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I am researching the family of Francis McMahon who lived on Turnpike Rd on the 1911 cencus.Francis [widowed] John 28...Christopher [died in 1914.18 war].Margaret married Thomas Pilkington and May????we think daughter of Mary who left and went to live in Dublin [she gave birth to a boy Christopher]Does anyone recognise this family?would appreciate any information .
Would May be a short name for Margaret or Mary?????have tried Ancestry .com but no results have tried Cathedral for Certificates but no joy!!!i am sure they are inundated with work.

Hi Olivia
From the 1901 Census:
Residents of a house 1 in Salthouse Lane (Ennis No. 2 Urban, Clare)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
McMahon Frank 40 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic
McMahon Mary 13 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
McMahon Margaret 11 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
McMahon Christopher 8 Male Son Roman Catholic

From the Ennis Parish Baptism Register at http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/

Children of Francis McMahon and Margt Fitzpatrick:
John 03/06/1882
Margt 10/04/1889
Francis 11/12/1893
Bridget 16/10/1896
Mary 19/5/1887
Christopher 27/05/1891
Catherine 30/07/1884

Also from the marriage register:
McMahon Frank Fitzgerald Mgt. 17 Jul 1883

Hope this helps
Murf

May is usually short for Mary. According to familysearch,org a John thomas Pilkington got married in 1907 in Clare and a thomas in 1911

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Margaret

mgallery wrote:May is usually short for Mary. According to familysearch,org a John thomas Pilkington got married in 1907 in Clare and a thomas in 1911

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Margaret

Dear Margaret thanku so much for ur help I discovered that Thomas Pilkington married Margaret McMahon in 1911 and have managed to trace the ancestors of this branch of the family , one died just 2 years ago.I wondered if May was short for Mary!!!!I will send for some certificates.once again thanku so much for ur help.