Susan Donohoe McNamara, who died sometime after 1911, erected a headstone to honor her husband, Sinon McNamara (≈1839 – 1907) at Kilchreest Graveyard (transcriptions donated by Ballynacally I.C.A.):
Its location in the Kilchreest graveyard at E52 was adjacent to another McNamara headstone located at E53:
E53.
Erected by Martin McNamara Leimnaleha
In memory of his dear father
MARTIN MCNAMARA
Who died Jan. 26th 1904 aged 86
Also his loving mother
Margaret McNamara
who died Mar. 9th 1907 aged 72
Their son Martin
died Dec 11th 1938 aged 71
His wife Mary
died Feb. 21st 1963 aged 88
R.I.P.
Was Sinon McNamara (≈1839 – 1907) of Leamnaleaha a close relation to Martin McNamara (≈1819 - 1904) of Leamnaleaha? Aside from the close proximity of their graves, a Boston passenger listing from 1930 provided an additional clue that the two men buried next to each other might indeed have been related. When a grandson of Martin McNamara (≈1819 – 1904) arrived in Boston in 1930 his USA contact was his “cousin”, the son of Sinon McNamara (≈1839 – 1907), who lived in Waltham, Massachusetts.
If indeed related, the two men would have been second cousins. Martin McNamara (≈1819 – 1904) was very likely the son of Mary McNamara (≈1783 – 1882) based upon her death record. So if the “second cousin” theory is correct, then Sinon’s father, John McNamara (≈1809 – 1886) was also a son of Mary McNamara (≈1783 – 1882):
Mary McNamara (≈1783 – 1882) was the mother of Martin McNamara, and possibly John McNamara:
1.0 John McNamara (≈1809 – 1886) & Catherine Roache (≈1806 – 1886) of Leamnaleaha
………….. 1.1 Sinon McNamara (1839 – 1907) & Susan Donohoe (≈1847 – after 1911) of Leamnaleaha
……………………………… 1.1.7 James McNamara (1887 – 1952) of
55 Tomlin St, Waltham, MA
2.0 Martin McNamara (≈1819 – 1904) & Margaret Kelly (≈1835 – 1907) of Leamnaleaha
………….. 2.1 Martin McNamara (1871 – 1939) & Mary McNamara (1874 – 1963) of Leamnaleaha
……………………………… 2.1.3 Martin McNamara (1905 – 1982) arrived in Boston in 1930 going to
his “cousin”, James McNamara of 55 Tomlin St., Waltham, MA
Is the “cousin” relationship noted in a USA passenger listing of an Irish immigrant very reliable evidence? Perhaps not. Here is an example of a “cousin” relationship which appears to be dubious. When James McNamara, later of 55 Tomlin St., Waltham, first arrived in Boston in 1913, his Irish contact was his mother, Susan McNamara, and American contact was
his “cousin”, Mike O’Hare of Boston.
Michael Hehir was born in September 1880, the son of Patrick Hehir and Susan Clohessy per Clondagad parish records. Patick Hehir (1850 – 1915) was the son of Michael Hehir and Ellen Scanlon. Susan Clohessy was the daughter of Michael Clohessy and Bridget Connellan. James McNamara of Leamnaleaha would have known Michael Hehir as a neighbor in the same parish, but how could they have been “cousins”?
In conclusion, I reckon more evidence is required to prove that John McNamara (≈1809 – 1886) was the brother of Martin McNamara (≈1819 – 1907) despite the proximity of the McNamara headstones and the cousin relationship reported in a 1930 passenger listing.
Four sons of Martin McNamara and Margaret Kelly would immigrate to Chicago. One of the four disappeared. Despite Illinois death records for the other three, which correctly named their parents, their descendants are still challenged to trace their roots back to Ireland with any confidence. In census records, the Irish born McNamara’s fibbed their ages by 10 or even 15 years, and this was also reflected in their death records. Another challenge, when Michael McNamara died in Chicago the death record was reported as “Mc Namara” with a space. The ancestry website does not equate “McNamara” with “Mc Namara” (the reverse is okay), so it would be very difficult to discover that this Michael was the son of Martin Mc Namara and Margaret Kelly as reported in his death record.
