2. Edward (Edmond) HUDSON (Margaret ) was born about 9 Mar 1816 in Bunagara, Listowel, Co. Kerry and was christened 9 Mar 1816 in Listowel, Co. Kerry. He died 10 Oct 1883 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Murhur Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

Sponsors at Edmond's baptism were Dermot Finucane and Mary Halpin.

Edmond and his sister, Johanna, were the only members of Richard and Margaret Hudson's family who didn't emigrate. In 1999 everyone living in Kilbaha with a Hudson surname was descended from Edmond; this may still be the case.

In the 1850s Edmond was renting about 80 acres in the townland of Kilbaha North from his Protestant relative Edward Hudson (who owned all the land - about 440 acres - in Kilbaha North). In 1915, a number of these descendants bought out Edward's Kilbaha lands at a low price. Further details on the purchase are available in William Hudson's volume 'The Hudsons of Kilbaha North' which may be studied in the library in Tralee, Co. Kerry.

It's felt Edmond must have been quite well off seeing that he was able to afford to have a headstone erected for his wife, Nora (who died in 1876), which most of his neighbours would not have been able to do at the time.

Edward married Hanora (Nora) O'CONNOR / CONNOR in 1841 in Duagh, Co. Kerry. Hanora was born about 1819 in probably Duagh, Co. Kerry. She died 20 Sep 1876 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Murhur Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

Edmond and Nora's daughter Mary below is an addition to the original list of children given to me thanks to correspondence with Kathy Gati from Arkansas, a great-granddaughter of Mary. Kathy tells us that her grandmother, Hannah McEnery, whose mother was a Mary Hudson, emigrated to the United States from Newtownsandes in May 1901 aged 21. While there's no evidence that Mary Hudson was from the parish of Newtownsandes, Kathy's information ties in with information from Bill Hudson's work 'The Hudsons of County Kerry and their Descendants' (1960) which mentions a daughter named Mary who married a Mr. McEnery from Tubbertureen.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses were Michael Moore and John Connor. Edmond's address at the time of his marriage is given as Rathhorgan but I have been unable to determine the exact location of Rathhorgan.

3. William HUDSON (Margaret ) was born about 1819 in probably Trieneragh, Duagh, Co. Kerry. He died 2 Jul 1893 in Philadelphia and was buried in Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.

William worked as a labourer in Philadelphia and helped his brother Frank in his plastering business. According to his death certificate, William died at his home in Suffolk St., Philadelphia of "phthisis" (a form of tuberculosis). William had a white beard and smoked a pipe.

William married Ellen WALSH about 1851. Ellen was born about 1821 in Ireland. She died 22 May 1903 in Philadelphia.

4. Johanna HUDSON (Margaret ) was born about 24 Nov 1820 in probably Trieneragh, Duagh, Co. Kerry and was christened 26 Nov 1820 in Duagh, Co. Kerry. She died 1 Dec 1897 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Murhur Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

Johanna's mothers name appears as Mary (rather than Margaret) on her baptismal record (as provided on www.irishgenealogy.ie).

It's possible Johanna and her family were living in Gortmore House (the old Hudson family home and now the Bon Secours Hospital) on Strand Street in Tralee at the time of her marriage in 1847 as she and Bryan were married there. It was common practice at the time to marry in the bride's home; after 1850 it became mandatory to marry in a church.

According to Tom Sheehan of Kilbaha, one of her great-grandnephews, Johanna was remembered as "a very tall and strong lady who could carry a heavy sack of meal up a hill". She and Bryan may have had more children than those listed below.

Johanna married Bryan CUNNINGHAM, son of Myles CUNNINGHAM and Johanna LYNES / LYONS, in 1847 in Gortmore House, Strand St., Tralee, Co. Kerry. Bryan was born abt 1810s in Kilbaha, Newtownsandes (Moyvane), Co. Kerry. He died in probably Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

One would have expected that the name Myles would have been given to Bryan's first-born son, following the tradition at the time of naming the eldest son after the child's paternal grandfather. Perhaps Bryan did have a first-born son called Myles who may have died young.

