Look Up Michael Madden portumna

Hi Derek,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried checking with the General Register Office for their marriage cert? Civil Registration began in Ireland in 1864 so if there was a marriage it would be recorded in these records. You can access the website here:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

For some general information on marriage certificates in the GRO follow this link:

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-marriage-records.html#.UUxH3Bwvmm0

I hope that this is helpful.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hi,Emma

Thank you for your help

Regards

Derek

Hello Derek,

I am from Portumna and I will visit the parish priest in the next few weeks and see if I can find anything in the records

Where do you have your information from? It would be useful to know what you have already researched to avoid duplication.

In the 1911 census, there is a Michael Madden who is 33 (so the birth year of 1878 matches) and is married to a Mareyan (variant of Marian or Mary?) -- it does say they have been married for 11 years though but recollection was often out by a few years in those times:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Portumna/Old_Street/473214/

There is another Michael Madden in Portumna close in age but the other information doesn't fit as well: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Portumna/Portumna_Demesne/473077/

regards

Dolores O'Shea

Portumna Ireland XO

Hi,Dolores

Thank you for your offer of help.

All that i have found out about Michael is on the UK 1911 census:

27 Gildarts Gardens Liverpool

RG14 22169  RG14PN22169 RG78PN1312 RD453 SD2 ED20 SN122

Madden  Michael   Head   Married   M   33   1878   Dock Labourer   Galway Portumna

Madden  Mary A     Wife                      F    31   1880                                 Galway  Portumna

Madden  Patrick J  Son                      M   3      1908                                  Liverpool

Madden  mary B                                  F    1      1910                                  Liverpool

I have also found a marriage on Familyserach org For a, Michael Madden  April -  June 1907 Portumna.

My wife thinks her grandmother,Mary, could have been a school teacher ln,Portumna or one of the family members!

I am sorry this is all the information i have at the moment.

Once again thank you for your help.

Regards

Derek

ah, the information about the teaching is interesting -- I found this family in the 1901 census in Gorteenphadder, near Portumna,  and Michael Madden is listed as an Assistant Teacher and the age fits: 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Portumna/Gorteenphadder/1396450/

He is no longer listed in the same house in the Irish 1911 census fitting in with an emmigration:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Portumna/Gorteenphadder/472989/

I will ring the parish office in the morning and see if I can get a look at the records.

(As I'm sure you know, the surname Madden as well as the christian names Michael and Mary are extremely common in this area so need other information to find the right people).

Here's a link to the map showing the location of Gorteenphadder: https://maps.google.ie/maps?q=Gorteenphadder+Portumna+map&hl=en&ll=53.103919,-8.284378&spn=0.025662,0.077162&hnear=Gorteenphadder,+County+Galway&gl=ie&t=m&z=14

regards

Dolores

Hi,Dolores

On the original copy of the 1911 census,Michael had been married for four years and that he had three children, one of whitch died.I have searched the UKBMD for a third child but can not find one!

The older members of the family said they only knew of two children,Patrick and Mary.

Could it be that,Michael and Mary had a child in Ireland and it died before they moved to,Liverpool!!!

I hope this helps.

Regards

Derek

Afternoon,

have just had a look at the records and success!

The marriage record is as follows:

23rd June 1906 in Portumna

Michael Madden of Gorteenphadder, Residence Portumna N.S. (National School), Father = John Madden

and Maria A. Meara of Derryheiney, Residence Portumna, Father = John Meara of Derryheiney

Priest: Fr. Hillary, Mt. St. Joseph's (is a monastery in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary)

Sponsors:

John O'Keefe, Mt. St. Joseph's Roscrea

Sarah Flannery, Newtown, Nenagh.

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The parish secretary is going to look at the births to see if there was a child born between 1906-1911.

There are lots of Meara's in the area and in North Tipp. which is where Newtown is located.

There are also Madden's still living in Gorteenphadder, Portumna.

If you look in the "Galleries" section, you will see photos of the National Schools where Michael was a teacher.

regards

Dolores

... and this must be the 1901 census record for John Meara, the father, as it's the only one that fits from the age in Derryhiveny (or Derryheiny) but just two daughters mentioned, Elizabeth and Bridget so maybe Mary A. wasn't there on the night of the census?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Kilmalinoge/Derryhiveny_South/1396176/

Hi,Dolores

Wow!!!! That was unexpected i had presumed you would have had difficulty finding,Mlchael with his surname being so common.I hope it was not to much trouble for you to find him.

Once again thank you very much for your help.

Regards

Derek

I have just come across this conversation. It may be closed as it took place in 2013 However if anyone sees this and can put me in touch with Derek or Dolores I'd welcome it,  as I am the son of Patrick Madden and the grandson of Michael Madden, living in Liverpool.

Charlie Madden