The ancestry website now provides “suggestions” which has led to many errors in the McNamara family trees. For example, they “suggest” that Patrick McNamara born in 1903, the son of Martin McNamara and Mary McNamara of Leamnaleaha, who also went to Chicago, was the Patrick born in Crusheen in 1903 to Patrick McNamara and Bridget Duffy. The ancestry “suggestion”, an error, unfortunately gets copied from tree to tree. It was 100 times easier to trace the McNamara families forward from Ireland, with knowledge of accurate birth years as well as parents and siblings, than trying to trace backwards.
When land cancellation books and the early civil death records become available on-line, these records might prove or disprove the family relationships noted below:
Mary McNamara (≈1783 – 1882) of Leamnaleah Townland, Civil Parish of Kilchreest
Mary McNamara was a tenant at Leamnaleaha townland at 1855 Griffith Valuation;
Plot 5Ab; lessor, John Beecham Brady; house, offices & land; 1 acre, 3 roods, 17 perches; valuation £14 and 15 shillings. Her neighbors were James Finucane (John) at 5Aa, and James Finucane (Morgan) at 5Ac. These three tenants of 5Aabc, sublet 5Ad, a house valued at 5 shillings, to Bridget Sullivan.
Mary McNamara also shared
Plot 6 in Leamnaleaha, two acres of Land (waste) that held no value, with four others: James Finucane (John), James Finucane (Morgan),
James McNamara, and Martin McNamara. These five tenants sublet Plot 6a, House, valued at 5 shillings, to John Sheehan.
The husband and maiden name of Mary McNamara are both unknown. The Griffith Valuation sharing of land in Plot 5 and Plot 6 might be evidence of family relationships. A good chance her maiden name might have been Finucane?
Mary McNamara, of Leamnaleaha, a farmer’s widow, age 99 years, died on 26 July 1882;
informant was Martin McNamara of Leamnaleaha, not reported but surely her son (Kildysart registration).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 834803.pdf
Martin McNamara (≈1819 – 1904 in Leamnaleaha)
Unknown marriage to
Margaret Kelly prior to 1849.
Martin McNamara was a tenant at Leamnaleaha townland at 1855 Griffith Valuation, sharing
Plot 7ABCD with James McNamara; lessor, John Beecham Brady; house at 7Db, office & land; over 54 acres; valuation £8 and 2 shillings. James McNamara, with a house at Plot 7Da, had valuation of £8 and 6 shillings.
Martin McNamara, of Leamnaleaha, married, farmer, age 80 years, died on 26 January 1904; informant Maggie McNamara, daughter present at death at Killadysert. Margaret McNamara, of Leamnaleaha, a farmer’s widow, age 72 years, died on 9 March 1907; informant Thomas Lillis, West Clare coroner. Both Kildysart registration:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 585111.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 552025.pdf
Martin McNamara (≈1821 – 1904) and
Margaret Kelly (≈1835 – 1907) of Leamnaleaha, were the parents of 13 children. Three children likely died in infancy or very young. Three surviving daughters did not marry and ended up in Killadysart Town. Four sons lived in Chicago. One son, Martin, married and remained on the farm. The whereabouts of two sons (John and James) are a complete mystery; born prior to the 1864 start of civil death records, they may have died young or maybe they also went to Chicago or Boston.
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ ... a/1075854/
1.0 Michael McNamara (1849 – 1921 in Chicago), of “Lameneleha”, was baptized on 17 February 1849; sponsors John McNamara and Winifred Kelly (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
“Michael MacNamara”, a blacksmith was living with his brother, “Murty MacNamara”, a clerk, in the 1885 city directory for the Town of Lake (Lake Township, later SW portion of Chicago) at 4061 Seneschalle. In the 1887 Chicago city directory, Michael McNamara, blacksmith, was living at 4078 Scheneschalle.
There were many men named Michael McNamara living Chicago (over 10 in the 1887 directory), but the distinguishing feature for Michael McNamara was his occupation as a blacksmith. In the 1896 Chicago directory he was living at 4729 S. Elizabeth; in 1910 at 1347 West 71st Place; and 1916 at 1254 West 72nd. In the 1900 census, both Michael McNamara (“age 45”) and his son, Thomas, were blacksmiths.
