Patrick Shea

Patrick Shea is the furthest back I can go in the Shea family line.

BORN: Allen, co Kildare, 1810? The date is a random guess.

MARRIED: married to Margaret Smith, Jan 7 1831, town of Allen, county Kildare Ireland
marriage was witnessed by Thady Shea and Mary Dumican
Nothing else is known about Margaret.

DIED: UNKNOWN.

CHILDREN
Matthew Shea, baptized Nov 27 1831, Robertstown, County Kildare Ireland
Ann Shea, baptized Dec 22, 1833, Robertstown
(witness: Edward Farrel and Bess Healy)

Resesarch Notes
Allen parish records begin in 1820 - need other notes for births of parents. Wrote to ask about their deaths in Allen maybe. Need to ask if tithe books have parents listed.

Center has:
The 1841 and 1901 census
Tithe Applotment Books
Griffith's Valuation
Thom's Almanac 1849, 1854, 1859, 1864

Other possible:
1820s-30s: Tithe Books
1831: Kilcullen, protestant returns; Nineteenth century census
returns, National Archives
1837: Registered Voters National Library Manuscript 1398
1840: Castledermot & Moone. National Library Positive
(microfilm) 3511
1851: Griffith's Valuation

Ireland GenWeb
Kildare Research

Our parents are UNKNOWN in Ireland.