Family information on a John Grady baptized in Kilgeever 1868 lived in Tully, County Mayo

Sean:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I looked on Roots Ireland in the Kilgeever RC parish records and found five possible siblings to John Mary 1850 William 1865 Owen 1870 Patrick 1872 Anne 1876 I searched for Grady children with father John and mother with surname Scanlon. The Mary record requires more analysis. Why was there a 15 year gap between Mary and William? 

The Kilgeever records start in early 1850 so you won't find records for the parents. http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1068

Also below is a possible record for Bridget Reilly in 1867. The civil record has this family living in Carrowslattery townland which is in Robeen civil parish.

Roger McDonnell

Name:Mary GradyDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:01-Aug-1850Address:Not RecordedParish/District:Kilgeever RC parishGender:FemaleCountyCo. Mayo
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John GradyMother:Bridget ScanlonOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Peter Scanlon Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Sammon 

Name:Bridget ReillyDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:07-Jan-1867Address:
Parish/District:Kilcommon & Robeen RC parishGender:FemaleCountyCo. Mayo
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick ReillyMother:Bridget BoyleOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patrick Boyle Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Judith Boyle 

Good evening Roger,

Thank you very much for taking a look and helping me out.  

Unfortunately, the family information has not been passed down.  I have been able to piece together the current information from what names my father can remember as familiar and the document finds I have mentioned.   Through AncestryDNA I have met a few other Grady family members but we have not yet found the tree connection of her Great Grandfather Malachi Grady and my Grady line.  As you can tell, it gets very fuzzy beyond what I have.  My hope is to find some small piece of information, possibly someone related that can help connect what few dots I have.

Again, thank you.  I will keep reviewing your notes.

Best,

Sean 

Sean:

There is a volunteer run DNA site called gedmatch www.gedmatch.com  You can upload your raw DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch and see if you match someone who tested with another DNA company and also uploaded their data to Gedmatch. Very good analytical tools also.

Roger

Hi Roger, 

I looked back on my notes regarding Mary Grady.  Based on her Marriage record in 1882 she is listed as 22 years of old  which would place here birth year at 1860 even though the baptizim record I have attached to her file lists 1850 with father and mother correct.  The 1900 Fed Census for Clinton, MA lists her birth year as Feb 1858.

This one is confusing.

Thank you for your help.

My grandfather, Peter Joseph Grady, was Mary Grady's sister.  He emigrated to Boston and Clinton on the Pavonia in 1897. He was born about 1864. He lived in Boston and married Annie Needham. They had three children, John Francis (my father), Robert Emmet and Vincent (who died young).  Annie died, and Peter married Bridget McGovern (from Cavan, I think).  I can remember my parents speaking of Barberas.

MGrady

Correction:  Peter Grady was Mary Freel Grady's brother.

MGrady

Hello MGrady-

We must be cousins.  Mary Grady was the older sister of John Grady my great-grandfather and I saw the census record where Peter Grady was living with Mary and James Freel.  Was Peter the youngest of the Gradys?  I have his birth year estimated at 1874.

Do you have a family tree on Ancestry.com?  I am very interested in finding out more of the Grady family line.  I have very little information of the family from Ireland. There are a large number of Gradys that have come through Clinton, MA and I have met a few through AncestryDNA and we ahve been working together to find the family tree connection to go along with the DNA and known cousins.

I would very much like to connect and share family history information. I grew up outside of Boston, MA and now live outside of Salt Lake City.

This obituary lists a few nephews on John and Bridget Grady.  Do the names sound familar?

Funeral of Bridget Grady
Mrs. Bridget Grady, nee Reilly, widow of John Grady, formerly of Clinton, died Sept. 14, following a surgical operation performed at the Baker Memorial, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
The funeral was held from her residence 29 North Anderson street, Boston, Monday, Sept 18, and a solemn requiem mass celebrated at St. Joseph's church, West End, at 10 o'clock.  Burial was in Holy Cross cemetery, Malden.
The bearers were Robert E. Freel, Micheal Haley and Joseph Lavell of Clinton, and John F. Grady, Robert Grady and John Grady of Boston, all nephews of the deceased.
Mrs. Grady is survived by a son and two daughters, John E. Grady, Catherine A. Grady and Marion Grady Barbera.

Best

Sean

Hello Sean--At the funeral--John Francis Grady was my father; Robert his brother.  Catherine Grady was my godmother.  I didn't know her, but I think my parents always exchanged Christmas cards.  Before he was married, my grandfather lived on Cambridge Street, Boston and Fruit Street in the West End of Boston (where Mass General is now).

Sometime back, I had contacted the Clinton Town Clerk, who was a Freel, and was living at the house on Orange Street where my grandfather had been a boarder.

Mary Rita

Hi Mary,

Great to make the connection.  I am not sure how to connet with you directly without sharing my email address publicly (I will figure that out) to continue our conversation.

Do you have / know of any information or family details of your grandfather Peter Grady?

Where his family lived in Ireland? I have seen Tully, County Mayo, Ireland on some documents.

Where he was born?  When he was born (I have 19 Jan 1874)? His other family members (Parents and Siblings), I think I have several of them? The date and place he died?

I do not have much detail on the Grady family past my Great Grandfather John Grady, Peter's brother. I have been digging and tracking down everything I can to piece the information together.

I have that their parents were John Grady (born about 1836) and Bridget Scanlon (Scanlan -sp?) (born about 1841)

If you have an Ancestry.com account you can see my family tree starting with John Grady (Mary, John and Peter's father):

http://person.ancestry.com/tree/76270970/person/30349791110/facts

Best,

Sean

Hi Sean

My maiden name is O'Grady but it was Grady up until my generation when we put back the 'O'. Anyways I know where Tully is and it's only a mile or so from Furgill where I was born. I will do my DNA to see have we a match. Alot of emigration back then and very little records kept. My own Grandfather's sister Mary Grady emigrated to Boston around then and no contact at all with the cousins. We know nothing about them not even the surname. DNA is probably the best option here. Also if you had the sponsers for the child they were usually a brother, sister of the parents. 

I am fairly sure there are still Grady's in Tully. I live the other side of the country now but will keep updating you should I get any other information. First thing I will be doing is the DNA. I have the kit got. 

Regards

Betty Farrelly (nee O'Grady)

Dear Sean, Betty & Mary Rita:

If any of you would like to connect with the other, please email me at:  jhalloranryan@irelandxo.com giving me permission to share your email details and I will put you in contact.

All the best,

Jane

Hi Sean, I'm pretty sure we are related. John Grady is my Great Grandfather. His son, Owen Grady ( born 1869) is my Grandfather. Owen's daughter, Mary Grady (born 1905) is my Mother. My GGF, John, ( born 1836) was married to my GGM,Bridget Scanlon ( born 1841). Owen Grady was married to my GM, Mary Kitredge (Kitterick) on the 07 of February 1899. My mother, Mary Grady, was born in Tully, Kilgeever, District of Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, Ireland. My mother came to the U.S. and married and raised a family here.

 I think we may be cousins.

Carol