Michael McNamara had arrived in the USA in 1875 according to the 1900 census; his arrival was prior to Ellis Island with its more detailed records. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen, but only an index is available for Illinois naturalizations with very little information (no arrival year or ship).
Michael McNamara (1849 – 1921) married
Mary Murphy (≈1865? - 1920) about 1881 and they were the parents of six children:
………………… 1.1 Nellie McNamara (age 18 in 1900)
………………… 1.2 Thomas McNamara (age 15 in 1900, died in 1926)
………………… 1.3 Anne McNamara (age 13 in 1900)
………………… 1.4 Catherine McNamara (age 12 in 1900)
………………… 1.5 Alice McNamara (age 6 in 1900)
………………… 1.6 Unknown McNamara (in 1910 census, parents of six children, five living)
Mary Murphy McNamara, of 1254 W. 72nd Street, Chicago, born in Ireland, “age 52” [unlikely, given 18 year old son in 1900], spouse of Michael McNamara, died on 3 August 1920. Her father was reported as “Patrick Murphy” and mother as “McCarthy”.
Cook County death index:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MW-GF8D
Michael McNamara, of 7221 May Street in Ward 32, “age 62” (in fact, age 72), born in Ireland, retired blacksmith, widowed, husband of Mary,
son of Martin McNamara and Margaret Kelly, died in Chicago on 15 July 1921; burial at Mt Olivet; informant not reported on index.
Cook County death index (note: the family tree he is attached to is loopy)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N77F-FS6
2.0 Thomas McNamara (1850 – 1927 in Chicago), of “Lameneleha”, was baptized on 1 December 1850; sponsors James McNamara and Anne O’Dea (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
When his nephew, Patrick McNamara (son of Martin McNamara), arrived in New York on the SS Carmania on 13 September 1925, his USA contact was
uncle Thomas K. McNamara, of 4209 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (see 12.1 below).
Thomas McNamara, of
4209 Emerald Avenue, “age 58” (in fact, age 76), born in County Clare, Ireland, laborer, single,
son of Martin McNamara and Margaret Kelly, died in Chicago on 17 November 1927; burial at Holy Sepulchre;
informant Patrick McNamara (not reported, but his brother who lived on Emerald Avenue).
Cook County death index:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYT-NQ6N
3.0 Martin McNamara (1852 – died prior to 1862), of “Lameneleha”, was baptized on 30 August 1852; sponsors Murty Kelly and Bridget Shea (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
4.0 Susan McNamara (≈1854 – 1930 in Killadysert), the Clondagad and Kilchreest baptism register has a missing page from September 1853 to January 1855. Martin McNamara and Margaret Kelly very likely had a child born between August 1852 and January 1856. Susan McNamara was the baptism sponsor for her young brother, Martin, in 1871. She was living with her parents, two sisters, and single brother in the 1901 census at the reported age of “33 years”. By 1911, her brother had married and Susan and her two sisters had left the household and moved to Killadysert Town.
<Leemnaleigha, Kilchreest, House 7; Killadysert Town, Killadysert, House 36>
Susan McNamara, shopkeeper, of Kildysart, “age 75”, died on 24 July 1930; informant her nephew, John McNamara (Kildysart registration).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 330669.pdf
5.0 Mary McNamara (1856 – died prior to 1869?), of “Lameneleha”, was baptized on 8 January 1856; sponsor Margaret Reily (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
6.0 John McNamara (1857 – unknown), of “Leimnaleha”, was baptized on 22 April 1857; sponsors Mary Kelly and Martin Kelly (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
7.0 James McNamara (1859 – unknown), of “Leimnaleha”, was baptized on 31 March 1859; sponsors Margaret Kelly and Martin Kelly (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
8.0 Martin McNamara (1862 – likely died as infant), no residence reported, was baptized on 29 September 1862; sponsor Mary Kelly (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
9.0 Patrick McNamara (1865 – 1933 in Chicago), no residence reported, was baptized on 1 March 1865, mother reported as “Bridget Kelly”; sponsors Martin McNamara and Mary Kelly (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
Patrick McNamara, “age 36”, married
Katherine Gallagher, age 32, in Chicago on 27 November 1907 (per Cook County marriage index, 1871-1920). Katherine Gallagher was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on 25 July 1875, the daughter of Irish born Michael Gallagher and Catherine Morris (source her Illinois death record).
