Sidley/croft

Bonnie:

Can you provide more specifics on when Mary and Robert came to America? Parents names? Did they marry in Ireland or America?

I looked at the 1850 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Kilcornan civil parish. There was a William Croft listed in Blossomhill townland and a Henry Sidley listed in two townlands: Castlegrey and Summerville. Could be the same person with two plots of land.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/limerick/kilcornan.htm

Robert Sidley b 1788-d1867, married Margaret croft in limerick. Had 5 known children all born in Ireland between 1819-1834, so they came to US assuming sometime after 1834. I have Roberts parents listed as John and Mary Dugan. Having sons Robert and William. There is some question as to the spelling of Sidley,,(zidley) and a belief that John may have been born in holland.

thanks so much

bonnie

Bonnie:

I went on Roots Ireland  www.rootsireland.ie  and there is an 1826 baptismal record for a Sidley child born to Robert Sidley and a woman named Margaret. Croft does not work.Actually, I could not get any letter to work so I'm wondering if the surname is blank. Without knowing the first name of the child, I can't determine the parish where the records are held. 

Roots is a pay site to view the transcription of a church record.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger

A big thank you! The childrens names were James R 1819, John W 1824, William R 1825, Mary 1831, and Patrick T 1834, so maybe it was William. I really appreciate your help, I have just restarted my research as I have recently became unemployed and have the time, ( hesitate in paying for a membership) just trying to pinpoint a town and maybe go back even further..thank you! Btw are you a descendant of Sidleys?

thanks bonnie

Bonnie:

Not a Sidley descendant. I'm one of the volunteers who monitors the Ireland Reaching Out message board.

Roger

Look up on line, Tithe Applotment Books 1823 - 1837

William Sidley, Ballycahane, Kilcornan, Co limerick, year not Recorded,

Look up on line, Ask About Irelnd (Griffiths)

Henry Sidley, Castlegrey, Kilcornan,

Henry Sidley, Summerville Kilcornan,

William Croft, Blossomhill, Kilcornan,

tamerkine589@yahoo.ie

regards

John.