DESCENDANTS OF Mary HANLEY (to contribute information, please email Helen@HelensFamilyTrees.com)

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3. Mary CAREW (Mary ) was born about 29 Apr 1851 in possibly Newtown, Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary and was christened 29 Apr 1851 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. She died after 2 Apr 1911.

Sponsors at Mary's baptism were Michael Carey and Margaret Hanley. Mary's surname appears as "Keary' in the baptismal register.

It's known that Mary was living in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary with her son Martin in 1911. Martin was working there at the time as a gasworks manager. It's not known when or where Mary died.

Mary married Thomas TREACY, son of John TREACY and Mary LOOBY (caution: not verified), on 25 Feb 1873 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. Thomas was born possibly about 8 Nov 1821 in Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary and was christened possibly 8 Nov 1821 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. He died 24 Dec 1895 in Murgasty, Co. Tipperary.

Although it's known that Thomas was born in Soloheadbeg to a father named John Treacy and a a mother named Mary, we're unable to say for definite that he was a son of John Treacy and Mary Looby who married in February 1818. If he was indeed a son of John Treacy and Mary Looby, then he was born in November 1821 because a record of his baptism (on 8 November 1821) has been located (sponsors were John Hanley and Winifred Connors). Unfortunately this birth date doesn't tie in with the age given on his marriage certificate from February 1873, which looks like 37 (indicating he was born around 1835), but the age on the certificate is difficult to make out and could also be deciphered 50 or 51 (indicating he was born around 1822 - a nice fit with the baptismal certificate). However Thomas's death certificate from December 1895 gives his age at 54, indicating he was born around 1841.

It's known for certain that our Thomas had a brother named Denis. Unfortunately no baptismal record for a Denis Treacy born in Soloheadbeg to a father named John and a  mother named Mary was located.

At the time of his marriage, in 1873, Thomas's occupation was a farmer (according to his marriage certificate). At the time of the birth of his son, Thomas, in 1881, he was the superintendant of a coal yard (according to the birth certificate), and at the time of his death in 1895, he was a labourer.

Interestingly, among the all the sponsors at the baptism of Thomas's and Mary's children, there's not a single Treacy; the sponsors are mostly Carews.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses to the marriage of Thomas and Mary were Edmond Hanley and Catherine Carew.

Thomas and Mary had the following children:

  11 M i
John TREACY was born 4 Dec 1873 and was christened 5 Dec 1873 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. He died probably 1873 or 1874.

Sponsors at John's baptism were Michael Looby and Catherine Carey.

Because a second John was born a year later, we assume that this John died shortly after birth.
  12 M ii
John TREACY was born about 1 Nov 1874 and was christened 1 Nov 1874 in Tipperary. He died probably young.

Sponsors at John's baptism were Michael Looby and Catherine Carey.

There doesn't seem to be any recollection of John as an adult. He may have died as a child.
  13 M iii
Edmund TREACY was born about 8 Nov 1875 and was christened 8 Nov 1875 in Tipperary. He died probably April 1906 in probably San Francisco.

Sponsors at Edmund's baptism were Edmund Carey and Margaret O'Dwyer.

Edmund emigrated to the United States as a young man. Ellis Island records were checked but nothing that definitely related to this Edmund was found.

It's believed that Edmund died in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He was living there at the time and nothing more was heard from him after that.
  14 M iv
Timothy (Timmy) Joseph TREACY was born about 16 Jul 1878 and was christened 16 Jul 1878 in Tipperary. He died 28 Nov 1930 in Lisnabrinnia, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan and was buried 30 Dec 1930 in Ballinacree Cemetery, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan.

Sponsors at Timmmy's baptism were were John Casey and Johanna Casey (should "Casey" read "Carey"?).

Timmy was a teacher and appears to have been living in London in 1911. No record could be located for him in the Irish census of that year but in the 1911 UK census there's a 31-year-old (although our Timmy would have been 32 years of age at the time) Tipperary-born school teacher named Timothy Joseph Treacy listed as a boarder in the household of a Mr. John McGuinness and his Tipperary-born wife, Bridget, of 9 St. Kilda Road in West Ealing.

By the time of his death in 1930, Timmy, who was unmarried, was working as an instructor with the Co. Cavan Technical Instruction Committee and was living in Lisnabrinnia, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan.

+ 15 M v Thomas Joseph TREACY was born 13 Apr 1881 and died 13 Apr 1969.
  16 M vi
Martin Joseph TREACY was born about 9 Nov 1883 in Murgasty Cottages, Murgasty, Co. Tipperary and was christened 9 Nov 1883 in Tipperary. He died 19 Jan 1977 in Fermoy, Co. Cork and was buried in Kilcrumper Old Cemetery, Fermoy.

Sponsors at Martin's baptism were Edmond Carew and Bridget Carew.