Cook County marriage index:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7H6-94D
After Patrick McNamara moved to Chicago he reported his year of immigration on census reports as 1880 in 1910, 1891 in 1920, and 1888 in 1930.
The McNamara’s lived at 5540 Elizabeth Street in 1910 and on Emerald Avenue in 1920. Patrick McNamara’s brother, Thomas, died at the Emerald Avenue address in 1927, and Patrick was the informant.
Patrick Mc Namara, of 6623 S. Sangamon St., a stationary fireman, “age 53” [should be “age 68”], born in County Clare,
son of Martin Mc Namara and Margaret Kelly, spouse Catherine, died in Chicago on 18 August 1933. Burial at Holy Sepulchre. Note: when searching on ancestry for the civil death record you must have the space in “Mc Namara”; not necessary on the Family Search website:
Cook County civil death index:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N34X-WS5
McNAMARA—Katherine McNamara (nee Gallagher), loving wife of the late Patrick K., fond mother of Joseph Jr. and Mary Katherine. Funeral Friday at 9:30 a.m. from residence, 6623 S. Sangamon St., to St. Brendan’s Church [1889-1989]. Interment Holy Sepulchre.
Chicago Daily News, 18 February 1942
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219 ... e-mcnamara
Cook County civil death index:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MD-BT8G
Patrick McNamara (1865 – 1933) and
Katherine Gallagher (1875 -1942) were the parents of two children born in Chicago:
………………… 9.1 Joseph Emmett McNamara (1909 – after 1950), born 10 December 1909 per WWII registration.
MARRIAGE LICENSES:
VALPARAISO, Indiana—… Joseph McNamara, accountant, 810 Lincoln Way, and Mary A. Doran, 423 North Notre Dame avenue, South Bend; …
The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Sunday, 29 November 1936
Indiana marriage index:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8GX7-3F2M
Why Indiana? Did they elope? They most likely, I reckon, met at the wedding of Joseph’s Irish born cousin, Patrick McNamara, who married Mary’s sister, Josephine Doran, on 27 June 1936. The Doran sisters were the daughters of Patrick Doran, an ex-R.I.C. sergeant, whose family arrived in Boston on 2 September 1923 (following the Irish Civil War) and settled in Chicago.
Joseph McNamara and
Mary Angela Doran were the parents of three children born in Chicago:
……………………………… 9.1.1 Joseph Patrick McNamara (age 12 in 1950)
……………………………… 9.1.2 Mary K. McNamara (age 10 in 1950)
……………………………… 9.1.3 William J. McNamara (age 4 in 1950)
………………… 9.2 Catherine McNamara (≈1912 – after 1942)
10.0 Mortimer McNamara (1867 – to Chicago - unknown), no residence reported, was baptized on 27 February 1867; sponsors Thomas Mack and Mrs. Kelly (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881). Per civil birth record, birthplace was “Leamnaleha”.
“Murty MacNamara”, a clerk, was living with his brother, “Michael MacNamara”, a blacksmith, in the 1885 city directory for the Town of Lake (Lake Township, later SW portion of Chicago) at 4061 Seneschalle.
A “Mortmer J McNamara”, born in Ireland, became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 17 October 1894 in an Illinois court. “Mortimer McNamara” is not a common name in the USA or Ireland. He appears again in Chicago in 1903 being taken away in a “paddy wagon”, but his later whereabouts are a mystery.
CAUSES A SMALLPOX SCARE.
Patient Recently Discharged from Isolation Hospital Alarms Residents of the North Side.
Mortimer McNamara, who was discharged from the isolation hospital three days ago as cured of smallpox, created consternation among a crowd of residents in the vicinity of State and Ontario streets yesterday afternoon because they thought he was still suffering with the disease. McNamara was forced to seek shelter in a hallway of the Studio building at State and Ontario streets, and for nearly ten minutes Sergeant Fitzgerald and Patrolmen Massesweet and Kenny stood guard on the sidewalk. When Inspector Campbell and Lieut. Handly arrived they saw at once a mistake had been made. The patrol wagon was then summoned and McNamara was taken to the East Coast avenue station.
