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Delighted to have found this site. My great great grandmother was Catherine Welch born 1852 and baptised in Mayo Abbey. Her parents were Peter Welch and Sarah Keville. Catherine can be found living in her brother Michael's household in Lancashire, England in the 1861 census. Michael was away in the militia at the time. I believe that Peter's father was also named Peter. Any information regarding the family in Balla and how some of the children emigrated to England would be of interest. Catherine's parents remained in Balla to have a number of other children whose birth records I found. I don't know if they ever emigrated. Does anyone know of gravestones carrying their names locally? Also Catherine had a sister of the same name born in 1845 but I haven't found a death record for her. I presumed that my Catherine was named after a deceased sibling. Peter was down as a corn dealer in his daughter's marriage record in 1871.

Martine

Tuesday 13th Dec 2016, 07:37AM

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  • Hi Martine

    Here's a possible death record for Catherine:

    Name:CatherineWalshDate of Death:11-Mar-1886
    Age:80Parish / District:Balla districtAddress:DromoreCounty:Co. MayoStatus:Widow (Female)Denomination:Civil ParishOccupation:LABOURERSex:Female
    GraveyardInformantGraveyard:
    Relationship:HouseholderParish:
    Name:John MalleyCounty:
    Address:Dromore

    Possible record of young Catherine:

    Name:CatherineWalshDate of Death:05-Mar-1866
    Age:17Parish / District:Balla districtAddress:KillawallaunCounty:Co. MayoStatus:Spinster (Previously unmarried)Denomination:Civil ParishOccupation:LABOURER'S DAUGHTERSex:Female
    GraveyardInformantGraveyard:
    Relationship:WifeParish:
    Name:Judy WalshCounty:
    Address:Killawallaun

    Notes:

    LABOURERS WIFE

    There are 10 Keville death records also from Balla:

    Civil DeathKivilKitty186434Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKevilJohn186615Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKivelAnne186622Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKevilPatt187272Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKevilMarey187680Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKevilCatherine18801Co. Mayo

    Civil DeathKivilJohn189130Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKevilleMichael18959 MonthsCo. Mayo

    Civil DeathKevilleBridget19003Co. Mayo
    Civil DeathKevilleJohn190080Co. Mayo

    Let me know if any are relevant and I'll send the full record

    Col

     

    ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 14th Dec 2016, 06:52AM

  • Col, thanks so much for your response. My gt. gt. Grandmother Catherine Welch married John Edward Cassidy and died in England. However, I was curious when I found a baptism record for a younger sister,1845, also named Catherine of the same parents and district. I know that there was a tradition of naming a sibling after a deceased child, so this Catherine must have died between 1845 and 1852. So far I haven't found that death record. The family lived at Bryze! Probably working on the estate there. Sarah Keville, Catherine's mother, was baptised in Belfast but married in Mayo Abbey to Peter Welch/Walsh in 1844. I don't have her parents but believe that she had a brother Patt and sister Bridget at least. Their names appear in some of the children's baptism records as witness. I believe that there are still Walsh's and Keville's in the Balla/Mayo Abbey area according to a cousin of mine who visited the area a couple of years ago. My father brought the family back to Ireland in 1957, the first time since the emigration around famine times. I now live in Trim but a visit to Balla, particularly Bryze is on my bucket list! Thanks again Col for your interest and help. Martine

     

     

    Martine

    Thursday 15th Dec 2016, 07:16AM

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