Peter and Bridget Grady

Hi Mark

The only records on www.rootsireland.ie/ for the marriage of Peter Grady to Bridget (no surname specified) in Mayo are a bit late for people born in 1800: they are 1845 & 1875 (2)

However there is a baptism record of Peter Grady 1826 Mayo so maybe the 1845 marriage could be the one

I checked both records to see if they were from the 3 you mentioned but neither was

You need to purchase credit to view the full record on rootsireland but it will have the parish ans MAYBE the fathers' name

Col

Hello Col,

Thank you for the information. I found one record that shows Patrick Grady, my great-great-grandfather, was born in Mayo, Ireland. He died in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1885, age 66, so he was born about 1820. Again, his parents were Peter and Bridget. They were Roman Catholic. I do not know when Patrick left Ireland but I believe Peter and Bridget did not leave Ireland. The names of Patrick's brothers may have been Michael, John, Francis and Bernard.

I also have one record that shows Patrick's wife was Mary (Ann) Nevin, also born In Mayo, about 1835. Her parents were Patrick Nevin and Margaret Hunter. I believe Mary, her parents and her brother James arrived in Canada in the late 1840s.

Any further information is appreciated.

Mark

please Nov 21/13 message above

Hi Mark

No further joy I'm afraid.

The only match I could get on rootsireland was for a baptism of a Mary Grady with parents Peter & Bridget born 1814 in Galway.

There are 74 Gradys in the Tithe Applotments 1823-37 (free to search online) but no Peters

Finding Irish ancestors is a challenging game!

Col

Hi Col Caff,

I have a lof of family from Murrisk, parish of Oughaval, and the Grady name was very much around them at the time of the Griffiths there.  My family is in Lecanvey now, but at the time of the griffiths I took a look and there is a Peter Grady along with a Patrick Grady listed around my family, the Geraghtys, there in Bellateen.  In fact, my second great grandfather Michael Geraghty was baptised in May of 1846 there and his godparents were a Patrick Ruddy and Bridget "Gready" (pronounced Grady).  Michaels parents were Michael Geraghty and Mary Hynes.  Maybe that is where your family is from.  Many of my family left and went to Philadelphia. So you have a Peter, Bridget and Patrick Grady/Gready found all in one place.  Hope this helps.

Tina

Tina thanks for your info.

I'm a volunteer on the site and was trying to help Mark so I hope he sees your message and that he finds a break-through from it

Col

Col

Whoops:)  yes i hope he sees it and it leads in the right direction

Tina

Col and Tina, thank you for providing the information.I'll check the rootsireland site. Merry Christmas from Canada.

Mark

Further to my earlier posts about my great-great grandfather's parents (Peter and Bridget Grady), I recently found information about the 1876 death of a Peter Grady in the Ireland Civil Registrations Index. His age at death was 76 and occurred in Westport, Mayo, so this suggests a possible link to my great-great grandfather, Patrick Grady, born about 1820 and probably in Mayo. Can you find any more information related to Peter's death in 1876 or the death of a Bridget Grady in or near Westport in the late 1800s? Thank you.

Mark Grady 

This looks pretty close Mark:

Name:PeterGradyDate of Death:24-Dec-1876
Age:76yParish / District:Louisburgh districtAddress:Kilgeever KilgeeverCounty:Co. MayoStatus:Widower (Male)Denomination:Civil ParishOccupation:WEAVERSex:Male
GraveyardInformantGraveyard:
Relationship:HouseholderParish:
Name:Michael GradyCounty:
Address:Louisburgh

So if this is him we need a death record for Bridget eatrlier than this but this looks close:

Name:BridgetGradyDate of Death:19-Jul-1885
Age:70yParish / District:Louisburgh districtAddress:Killsallagh OughavalCounty:Co. MayoStatus:MarriedDenomination:Civil ParishOccupation:FARMERSex:Female
GraveyardInformantGraveyard:
Relationship:HouseholderParish:
Name:Mary GradyCounty:
Address:Killsallagh

The others are either widows or spinsters

I have a cd Memorials of the Dead Galway & Mayo; thses are the Grady records from Kilgeever:

To the memory of
James Grady who
departed this life March
2nd 1867 aged 60 years
also his son
Michael Grady who
departed this life June 13th
1889 aged 33 years

1)      O Lord have mercy
on the soul
of Mary Moran alias Grady
who departed this
life the 23rd Decemr
1809 aged 22 years 
2)      In loving memory of
Anthony Grady
Kilgeever
died 29th Dec 1947
aged 88 years
and his wife Bridget
died 18th Oct 1959
aged 88 years
also their children
Bridgie, Katie, & Michael
Mary Moran (nee Grady)
Erected by their son Sonny

Col

Hello Col,

Thank you for the information about Peter's 1876 death and Bridget's in 1885. This will help me with futher enquiries. Take care. 

Mark