Searching for Nary/Neary Family Information

Candi:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I believe I located the baptismal record for Catherine in 1843 (see below) in the Addergoole RC parish which was just to the north of Castlebar. Was she the youngest child? I can't find any other baptismal records for this couple or a marriage record. The Addergoole RC records start in 1840 http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0736 and the Castlebar baptismal records start in 1838. The record located for Catherine showed the family lived in Ballyknock which is a townland in Addergoole civil parish. The 1855-1856 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Addergoole civil parish shows a Mary Narey in Ballyknock which may be the widow of Andrew. There is an Andrew Nary in Derryfadda townland but possibly that is another relative rather than the father of Catherine but it is also possible that Catherine's father moved to Derryfadda.

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/mayo/addergoole.htm

Let me know if you have questions.

Roger McDonnell

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0736

Name:Cate NearyDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:12-Feb-1843Address:BallaknockParish/District:ADDERGOOLEGender:FemaleCountyMAYO
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Andrew NearyMother:Mary McGloinOccupation:
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Informant 1:Peter CommonsSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Caitin Ford

Good Morning Roger, 

What a nice surprise to see a quick response to my inquiry. Thank you so much. 

I am so excited. I do believe this baptizism record is for my great grandmother, Catherine Neary. The date does not match exactly with information she provided to census questionnaires here in the states. She said she was born in February 1845, not 1843. This could be because my great grandfather was about 12 years older than her which was pretty common back then from what I have found in records here. It also seems the girls liked to make themselves a few years older when in this situation. 

I do believe Catherine was the youngest, although I am still missing the name of Andrew's 9th child. I found a passenger listing for a 1861 arrival with the three youngest sisters as passengers. Both sisters Catherine and Mary are listed as age 19 and Ann is listed as age 21. I was able to find a baptizism record in Addergoole for a Mary Neary who was baptized on 15 October 1841, born to Andrew Neary and Bridget Dogherty. A different mother so I guess I need to ask, was it common in Ireland back then for a man to father children by more than one woman or should I assume this is a different Mary Neary? 

Thank you again for your assistance.

Candi 

Candi:

A good number of women died in childbirth. I don't know the actual percentage. Men did marry again sometimes to a relation of the the deceased wife. There is no way to know if your Andrew was married more than once unless you can locate another family document. 

Roger