I am looking for any records concerning the Patrick Kennedy and Margaret Cummins family.
I know their children were born in Parish Fethard, Tipperary County.
Patrick was born between 1760-1770 and Margaret between 1780-1790, both in Ireland.
Patrick died in Daviess County, Indiana, USA probably between 1835-1840.
Margaret supposedly died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1820-1835.
They had 5 children that I know of, all supposedly born in Parish Fethard.
They are: Edward Kennedy, John Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, James Kennedy, born about 1810, and Hannah Kennedy, born between 1810-1815.
All children were born between 1800-1825, so they probably married around 1800.
I know Hannah married Lawrence McKee, but I am not sure if it was in Ireland or the US.
James Kennedy married Margaret McNally in 1833 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I figure Patrick and family came to US between 1820-1830.
Patrick's parents may be James and Hannah Kennedy. Not sure. Would love to know the names of his or Margaret's parents.
Any birth, baptismal, marriage, ship or any records of any sort would be greatly appreciated. I would love to know if we still have relatives there. My daughter was just in Ireland and loved it, hope we can come sometime!
THANKS!
Friday 4th Oct 2013, 09:56PM
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message.
using the Irish Times website you can see that Catholic records for the parish of Fethard start as early as 1806:
You can also use the above link to see where there are copies of these records available. Most of the original copies are still held by the local parish office so it may also be an idea to contact the local parish priest for some possible assistance.
You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
IGP: http://www.igp-web.com/tipperary/
South Tipperary Archives: http://www.southtipparchives.ie/
From-Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 3rd Dec 2013, 04:40PM