I am looking for any information on a sister and brother: Ann Cleary (my great-great-grandmother) and her brother Maurice Cleary. The following is a direct quote from the 'Boston Pilot' newspaper under 'Looking for Friends and Family' in 1855. 'Of Maurice Cleary, of Kildaroon, parish Cloheen, Co Tipperary, who was last heard from 5 years ago in Dedham, Mass, USA. Information recieved by his sister - Address Ann Cleary, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA'. I don't know if the parish would be Cloneen or Clogheen. I tried the parish of Clogheen too but the link is closed.
By 1855 my Ann Cleary was married (abt 1850) to Thomas Burke ( I haven't been able to find out where in Ireland he was from) and they were living in Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin. Ann Cleary's DOB - abt 1825 , DOD - 22 Oct 1877 but a lot of the dates in the cemetary are questionable. Thomas Burke DOB abt 1809 - DOD death 4 Oct 1907. His death certificate lists him as 98 years old. They lived in several different areas of Winnebago County, Wisconsinin the early 1850's buying land and settling in Poygan, Winnebago, Wisconsin in the late 1850's. They raised their family here and are buried here.
Ann and Thomas had 9 children. Mary Ann - 1851, Thomas Jr - 1853 ( my great-grandfather), Ellen 1855, John- 1858, Bridget - 1859, Edward - 1860, Jane - 1863, Margaret - 1865 and Elizabeth - 1866.
Thomas Burke Jr married Ellen Kelly in 1878. Ellen's parents were Edward Kelly - Co Roscommon and Bridget Murray - Co Galway. Thomas and Ellen 's son was Edward Burke and his son was Raymond Burke ( my Dad) and my maiden name was Shanley Burke.
Any information or records would be appreciated . Thanks. Shanley
Shanley Rae
Friday 14th Mar 2014, 07:23PMMessage Board Replies
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Good afternoon
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Cloneen is located in the Civil Parish of Corbally, Co. Tipperary:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parishes of Couraganeen begin in 1836 and Roscrea begin in 1810.
As you seem to have a number of counties to search including Tipperary, Roscommon and Galway I would advise looking at the sites below for further records:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However, so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Other important sources include the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith?s Valuation:
Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 2nd Apr 2014, 12:18PM