Hi Sheila,
Thanks for the additional research. If the uncle and aunt that Mary Anne Madigan was visiting in 1908 were Charles Keane and Mary Haugh Keane of Henry Street, as you suggested, then we may need to revisit the identity of the father of Bridget Keane who had married Stephen Madigan in 1868. As we discussed previously:
Per Sheila:
Bridget was the daughter of Charles Keane of Baltard (the townland of Ballard in the parish of Killard). I think he must be the Charles Keane who died in Baltard on 29 Mar 1876, aged 75:
Pedigree:
https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigree ... eremon.php
Per Jimbo:
Thanks also for the link to John O’Hart's pedigree (1892). So Charles Keane (≈1801 - 1876) of Baltard had four sons: Patrick, Charles, Lawrence, and Thomas (all living in 1880 according to the pedigree). Bridget Keane, daughter of Charles Keane of Baltard, who married Stephen Madigan in 1868, was born about 1838. So I agree with you that she must have been the daughter of the Charles Keane who died in 1876 and not his son named Charles.
This Charles Keane of Henry Street was age 47 in 1901, and age 61 in 1911, so born about 1840. Definitely a possibility that he was the son of Charles Keane (≈1801 - 1876) and Mary Cullinan (≈1799 - 1867) of Baltard.
However, wouldn't it be more likely that the Charles Keane who was living in "Ballard" in the 1901 census (age 70) and in 1911 (age 81), with his wife Margaret Foran (a few years younger), was the son of Charles Keane (≈1801 - 1876) and Mary Cullinan (≈1799 - 1867) of Baltard? Charles and Margaret (Foran) Keane, per the 1911 census, had been married for 49 years (≈1862, prior to civil records), and were the parents of 12 children with only three surviving.
1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... d/1080045/
1911:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... rd/365106/
I also looked for the civil marriage record between Charles Keane and Mary Haugh, who had children starting 1888, but unfortunately could not find one. I reckon that "Keane" gets frequently transcribed in an odd manner as a "K" can look like an "R" in handwriting. Searching the Irish civil records (birth, marriage, and death) using "Reane" and "Rean", there were 40 and 24 results, respectively, which I reckon further research would indicate are transcription errors.
As an example, the "Bridget Reane" of Kilrush, daughter of "Pat Reane", who married Daniel Cooney in 1865, was obviously "Bridget Keane" as transcribed in the Kilrush Catholic marriage records (correction submitted).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 262821.pdf
The Irish census makes the same mistake but less frequently. One example, the "Mardice Reane" of Limerick in the 1901 census is surely "Martin Keane" (correction submitted) since the "K" in Keane, although it appears to be an "R", was written identically to the "K" in the occupation of the head of household, a "Shop Keeper".
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... er/629799/
While "Rean" and "Reane" are obvious incorrect transcriptions of "Kean" and "Keane", there are probably a dozen other odd variations that I haven't considered (although I did note that "Reen" appears to have been a valid surname in Cork and Kerry). Thus, it would be incorrect to ever conclude that individuals did not report a birth, marriage or death to the civil authorities when there are so many transcription errors in the database.
Sheila, regarding the family of Charles Keane and Mary Haugh, the uncle and aunt who Mary Anne Madigan was visiting in 1908, I did discover that their son, Stephen Keane, also went to New York. Stephen Keane, age 22, of Kilrush, arrived in New York on the
SS Baltic on 28 August 1908. Father reported as Charles Keane. His USA contact was Mary Crotty; "friend" was crossed out and replaced by "cousin".
Stephen Keane was traveling with Michael Crotty, age 22, father Patrick Crotty of Gower. Also, with Margaret Kennelly, age 22, mother Mrs. Kennelly of Kilrush.
1908 passenger listing:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXPB-XY7
Stephen Keane married Nellie Downes in Manhattan on 17 April 1910. During WWI he fought with Company C of the 328th Infantry, 82nd Division between 19 September 1917 and 15 July 1919. He is buried at Long Island National Cemetery:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/826 ... en-f-keane
Other than both living in Manhattan, I could find no connection between Stephen Keane (1891 - 1958) and Mary Anne Madigan (1870 - 1937), but I reckon they were likely first cousins.
As stated previously, I also believe that the nine children of
Bridget Madigan (1829 ? - before 1901?) and
Denis Keane (≈1821 - 1887), were first cousins of the three children of
Stephen Madigan (≈1836 - 1872) and
Bridget Keane (≈1838 - unknown).
Of the nine Keane children of Monmore Upper, Kilrush, only the whereabouts of
Peter Keane born in 1871 were completely unknown. Upon further research, I've discovered his passenger arrival record. Peter Keane, "age 25", of Kilrush, arrived in New York on the
SS Germanic on 25 May 1900. He was going to
Jersey City, New Jersey. But his USA contact was his
brother, Thomas of 584 Washington Street, New York.
On the same ticket group (#46553 - #46655) were Maggie Hewitt, age 25 (or 28?), of Kilrush, also going to
Jersey City. Also, Mary A. Reilly, age 20,
of Tralee, going to New York.
