Saturday, January 23, 2021

G1: Thomas Dempsy (Bernard's brother; Mariah's uncle)

See Bernard Dempsy blog entry for 1857 Griffith's Valuation entry for brother Thomas and Bernard Dempsy. 

Census, 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Ballinlough/Cloonreliagh/1663670/




Thomas has died by 1911 census. His son Thomas is now head of family:



Daughter Margaret, born 1865:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1865/03559/2310491.pdf


Margaret eventually moves to the US, and takes in her sister Sarah's orphaned children, Thomas and Sarah.


Thomas's daughter Maria's marriage, Jan 28th, 1875: (this is NOT the Mariah Dempsy that marries Thomas Grady!)

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11197/8103309.pdf


Thomas dies, Dec 10th, 1902, age 80:


Thomas's son Patrick's marriage to Celia Kilcourse January 3rd, 1877 (this is his son, not his grandson in the 1911 census above). Celia signed as Mary? Correction shows that too?



Patrick Dempsey and Sarah Kilcourse of Keyfield (her hometown) have a son Thomas Nov 4, 1884. We see Celia & Sarah names used interchangeably.

Their first son, Michael, born 1877:


Son Patrick 1881:




Their son Thomas born Nov 4, 1884:

However, he does not survive, dying Dec 13, 1885:


Daughter Mary, 1886:

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