Fitzpatrick of County Tipperary by Erin Hill-Burns ([email protected]) 9 September 2019
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The Fitzpatrick 15: Evidence of the Children of John and Catherine (Doran) Fitzpatrick of County Tipperary by Erin Hill-Burns ([email protected]) 9 September 2019 John Fitzpatrick married Catherine Doran 10 February 1872 in Parish of Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland. John was the son of Bryan Fitzpatrick, Catherine was the daughter of Pat Doran, and the witnesses were Joseph Taylor and Johanna Doran.1 Various sets of family notes have indicated that John and Catherine had a large family, often claiming that they had fifteen children. Many of these contained few details about where the information came from, though.2 In some cases, the names of their children have not been consistent across sources; for example, one set of notes lists children Daniel and William,3 while no other source has been found mentioning those two names (see more below). This document gives an overview of the family of John and Catherine. In summary, the evidence suggests that John and Catherine were the parents of the following fifteen children: 1. Margaret (b. 1872 in Ballingarry) 2. Mary (b. 1873) 3. Johanna (b. 1876 in Mullinahone) 4. Bernard/Bryan (b. 1878 in Fethard) 5. Patrick (b. 1879 in Fethard) 6. Margaret (b. 1881 in Killenaule) 7. Catherine (b. 1883 in Killenaule) 8. Bridget (b. 1885 in Killenaule) 9. Patrick (b. 1887 in Killenaule) 10. Ellen (b. 1889 in Killenaule) 11. John (b. 1891 in Killenaule) 12. Anastasia (b. 1894 in Killenaule) 13. Thomas (b. abt. 1895) 14. Edmond (b. 1898 in Ballingarry) 15. Alice (b. 1900 in Ballingarry) See below for more details. The table below shows information from sources linking John and Catherine with their children. Since this focuses on evidence that the people listed were children of John and Catherine (Doran) Fitzpatrick, numerous other sources found about the family have not been included here (such as those with evidence of marriage, descendants, or deaths of some of the fifteen). Erin Hill-Burns Page 1 of 7 9 September 2019 Note: information colored gray is more questionable; see details below table. Name Birth Baptism Census Marriage Death Other Margaret 5 July 18724 7 July 18725 -- -- 8 November 18806 31 December 23 May 18979 Mary 19 January 18747 18738 (to Martin Ryan) 190112 5 July 190313 Johanna 3 February 187610 January 187611 sister’s birth34 (with parents) (to William Kenny) 11 April 190716 Bernard 7 March 187814 9 March 187815 (to Mary Neill) 10 November Patrick 10 July 187917 13 July 187918 -- -- 188019 20 January 190121 son Daniel Margaret 8 May 188120 (to Daniel Pollard) (see below) Catherine 24 July 188322 Bridget 1 June 188523 16 February 191525 Patrick 2 April 188724 30 March 193826 (to Bridget Leahy) 190112 18 July 190928 father’s Ellen 1 May 188927 (with parents) (to Patrick Cleere) death29 190112 (with parents) 18 April 191732 John 20 October 21 November 193031 (to Margaret Joseph 189130 194733 (with Kenny Hearne) nephews) 190112 Anastasia M 2 February 189434 (with parents) 190112; 191135 Thomas (with parents) 190112; 191135 Edmond 14 May 189836 (with parents) Alice 14 March 190037 -- -- 1 April 190038 Erin Hill-Burns Page 2 of 7 9 September 2019 In the attempt to find birth records for all Fitzpatrick children in this family, Irish Civil Birth Records for the districts of Cashel and Callan between 1871 and 1910 were searched for the surname “Fitzpatrick.”39 All resulting records were examined to find those with a father named John and a mother named Catherine (or similar). All birth records found pertaining to this family are listed in the table above. No civil birth record was found for Thomas Fitzpatrick. No image of an original birth record has been found for Mary, but a birth record has been indexed for Mary Fitzpatrick, born 19 January 1874 in Callan, to John and Catherine Doran Fitzpatrick.40 Baptisms for Ballingarry Parish and Powerstown Parish have only been made available online through part of 1881, so the registers of baptisms for these two parishes were read through in search of any children of John and Catherine (Doran) Fitzpatrick baptized between 1872 and early 1881.41 All baptisms found for the children of John and Catherine are listed in the table above. Note that in the table above, some of the Fitzpatrick children (Mary and Johanna) had birth dates recorded later than their dates of baptism. These inconsistencies were probably due to the fact that while they were likely baptized very soon after they were born (within days), their birth may not have actually been registered until later, and so the baptism date may have been more accurate than the birth date.42 Additional Information Daniel, son of Margaret: A Daniel Fitzpatrick, son of a domestic servant, died 7 March 1900 at 3 months old in Foyle, Ballingarry; the death was