Looking for any information about PRENDIVILLE Family
Ellen Prendiville (formerly Lynch - aged 21) and John Prendiville (or Prindiville) (aged 24, Farm Labourer) from Kerry, Ireland, Assisted Immigrants, sailed from Plymouth, England, 7 September 1875, on board the S.S. “Waitangi” and arrived at Lyttelton, 7 December 1875. A copy of their Marriage Certificate shows that they were married on 13 September 1874 at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Ballyhar, Registrar’s District of Molahiffe in the Union of Killarney in the County of Kerry. On the certificate John was shown as a Labourer of Farranfore, Father: Thomas Prendiville, Farmer. Ellen (née Lynch) was shown as a Servant of Gearha and her father as Daniel Lynch (deceased), Farmer.
They settled in Little River in Banks Peninsula.
ELLEN died 10 July 1887 at Little River aged 32 of tuberculosis (death certificate – her surname registered as Prindiville). Ellen was shown on her death certificate as having been born in Kerry, Ireland and married in Kerry, Ireland, aged 20. Her parents were shown on her death certificate as Daniel Lynch, Farmer and Mary Lynch (formerly Rourke). She made a will dated 30 June 1887, which named her husband executor and left her estate to six of her 7 children named in it.
We believe Ellen’s younger brother James Lynch travelled to New Zealand with her and John in 1875 as he appeared on the ship’s passenger list and also on Thomas and John Jnr’s baptism records as a Sponsor.
JOHN: John’s (possible) date & place of baptism are shown in the International Genealogical Index (on Family Search.com) as 5 November 1850, Currow, Kerry, Ireland, but I cannot verify this, as I have no death certificate for him and I only know his father’s name (Thomas).
Their 7 Children (except Thomas) were all born in the Christchurch area (from baptism records. one birth certificate; and two death certificates), most probably at Little River. They were:
Thomas: born 22 October 1875 on board “SS Waitangi” (my grandfather)
Eleanor – born 10 July 1877, baptised Ellenora on17 October 1877
John, Jnr - born 2 May 1880 – baptised 21 July 1880
Charles - born 17 March 1882 (birth certificate) baptised Charles Patrick on 5 April 1882
Dinah- born 23 January 1883 baptised 22 February 1883 (
James – born 5 September 1884, baptised 15 September 1884
voyager
Thursday 18th Jun 2015, 06:45AMMessage Board Replies
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Voyager:
Here is the 1852 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Molahiffe civil parish. You will note Daniel Lynch is shown in Gearha but there are no Prendivilles in the parish at that time.
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/kerry/molahiffe.htm
I checked the 1901 census for Prendivilles in Farranfore and Lynchs in Gearha but those names were not listed in those townlands.
www.irishgenealogy.ie is a free Irish government site which has Co. Kerry church records. I locate a likely sibling baptismal record for a brother of Ellen. You may want to search for other Lynch records and Prendiville records. I did locate the 1874 church marriage record in Firies parish. Ellen was shown as Helen.
Roger McDonnell
Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - FIRIES
Marriage of JOHN PRINDIVILLE of GEARHA and HELEN LYNCH of NR on 13 September 1874
HusbandWifeNameJOHN PRINDIVILLEHELEN LYNCHAddressGEARHANROccupationNRNRFatherNR PRINDIVILLENR NRMotherNR NRNR NR
NameJAMES LYNCHDate of Birth14 March 1858 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)AddressGEARHAFatherDANIEL LYNCHMotherMARY BURK
Further details in the record
Child DenominationRCFather OccupationNRSponsor 1RICHARD MCCARTHYSponsor 1 AddressNRSponsor 2JOHANNA LYNCHSponsor 2 AddressNRPriestNR
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Thursday 18th Jun 2015, 04:11PM -
Hi Roger McDonnell
Thanks very much for the information you have posted. I can see I will have to look into the Lynch side some more. There seem to be quite a few Prendivilles (and various spellings) in Kerry. I did see two in the Griffiths Valuation living in Dromultan, Kerry and some in Currans. I have been searching for a death record for John Prendiville Senior for many years - if that ever comes to light I may be able to get further with my search.
Thanks again. Kind regards.
Voyager
voyager
Friday 19th Jun 2015, 12:25PM -
I have seen a possible birth for John Prendiville in the Irish genealogy site: www.irishgenealogy.ie the free Irish government site which you mentioned.
Name: John Prendiville
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 05 Nov 1850
Christening Place: ROMAN CATHOLIC, CURROW, KERRY, IRELAND
Birth Date: Birthplace:
Death Date: Name Note: Race:
Father's Name: Thos. Prendiville
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Cath. Mc Carthy
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C70087-1
System Origin: Ireland-ODM
GS Film number: 823803
Reference ID:
John’s age in September 1875 was 24 in, or possibly 25 if his birth date was November 1850. According to his marriage certificate, he was living in Farranfore at the time of his marriage and his father’s name was Thomas. Do you think Farranfore is close enough to Currow to make this John’s birth record?
I also found his parents’ marriage in Currow, which was early in 1850 and also siblings of John’s.
voyager
Thursday 28th Jan 2016, 06:46AM -
voyager:
Currow is about five kilometers to the northeast of Farranfore.
Roger
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Friday 29th Jan 2016, 12:22AM -
Many thanks again, Roger.
voyager
Friday 29th Jan 2016, 04:53AM