5. Richard HUDSON (Margaret ) was born 15 Aug 1827 in probably Duagh, Co. Kerry. He died 14 Sep 1902 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh.

Richard emigrated to the United States in 1849. He was a Civil War veteran, having served with the 3rd Regiment of the Wisconsin Cavalry between December 1861 and June 1862. He returned to civilian life before the end of the war as a result of an accident (details unknown) and worked as a stone mason.

Richard married Johanna O'CONNOR on 19 Feb 1854 in St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia. Johanna was born Jan 1833 in Ireland. She died after 1 Nov 1902 in probably Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh.

6. Jeremiah HUDSON (Margaret ) was born about 1830 in probably Duagh, Co. Kerry. He died 20 May 1905 in Chicago and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.

Jeremiah emigrated to the United States in 1860. He and his family lived in New Jersey before settling in Chicago. It's believed Jeremiah lived with his daughter, Clara, and her family after the death of Martha, his wife.

Jeremiah married Martha MCLOUGHLIN about 1864 in probably Philadelphia area. Martha was born 1835 in Pennsylvania or Ireland. She died before 1900.

7. Francis (Frank) John HUDSON (Margaret ) was born about 1831 in probably Duagh, Co. Kerry. He died 9 Nov 1898 in Philadelphia and was buried in Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Frank emigrated to the United States with his younger brother Patrick in 1853. He was a Marine in the Civil War and saw service on the Roanoke with Patrick. Frank settled in Philadelphia where he worked as a plasterer. I've been told Frank and his wife, Margaret, were second cousins once removed and were married by special dispensation. However if they were related, as is thought, through Margaret's Finucane grandfather (probably named Frank) who it's believed was a brother of Frank Hudson's mother, Margaret Finucane, then they would have been first cousins once removed.    

According to Bill Hudson's 'The Hudsons of County Kerry and their Descendants', Frank had a cousin named Kate Hudson (1848-1888) who emigrated to the United States and lived with Frank and his family. It's not clear how exactly Kate fits in to the Hudson family tree. Kate married a Mr. McKay or Mackey and they had a daughter, Maria, who was raised by Frank and his wife.

Francis married Margaret FINNIGAN, daughter of Francis (Frank) FINNIGAN and Margaret 'UNKNOWN', on 21 Apr 1869 in Church of the Annunciation, Philadelphia. Margaret was born 1842 in Philadelphia. She died 25 Nov 1919 in Philadelphia.

Margaret and her husband, Frank Hudson, were either first or second cousins once removed (through the Finnigans - the family changed their name from Finucane after their arrival in the United States).   

It appears Margaret, Frank and their family may have been living with Margaret's parents in 1880 because they're listed in the 1880 census return for Margaret's parents' household.

9. Patrick Robert HUDSON (Margaret ) was born 13 May 1838 in possibly Tralee, Co. Kerry. He died 15 Dec 1914 in Philadelphia and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Philadelphia.

On the Irish Genealogy website, www.irishgenealogy.ie, a baptismal record was located for a Patrick Hutson (sic) of Drowmcunig, Abbeydorney, son of Edmund (sic) Hutson and Margaret Finucane (sponsors were John Murnane and Ellen Carney). It's a possibility this may relate to our Patrick.

Patrick emigrated to the United States with his brother Francis in 1853, aged only 15. He saw action on the Roanoke during the Civil War. He became a US citizen in 1868 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he spent the rest of his career.

Patrick married Anne Agnes CARROLL, daughter of Nicholas CARROLL, in Sep 1885 in Philadelphia. Anne was born 13 Nov 1848 in Liverpool. She died Dec 1940 in West Philadelphia.

Anne's parents were from Ballycanew, Co. Wexford. Anne and her family emigrated to the United States from Liverpool when she was about four years of age.