According to the 1901 census return for his mother's household in Murgasty, Co. Tipperary, Martin, aged 17, was a baker. He later worked in the gasworks business in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary and later in Cobh, Co. Cork before moving to Fermoy, Co. Cork where he was manager of the Fermoy Gas Company. In Carrick, where he was a gasworks manager (according to the 1911 census), he lived on the Quay (presumably in the house adjoining the gasworks) with his widowed mother. His older brother Thomas would subsequently become manager - and later owner - of the Carrick gasworks.  

       
Martin married Catherine FOGARTY in 1919 in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary. Catherine was born in Portlaw, Co. Waterford. She died 5 Jan 1964 in Fermoy, Co. Cork.

Catherine was matron of a workhouse or hospital (presumably in Fermoy).

Martin and Catherine, who lived in Duntahane, Fermoy, had no children.

7. Daniel CAREW (Mary ) was born about 1 Apr 1859 in Newtown, Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary and was christened 1 Apr 1859 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. He died probably 1930 in Co. Tipperary.

Sponsors at Daniel's baptism were Daniel Hanley and Honora Godfrey. The family's address on the baptismal record is given as Newtown. Presumably this is the townland of Newtown in the parish of Soloheadbeg, and Daniel's birthplace.

According to the 1911 census, Daniel was a farmer and farrier (blacksmith). He and his wife and children are the only Carew (or Carey) family listed in Soloheadbeg. Assuming he inherited the family farm, it's probable his elder brothers, Edmund and Timothy, had died or emigrated.

Daniel married Mary COFFEY, daughter of William COFFEY, on 1 Mar 1897 in Solohead Chapel, Co. Tipperary. Mary was born about 1862 in probably Gortanerrig, Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary.

According to the 1911 census, Daniel and Mary had four children born alive, three of whom were alive in 1911.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses were John Treacy and Julia Mahoney.

Daniel and Mary had the following children:

+ 17 M i Edmond (Ned) CAREY was born about 1897 and died possibly 28 Jun 1974.
+ 18 F ii Maria (Mary Ann) CAREY was born about 1900 and died 1981.
+ 19 F iii Elena (Lena) CAREY was born about 1901 and died date unknown.

8. Sarah Agnes CAREW (Mary ) was born about 22 Dec 1863 in possibly Newtown, Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary and was christened 22 Dec 1863 in Solohead, Co. Tipperary. She died 1935 in Co. Wexford.

Sponsors at Sarah's baptism were Joan Ryan and Catherine Ryan.

According to the 1911 census, Sarah and her husband, Patrick, had been married 26 years and had seven children born alive, all of whom were alive at the time of the census.

Sarah married Patrick MONAHAN, son of Patrick MONAHAN, on 27 Nov 1884 in Tipperary Chapel, Co. Tipperary. Patrick was born about 1853 in east Co. Galway. He died about 1916 in Co. Wexford.

At the time of his marriage, in 1884, Patrick was a constable in the R.I.C. (Royal Irish Constabulary) and living in Golden, Co. Tipperary. The 1901 census tells us he was still a policeman 17 years later and living  in Duncannon, Co. Wexford, but by the time of the 1911 census he was a shopkeeper and publican in Duncannon.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses were Martin J. O'Donnell and Joanna M. Carew.

Patrick and Sarah had the following children:

  20 M i
William Joseph MONAHAN was born 13 Jun 1886 in Co. Tipperary. He died 24 Nov 1918 in Co. Tipperary.

Does the fact that William was born in Co. Tipperary (according to the 1901 census) and the rest of his siblings were born in Co. Wexford mean that Sarah and Patrick lived in Co. Tipperary before moving to Duncannon? It's possible that Patrick, a policeman, was transferred from Co. Tipperary to Duncannon, Co. Wexford in 1887.

I'm told that William 'lived and died in Co. Tipperary'.

+ 21 F ii Alice Frances MONAHAN was born 11 Oct 1887 and died 9 May 1915.
+ 22 M iii Patrick Joseph MONAHAN was born 23 Apr 1890 and died 10 Aug 1942.
  23 M iv
Edward MONAHAN was born 12 Jun 1892 in Duncannon, Co. Wexford. He died in New York.

According to the family, Edward was in the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) prior to emigrating to the United States (he arrived in New York on 30 April 1915 having sailed on the "Megantic" from Liverpool). On the ship manifest his occupation as given as "ship's steward", and his contact name was an uncle, Martin Monahan, who lived in New York.

According to his World War I registration card - every male of military age was required to fill one in - Edward was working as a porter in 1917 in a hotel at 73rd and Broadway in New York. The name of the hotel is almost illegible but it could be the Ansonia. The card also tells us he lived at what looks like 206 8th Avenue in New York and that he was "tall", of medium build, had grey eyes and brown hair.
        Edward married Mary (Mamie) RYAN
  24 M v
Alfred MONAHAN was born 28 Aug 1896 in Duncannon, Co. Wexford. He died date unknown.

Unfortunately we know nothing of Alfred.
+ 25 M vi Martin MONAHAN was born about 1898.
+ 26 F vii Patricia Harriet (Harriet) MONAHAN was born 25 Jun 1902 and died date unknown.

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