James Joseph Murphy

Holly:

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so only church records would be available for 1859. I checked Roots Ireland www.rootsireland.ie and there was one James Murphy baptismal record in 1859 born to Michael and Ellen in Burriscarra RC parish. Burriscarra is to the south of Castlebar.

Do you know the names of the parents of James possibly from his death record?

Roger McDonnell

Hello Roger!

No we don't know. My son found the dates somewhere on Ancestry.com and he said there was no information about parent's names. If we find them we will be sure to post.
I hope some descendants of his check this site and maybe I can get more information, or communicate with possible relatives. That would be thrilling!

Thank you, and regards,
Holly Williamson

Are there any relatives of the Ryder family in the Castlebar area. My mother was Ryder. Her Father was Michael Ryder from Castlebar and her Mother was Anne O Malley from Islandeady. Michael Ryders Father was John W Ryder. They were related to Cartys, Walshs, Holmes through the Ryders. I have traced a distant relative of a sister of John W Ryder to London. John W Ryder was a Tailor and Peter Ryder and other Ryders were associated with the printing business with the local paper.

Regards Frances Kelly