Chicago Tribune, 1 March 1903
11.0 Mary “Margaret” McNamara (1869 – 1932 in Killadysert), no residence reported, was baptized on 14 March 1869; sponsors James McNamara and Anne McNamara (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881). Living with her parents in 1901. Margaret and her two sisters left the household by 1911 and were living in Killadysert Town.
<Leemnaleigha, Kilchreest, House 7; Killadysert Town, Killadysert, House 36>
Margaret McNamara, shopkeeper, of Kildysart, “age 68”, died on 29 December 1932; informant her niece, Susan McNamara (Kildysart registration).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 314701.pdf
12.0 Martin McNamara (1871 – 1939 in Leamnaleaha), no residence reported, was baptized on 2 February 1871; sponsors John McNamara and Susan McNamara (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881).
<Leamnaleaha, Kilchreest, House 7; House 6>
Martin McNamara, farmer, of Leamnaleha, Lissycasey, son of Martin McNamara, married
Maria McNamara, daughter of Timothy McNamara [and Mary Hogan per 1874 birth/baptism] of Carrowreigh West, Cranny, on 1 February 1902 at the Catholic chapel at Cranny by the curate Michael Hayes; witnesses Martin Kelly and Margaret Lorigan (Kildysart registration):
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 736099.pdf
Martin McNamara (1871 – 1939) and
Mary McNamara (1874 – 1963) of Leamnaleaha were the parents of nine children born in Leamnaleaha, Clare:
………………… 12.1 Patrick McNamara (age 8 in 1911) <Leemnaleaha, Kilchreest, x; House 6> was born on 7 February 1903 (Kildysert registration).
Patrick McNamara, age 22, born in Lisseycasey, arrived in New York on the
SS Carmania on 13 September 1925; Irish contact his father, Martin McNamara, of “Leamnehela”, Lisseycasey; USA contact,
his uncle, Thomas K. McNamara, of 4209 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (see 1.2 above).
Patrick McNamara, age 35, of Chicago, became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 16 November 1939, reporting his birth on 7 February 1903 in “Lumnaleha, Lissycasey, Ireland”; arrival in New York on 13 September 1925 on the Carmania; and marriage on 27 June 1936 to “Josephine”.
Naturalization Photo: [add later, no space]
Marriage of
Patrick McNamara, age 33, to
Josephine Doran, age 33, in Chicago on 27 June 1936. (He is not the Patrick McNamara of Chicago married to Josephine Blum of German heritage).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21K-LML8
Josephine “Bridget” Doran was the sister of Angela Doran, who married Patrick’s American born cousin, Joseph E. McNamara, in November 1936. The Doran sisters were the daughters of Patrick Doran, an ex-R.I.C. sergeant, whose family arrived in Boston on 2 September 1923 (following the Irish Civil War) and settled in Chicago.
Patrick McNamara, beloved husband of the late Bridget [Josephine] McNamara, nee Doran; devoted father of . . . [one daughter, two grandchildren, one great grandchild] . . . loving brother of James, John and Susan [Hehir], all in Ireland, the late Martin, of Boston, Michael, Nellie and Catherine, all of Ireland and Sr. Anslen [Anselm?], of England. . . . Funeral . . . St. Rene Church. Mass 9:30 a.m., interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Native of Leamnaleha, County Clare, Ireland.
Chicago Tribune, Saturday, 28 September 1985
………………… 12.2 Michael McNamara (age 6 in 1911) <Leemnaleaha, Kilchreest, x; House 6>
………………… 12.3 Martin McNamara (age 5 in 1911) <Leemnaleaha, Kilchreest, x; House 6> was born on 18 October 1905 (Kildysert registration).
Martin McNamara, age 24, of Lissycasey, Co. Clare, arrived in Boston on 16 August 1930 on the ship
Karlsruhe. He was going to
his cousin, James K. McNamara, of 55 Tomlin Street, Waltham, MA (see 1.7 in prior posting). Irish contact was his father “Patrick McNamara” of Lissycasey, which was clearly a mistake. Two years later, Martin McNamara completed his Declaration of Intent to become a U.S. citizen in September 1932, stating his birth in County Clare on 18 October 1905, and arrival on the
Karlsruhe on 16 August 1930 (given birth date, the Martin McNamara on the
Karlsruhe was definitely the son of Martin McNamara of Leamnaleaha).