1900 passenger listing:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXDS-74M
I had previously noted that Thomas Keane married Catherine Norton in Manhattan on 8 September 1901 (NY Extracted Marriage Index, 1866 - 1937). In the 1910 census, their youngest daughter was Marcella born about 1907. However, upon further research, Thomas Kane and Katherine Norton were also the parents of a Loretta born on 20 July 1902 in Manhattan (NY Index to Birth Certificates, 1866 - 1909). Their residence on the birth certificate was
584 Washington Street in Manhattan. In the 1905 NY census, "Lauretta Kane", age 2, was living with her younger brother, Denis Kane (named after paternal grandfather), age 0, and parents Thomas Kane (30) and Catherine Kane (29). Both Loretta and Denis appear to have died prior to the 1910 census.
1905:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPXM-81N
In the 1900 census, Thomas Kane, age 27, born April 1873, single, was a boarder living at
584 Washington Street in Manhattan, the household of
Patrick Mulqueen, his wife, Mary Anne [McGrath], two daughters, and four other boarders.
1900 census:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSJK-DHQ
Patrick Mulqueen of
584 Washington Street in Manhattan died on 24 December 1907, and on the death record his parents were reported as Sinon Mulqueen and Mary Gorman:
1907 death record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W9R-4NQ
Sinon Mulqueen (≈1816 - 1888) appears on a whopping 111 family trees on the ancestry website. A few state that Sinon's parents were John Mulqueen and Mary Madigan — others have Margaret Ruddy as his mother. No good sources for either Mary Madigan or Margaret Ruddy as being Sinon's mother; but perhaps Patrick Mulqueen and Thomas Keane were cousins of some sort?
In the Kilrush baptism records, I can see that Sinon Mulqueny and Mary O'Gorman had a daughter Biddy in 1844, and a daughter Catherine in 1845, but not the baptism records for their later children, including Patrick Mulqueen born about 1860. Another sibling, John Mulqueen, died in Manhattan in 1904, age 55, and his parents were reported as Sinon Mulqueen and Mary Gorman on the death record:
1904 death record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WXK-HD9
This John Mulqueen paid for the inscription at the family vault for his father Sinon Mulqueen who died in 1888: "Erected by John Mulqueen of New York in memory of his beloved father Sinon Mulqueen, Molougha who died July 5th 1888 aged 86 yrs May his soul R.I.P. Amen". (#179, Clare Library, Molougha graveyard transcriptions).
https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... ptions.htm
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 762064.pdf
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Getting back to Peter Keane of Kilrush who arrived in New York on the
SS Germanic on 25 May 1900, it is curious that his destination was Jersey City, and also that one of this two travel companions was from Tralee.
The 1900 USA census was reported as of 1 June 1900, so Peter Keane should be living in either New Jersey or New York at the time of the census. A "Peter Kane", reported birth in Ireland of March 1875, was living at 19 West 140th Street in Manhattan. His arrival in the USA was 1900. He was reported as a "nephew" in the household of the widow Katherine Kane (age 70), her two Irish born sons, Patrick Kane (age 30), and Terrence Kane (age 26), as well as two other boarders. Terrence P. Kane, reported birth 26 December 1879 in Ireland, died in the Bronx on 4 June 1917, parents Peter and Catherine Kane.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSKW-2ZP
In the 1905 NY state census, a Peter Kane, age 35, born in Ireland, was a boarder living in Manhattan, at the household of Daniel Crotty (age 25), and 10 other boarders:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP6V-SJV
Peter Keane / Kane was a common name in New York. Unlike the other children of Bridget Madigan and Denis Keane of Monmore, Kilrush, I am not very certain what happened to Peter Keane after his arrival in New York on 25 May 1900.
Sheila, John Madigan was also a common name in New York about 1900. I am investigating a few leads of a John Madigan, who might possibly be the son of Stephen Madigan and Bridget Keane of Kilrush, but nothing definite as of yet.
Finally, one last minute discovery. My previous statement in the Denis Keane & Bridget Madigan family tree that their son "Thomas Keane died between 1930 and 1940" was incorrect. While Thomas Kane wasn't living with his family in 1940, his wife, Catherine (Norton) Kane, was reported as "married" in the census. In now tracing their daughter, Mrs. Henrietta (Kane) Curran, forward to the 1950 census, she was living with her father, Thomas Kane, a widower, age 76 years old, per transcription born in "S. Freta" (S. Ireland) at 328 West 17th Street in New York.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XPH-596H
Catherine Kane, of 328 West 17th Street in Manhattan, died on 22 March 1947, married, born in Ireland, reported birth date of 12 April 1881 (NY City Municipal Deaths, 1795 - 1949). Per index, father reported as John Morton (which doesn't agree to her marriage record) and mother as Mary Scanlon. Burial at Cavalry Cemetery on Long Island:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WTB-1HK
Per the 8 September 1901 marriage index of Thomas Kane and Catherine Norton: Catherine, age 26, was the daughter of Stephen Norton and Mary Scanlon.
"Catherine Norton" was quite possibly the "Johanna Naughton" born on 11 July 1876, daughter of Stephen Naughton and Mary Scanlon of Moyasta, in the district of Kilkee (Kilrush civil record).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 114728.pdf
Per the Kilkee baptism records (1869 - 1880), "Johanna" was baptized on 12 July 1876; sponsors Patrick Fitzgerald and Kate Scanlon. Did "Johanna" go by "Catherine", the name of her baptism sponsor? Also, her older brother was Thomas Naughton born in 1873, the priest used very light ink in the baptism register and it is difficult to read, but the civil record states Thomas Naughton.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 162409.pdf
For many baptisms which appear to have gone unrecorded in the baptism registers, I reckon the explanation, in many instances, is the use of middle names in later years.