Researching my gg grandfatther, Martin Mullins (born 1840), son of Peter Mullins and Mary Carney from County Clare. Martin came to the US in the early 1860's and married Annie Laurie/Lowry of County Galway in the late 1860's in Philadelphia. They resided in West Virginia and had the following children: Patrick (Con), Ann, Peter, Martin, Ed,Mary, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Per his children's baptism records, believe he was related to Edward Mullins and Honor Quinn (aunt and uncle if Edward and Peter were siblings?) and their children Ed, Pat, Mary and John (cousins?) . Some of these individuals show up as godparents, as do individuals with surnames Joyce, Hehir.
I believe these families are in the Tubber Roman Catholic baptism records listed on the Clare site. The ages of Ed, Pat and Mary in this index matches the US records on these individuals. Also, while Martin isn't listed, there does show a Peter Mullins and Mary Carney with children Catherine (1836) and Betty (1838) in the Tubber records. I think this is likely Martin's family.
In the 1821 list of freeholders there is a Peter Mullins and James Mullins in Castlequarter - but not sure if they are related to my Mullins line
I know of no other siblings of Martin's, or if Peter or Mary ever came to the US, or what happened to the Catherine and Betty listed in the Tubber records.
Any local knowledge on this Mullins/Carney family, or of other records to explore, would be most welcome.
Sunday 7th Apr 2013, 12:44PM
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You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation
The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.
Best regards Michael
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Friday 26th Apr 2013, 01:13PM