1930 passenger listing:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23XB-9R3
In November 1936, Martin McNamara visited family in County Clare, returning to Boston on 22 March 1937 on the
SS Scythia. He reported his birthplace as Ennis, Co. Clare; Irish contact as his father “M. McNamara of Lissycasey”; USA contact continued to be
his cousin, James K. McNamara, of 55 Tomlin Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. He was traveling with a fellow Boston resident and his future wife,
Hannah Fleming, age 23, originally from Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Their U.S. reentry permits (neither were U.S. citizens) were issued on the same date prior to trip, so they didn’t meet on the ship.
1937 passenger listing:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23N9-7N5
Martin and Hannah McNamara, still Irish citizens, along with their three American born children, visited Ireland in 1950, returning to New York (and then Boston) on the
SS America on 7 December 1950. Martin McNamara, born 18 October 1905, finally became a U.S. citizen on 20 May 1957. Martin visited Ireland again, this time returning to Boston on Pan American Airlines on 12 August 1959.
1950 passenger listing:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24YX-CTC
McNAMARA—In South Boston, July 7, Martin, beloved husband of Hannah M. (Fleming), beloved father . . . [of three children] . . . Brother of Patrick of Chicago, IL, James and John McNamara and Mrs. John Hehir, all of County Claire, Ireland. Also survived by six grandchildren. Funeral from the O’Brien Funeral Home, 146 Dorchester St., SOUTH BOSTON, Saturday at 8. Funeral Mass at St. Augustine’s Church . . .
Boston Globe, Friday, 9 July 1982
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240 ... n_mcnamara
………………… 12.4 Margaret Mary McNamara (age 3 in 1911)
<Leemnaleaha, Kilchreest, x; House 6> was born on
29 June 1907 (Kildysert registration). She must be the late “Sr. Anslen, of England” in the 1985 obituary of her brother Patrick McNamara of Chicago. More likely a “Sister Anselm”?
Searching the 1939 England and Wales Register (tip: never specify a birthplace), Margaret McNamara, born on
29 June 1908, was a school teacher and “R.C. Sister”, one of four nuns, living at Sloperton House Cottage in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.
Given the location of the convent in the small town of Devizes, Margaret McNamara must have been a member of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy. The France based teaching order opened an Indian mission in 1849 and an English mission in Devizes in 1864 (only leaving in 2021 according to the order’s history):
https://srsofstjosephofannecy.org/index ... to-devizes
………………… 12.5 Catherine McNamara (age 3 in 1911) <Leemnaleaha, Kilchreest, x; House 6>
………………… 12.6 Ellen McNamara (age 1 in 1911) <Leemnaleaha, Kilchreest, x; House 6>
………………… 12.7 John McNamara (1911) was born on 10 June 1911 (Kildysart registration). He was informant at the death of both parents as well as his aunts, Susan McNamara, in 1930, and Catherine McNamara in 1946.
………………… 12.8 Susan McNamara (1913) was born on 12 February 1913 (Kildysart registration). She was informant at the death of her aunt, Margaret McNamara, in 1932.
………………… 12.9 James McNamara (1914) was born on 13 August 1914 (Kildysart registration).
13.0 Catherine “Kate” McNamara (1872 – 1946 in Killadysert), no residence reported, was baptized on 2 July 1871; sponsors James McNamara and Margaret McNamara (Clondagad and Kilchreest baptisms, 1846-1881). Living with her parents in 1901. Catherine and her two sisters left the household by 1911 and were living in Killadysert Town.
<Leemnaleigha, Kilchreest, House 7; Killadysert Town, Killadysert, House 36>
Catherine McNamara, an “Independent Lady”, of Kildysart, age 73, died on 25 November 1946; informant, John McNamara (not reported but her nephew). Kildysart registration):
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 213864.pdf
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At Griffith Valuation for Leamanleaha townland, the above Martin McNamara (≈1821 – 1904) shared Plot 7 with a James McNamara, both with a valuation of about £8. Who was this James McNamara of Leamnaleaha, and was he related to either Martin McNamara (≈1821 – 1904) or John McNamara (≈1806 – 1886)?
To be continued,