#11
|
||||
|
||||
That's what I thought. After all, if the later children had mmn Keegan you might expect him to be registered with that surname surely?
__________________
Merry "Something has been filled in that I didn't know was blank" Matthew Broderick WDYTYA? March 2010 |
#12
|
||||
|
||||
They have these things called Townlands. Total nightmare to sort out
|
#13
|
||||
|
||||
So, he was registered as Keegan, but presumably (as aunt found his baptism) baptised as McDermott.
Interesting!!! I feel quite shaken! His baptism record isn't on line. I might have to write to Carrick and see if I can beg a copy. |
#14
|
||||
|
||||
I have plenty of examples of it in my family tree!
|
#15
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
|
#16
|
||||
|
||||
Do you?? My (plenty of) illegitimates keep their mother's maiden names. Ok ........... I'm still quite stunned by this situation.
I'm wondering if his father was around - if he knew about Thomas. I'm wondering all kinds of things now. |
#17
|
||||
|
||||
I would really like to see that baptism record! Shame it isn't in the online records.
|
#18
|
||||
|
||||
I will try to get hold of it.
Thanks so much Kate, obvious, but I'd never have thought of looking for him under Keegan. I'm really relieved to have an answer - I was quite worried by this. Still am a bit weirded out! I will now go searching for one Thomas McDermott. Why didn't she marry him?? Was he also in the workhouse? So many questions. |
#19
|
||||
|
||||
There is a Thomas Joseph McDermott of Carrick on Shannon, born about 1863, RC, farmer and then hotel proprietor, unmarried and living with his mother (the hotel proprietor before he was) in 1901 and married to a Mary E by 1911. He died in 1916, age 53, and admon was granted to his widow in 1917. His estate was £2,878, resworn as £4,168. If he was the father, maybe they didn't marry because they were from different classes?
Apparently Leitrim County Library has some minute books from Carrick on Shannon Union, which might have info about Bridget and Thomas: http://www.workhouses.org.uk/CarrickOnShannon/ |
#20
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
|
|
|