.

    sean99

    Thursday 28th Feb 2013, 09:00PM
  • hi,

    There is an Ellis Island record for an Ellen Gannon dated May 1901, travelling to Cleveland, Ohio to join her sister Nora........

    I can't be sure it is the right person - she says her last place of residence is Newport ??

    There is a Mrs S. Gross also from Newport travelling to Denver in front of Ellen on the manifest......

    Mrs S. Gross is returning to the US with her 2 children - is Ellen related to this family ??

    fyi

    Ellens birth :

    County Home Office, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland
    Ellen Gannon
    Date of birth 1 April 1880
    Place of birth Newtown
    Father Thomas Gannon
    Mother Katherine Roarke
    Occupation father :laborer

    Mothers death:

    Mother Katherine died 16 February 1905 in Newtown , Co. Galway.
    Mother Katherine ( Kate/Kitty) was a widow when the 1901 census was taken

    Fathers death:
    Date of death : 15 April 1892
    Place of death : Abbey , Co. Galway

    Marriage Record, Registry Department, City of Boston
    Date of marriage 21 April 1909
    St. Thomas Aquinas Church
    Groom Thomas Mulrey
    Bride Ellen Gannon
    Both listed as 27 years of age.
    Registry Department, City of Boston

    sean99

    Saturday 2nd Mar 2013, 06:17PM

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