Coffey family in Killoughy Kilcormac

Hi Jean

I had a look in the Irish phone book and there are 2 Coffeys & 7 Rigneys in Offaly

The phone book is 11850 Directory (http://www.118.ie/) people search

I couldn't find any birth / baptism records for the Coffeys

Here's a possible baptism record for AnneName:Anne HoranDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:01-May-1862Address:
Parish/District:KILCORMACGender:FemaleCountyCo. Offaly

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:William HoranMother:M. ScullyOccupation:

Name:Anne HoranDate of Birth:

Date of Baptism:01-Jul-1861Address:
Parish/District:KILCORMACGender:FemaleCountyCo. Offaly

Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael HoranMother:M. Powel

Do you have her age when married to give the birth year?

Col

Jean:

From the 1901 census, it appears the family lived in Ballyfarrell townland in Killoughy parish. Anne had died by 1901 and Thomas and bridget were living in the house. By 1911, Thomas was deceased. Bridget lowered her age from 38 to 27 from 1901 to 1911. Not sure why but likely this is the same Bridget.

I checked the civil death index records and Thomas either died in 1906 or 1909. See two death index records below. Only way to confirm would be to contact the General Register Office and have them check for the correct record. Copies cost around 4 euros each. I looked for death index records for Anne and there was one in 1892 and another in the first quarter of 1901 right before the 1901 census was taken. I think the 1901 record is the likely one for your ancestor.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Killoughy/B…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/King_s_Co_/Killoughy/B…

First name(s)ThomasLast nameCoffeyBirth year1830Age at death76Registered year1906Registered quarter/yearJan - Mar 1906Registration districtTullamoreVolume3Page444

First name(s)ThomasLast nameCOFFEYBirth year1833Age at death76Registered year1909Registered quarter/yearJan - Mar 1909Registration districtTullamoreVolume3Page475

Col, my great grandmother Anne Horan's maiden name was Mahon from Killurin. I know about her family. She married Peter Coffey whose parents where Thomas Coffey and Anne Rigney. That's as far back on the Coffey side I go. Trying to find out about Thomas Coffey and Anne Rigney's parents.

Roger, I also came across those records of Thomas and Bridget. Is there any way to find out the parents of Thomas from any records or to find out if Peter Coffey had older brothers?....maybe a  Thomas or Edward. Thomas and Anne were married in 1852 and had three girls before Peter who was born in 1863.

Peter and Anne started their family in 1892, they named their boys Thomas, Edward, John & Peter. The name Edward is not in Anne (Mahon) family , so I thought maybe Peter wasn't the oldest son of Thomas Coffey. If Peter was the only boy, I could guess that Thomas Coffey's father could be Peter but I am not finding and Peters in early records.

To make things more confusing, I found a Joseph Coffey,50, and Charles Coffey,60, living at Ballynamire in 1901 where Peter's wife Anne Horan was raised.

Jean Walsh

Hi Jean
The marriage is on rootsireland as you probably know but doesn't have parents names!
Date of Marriage: 01-Jun-1852
Parish / District: KILCORMAC County: Co. Offaly
Husband Wife
Name: Thomas Coffy Anne Rigney
Address:
Denomination: Roman Catholic Roman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:
Husband's Father Wife's Father
Name: Coffy Rigney
Address:
There are 2 Thomas Coffeys in Offaly in Griffiths Valuation 1854 http://www.askaboutireland.ie/
There are also lots of Rigneys including about 15 from Killoughey
Col

Jean:

Thomas and Anne were married before civil registration of RC marriages started in 1864 and church marriage records did not show parents names as shown on the record Col provided. I looked in the Griffiths Valuation records for Killoughy civil parish from 1853 and the only Coffey in the parish was a Richard Coffey in Lowerton More townland. 

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/offaly/killoughy.htm

It might be helpful to review the Kilcormac parish register to see if you can make inroads with your Coffeys. Records go back to 1821. 

Roger

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0903