Mary Ellen Gaffney

Birth Name Mary Ellen Gaffney
Gender female
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth February 18, 1891 Cuilmore, Kilfree Civil Parish, County Sligo, Ireland   1a
Event Note

Superintendent Registrar's District: Boyle
Registrar's District: Gurteen
District: Gurteen
Union of Boyle
County: Sligo
Births: 157
February 18, 1891, Culmore
Mary [daughter of] Thomas Gaffney, a farmer of Culmore, and Anne Gaffney, formerly Finn. Informant: Thomas Gaffney, father, of Culmore

Census (Daughter) March 31, 1901 Cuilmore, Kilfree Civil Parish, County Sligo, Ireland   2a
Event Note

1901 Census of Ireland
Residents of a house 52 in Cuilmore (Cuilmore, Sligo)
Gaffney Thomas 44 Male Head of Family Farmer Read and write Irish and English Married
Gaffney Anne 36 Female Wife Farmers Wife Read and write Irish and English Married
Gaffney Mary Ellen 10 Female Daughter Scholar Read and write Not Married
Gaffney Anne 8 Female Daughter Scholar Read and write Not Married
Gaffney Patrick 6 Male Son Scholar Read and write Not Married
Gaffney Catherine 3 Female Daughter Infant Cannot read Not Married
Gaffney Thomas 1 Male Son Infant Cannot read Not Married

All were born in County Sligo. All were Roman Catholic. The parents could read and write Irish and English. Those children old enough cout read and write English.

Census (Daughter) April 2, 1911 Cuilmore, Kilfree Civil Parish, County Sligo, Ireland   3a
Event Note

1911 Census of Ireland
April 2, 1911
Residents of a house 59 in Cuilmore (Cuilmore, Sligo)

Gaffney Thomas 57 Male Head of Family Farmer Read and write Irish and English Married
Gaffney Anne 48 Female Wife Read and write Irish and English Married 21 years, 7 children, 7 alive
Gaffney Mary E 20 Female Daughter Read and write English Single
Gaffney Annie 19 Female Daughter Read and write English Single
Gaffney Patrick 17 Male Son Farmers Son Read and write English Single
Gaffney Katie 14 Female Daughter Scholar Read and write English Single
Gaffney Tommy 12 Male Son Scholar Read and write English Single
Gaffney Bridget 10 Female Daughter Scholar Read and write English Single
Gaffney Michael 7 Male Son Scholar Read and write English Single

All were born in County Sligo. All were Roman Catholic. The parents could read and write Irish and English. Those children old enough cout read and write English.

[note: I'm not sure why Mary Ellen is enumerated with the family. She had left for New York City in April 1910. I didn't find a second trip through Ellis Island.]

Immigration May 1, 1910 New York, New York, United States   4a
Event Note

Arriving May 1, 1910
SS Carmania, left Queenstown, April 24, 1910

Mary Gaffney, 18, single, a servant, last residence: Ballymote, nearest relative in Ireland: father Thomas Gaffney, Gurteen, Ballymote [entry for person on line above said Gurteen, Ballymote Sligo"]
destination: aunt, Mrs McKeever, 2055? 3rd Ave, New York
5'4", dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, born in Ballymote

Death        

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Thomas Gaffneyfrom 1854 to 1857
Mother Anne Finnfrom 1863 to 1865
         Mary Ellen Gaffney February 18, 1891
    Sister     Anne Gaffney about 1883
    Brother     Patrick Gaffney about 1885
    Sister     Catherine Gaffney about 1881
    Brother     Thomas Gaffney about 1900
    Sister     Bridget Gaffney about 1901
    Brother     Michael Gaffney about 1904

Families

Family of Malachy Lavin and Mary Ellen Gaffney
Married Husband Malachy Lavin ( b. about 1885 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 23, 1918 Manhattan, New York, New York, United States   5a
Event Note

New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
Name: Malachy Lavin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Jun 1918
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): Manhattan, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Catherine Lavin
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Gaffney
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birthplace: Ireland
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas
Spouse's Mother's Name: Anne Finn

Source References

  1. Irish Civil Registration Records, Births
      • Page: # 157, Mary Gaffney, February 18, 1891, Cuilmore, Registrar's District: Gurteen, Sligo
  2. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 52 in Cuilmore (Cuilmore, Sligo)
  3. 1911 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 59 in Cuilmore (Cuilmore, Sligo)
      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Sligo/Cuilmore/Cuilmore/751480/

  4. Ellis Island Passenger Record
      • Page: May 1, 1910, SS Carmania
  5. New York, New York City Marriage Records
      • Page: 23 Jun 1918, Manhattan, Lavin-Gaffney
      • Citation:

        "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24QB-27D : 20 March 2015), Malachy Lavin and Mary E. Gaffney, 23 Jun 1918; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,643,068.