reported by Kate Fitzpatrick of Foyle, his grandmother, who was present at the time.43 Daniel’s death was recorded in the register directly beneath the death of Alice Fitzpatrick of Foyle (one of the fifteen Fitzpatrick children, see above), which was reported by Alice’s mother, Kate Fitzpatrick of Foyle, on the same day that Daniel’s death was reported.44 This suggests that the Kate Fitzpatrick who was Daniel’s grandmother was the same Kate Fitzpatrick who was Alice’s mother, tying Daniel to this family. Three months prior to the above Daniel’s death 10 December 1899, a Daniel was born in Foyle to a Margaret “Maggie” Fitzpatrick, a domestic servant – no father was named.45 No other Daniel Fitzpatrick was born in Callan between 1899 and 1900.46 Margaret, the daughter of John and Catherine, would have been about eighteen years old at the time of Daniel’s birth. This evidence suggests that she had a son, Daniel, out of wedlock, and that this son died as an infant. Erin Hill-Burns Page 3 of 7 9 September 2019 Notes on questionable information above (in gray): Marriage of Margaret Fitzpatrick and Daniel Pollard – no family information found to date lists this connection. The Maggie in the marriage record was a servant, whose father was John Fitzpatrick, a labourer. The Margaret/Maggie who was the mother of Daniel Fitzpatrick (who apparently died young and was the grandson of Kate Fitzpatrick, see above) was also a servant. The Daniel and Margaret (Fitzpatrick) Pollard of the marriage register appear to be listed as a married couple with a family in the 1911 census, living in the same area indicated on their marriage record.47 The age of the Margaret in the census (30) is consistent with the Margaret in this family. No other Margaret Fitzpatrick born c.1881 in County Tipperary seems to be as likely a match to the Margaret who married Daniel Pollard as does the one from this family.48 Daniel and William, mystery children: Some family notes have mentioned Daniel and William as children of John and Catherine, but no details about these possible sons were provided, and no corroboration has been found for this suggestion.49 Civil birth records list only one Daniel Fitzpatrick born between 1870 and 1905 in the districts of Callan and Cashel (where all other children in the family were born).50 This one Daniel Fitzpatrick is the son of Margaret and grandson of Kate Fitzpatrick mentioned above. Several William Fitzpatricks were born between 1870 and 1905 in Callen or Cashel,51 but none seem to fit in with this family. So, it seems that a mention of a son in the family could have been the result of some confusion about Daniel, the grandson, who died as an infant (and perhaps lived with the family). No evidence has been found to support the suggestion of a son named William. 1 Callan, County Tipperary, Ireland, Marriage Register, District of Ballingarry, p. 8146065, for John Fitzpatrick and Catherine Doran, no. 79, 10 February 1872; in “Civil Records,” database with images, Irish Genealogy (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie : accessed 27 October 2018). Ballingarry Parish Register, Diocese of Cashel and Emly, County of Tipperary, Ireland, Marriages 20 Aug. 1837 to 25 Nov. 1880, p.142, John Fitzpatrick and Catherine Doran, 10 February 1872; in “Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI,” images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie : accessed 27 October 2018). 2 For example, “Fitzpatrick Family,” Fitzpatrick and Hearne Family Notes (notes, ca. early 2010s); photocopy privately held by Erin Hill-Burns, Niskayuna, New York, 2019. A photocopy of these notes were shared at a McGlone-Fitzpatrick family reunion, 13 July 2013, Ottsville, Pennsylvania. The author(s) or compiler(s) of the notes are unknown. Erin Hill-Burns Page 4 of 7 9 September 2019 3 “Fitzpatrick Family,” Fitzpatrick and Hearne Family Notes (notes, ca. early 2010s); photocopy privately held by Erin Hill-Burns, Niskayuna, New York, 2019. A photocopy of these notes were shared at a McGlone-Fitzpatrick family reunion, 13 July 2013, Ottsville, Pennsylvania. The author(s) or compiler(s) of the notes are unknown. 4 Callan, County Tipperary, Ireland, Birth Register, District of Ballingarry, p. 2184486, for Margaret Fitzpatrick, no. 106, 5 July 1872; in “Civil Records,” database with images, Irish Genealogy (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie : accessed 23 October 2018). 5 Ballingarry Parish Register, Diocese of Cashel and Emly, County of Tipperary, Ireland, Baptisms 12 Mar. 1839 to 01 May 1881, p.104, Margaret of John Fitzpatrick and Cath Doran, 7 July 1872; in “Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI,” images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie : accessed 15 August 2019). 6 Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland, Death Register, District of Fethard, p. 4856762, for Margaret Fitzpatrick, no.