Other Families

Superintendent Registrar's District: Galway
Registrar's District: Moycullen
District: Moycullen
Union of Galway
County: Galway
Birth #402
January 22, 1886, in Kilrene
Barbara, daughter of Lawrence Hynes a farmer of Kilrene, and Mary Hynes, formerly Bane. informant: Lawrence +his mark+ Hynes, of Kilrene, father

I don't know where Kilrene was. It might be Kilrainey today, which looks like a section of Moycullen, according to Google Maps.

aboard the SS Oceanic, left Queenstown 1905, arrived New York April 6, 1905

Barbara Hynes, 20, housemaid, from Galway, headed to uncle Frank Hynes, 179 Java St, at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, carrying no money, had been in the US before, in 1899, apparently traveling by herself

[note: found this by searching at stevemorse.org for the ship, the Oceanic, and the arrival in April 1905. the index at familysearch says the ship arrived April 5, and is linked to the wrong ship and image.]

1910 Census Brooklyn Ward 17, Kings, New York, United States

at 40 Newell St

Felix Torsney, 26, married 1x for 2 years, born in Ireland, parents also, electrician
Barbara Torsney, 23, married 1x for 2 years, 1 child, 1 alive, born in Ireland, parents also
Felix Torsney, 1, born in NY

aboard the SS Lusitania, left Queenstown September 12, 1911, arrived New York September 17, 1911

Delia Devestern, 40, married, wife, [scratched out: nationality American, race: Irish], last permanent residence: Moycullen, Ireland, headed to 91 North Henry[?] St, Brooklyn
Frank Devestern, 3, child
Mary Devestern, 10m, infant traveling with mother

Barbara Tarsney, 30, married, can read and write, [scratched out: nationality American, race: Irish], last permanent residence: Moycullen, Ireland, headed to 40 Newell St, Brooklyn
Felix Tarsney, 11m, infant traveling with mother

1920 East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, United States
at 290 Dodd St
Felix Tarsney, 36, born in Ireland, arrived 1900, naturalized 1905, electrician, factory
Barbara Tarsney, 32, born in Ireland, arrived 1905, naturalized
Felix Tarsney, 10, born in Brooklyn, NY

1930 census, Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey
April 17, 1930
owns the home at 63 Willow St
Felix A Tarsney, 44, born in Northern Ireland, parents also, electrician, printing, arrived 1900, naturalized
Barbara M Tarsney, 42, born in Irish Free State, parents also, arrived 1905
Felix A Tarsney Jr, 20, born in New York, no occupation

New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957
aboard the MV Georgic, sailing from Cobh September 4, 1938, arriving New York September 11, 1938

List of US Citizens
Barbara Tarsney, 50, white, married, citizenship: US pp. 568539, citizen by marriage, address in US: 63 Willow St, Glen Ridge, NJ

1940 census Glen Ridge Borough, Essex, New Jersey, United States
April 9, 1940

renting at 63 Willow St
Felix A Tarsney, 54, born in Northern Ireland, electrician, printing and advertising, worked 40 hours the last week of March, worked 50 weeks last year for $3000
Barbara Tarsney, 52, born in Northern Ireland

Barbara provided the information. Supplementary information for her says her parents were born in Northern Ireland, English was spoken in her home in her childhood, she is not a veteran and does not have a social security number. she is a housewife.

Note however, that the 1901 Census of her likely family in Galway said that all household members spoke both Irish and English.

California Deaths, 1940 - 1997
Barbara Tarsney
Gender: Female
Birth: Jan 24 1888
Other Country
Death: June 5 1975
Los Angeles, California, USA

1958 and 1960 Long Beach CA Directory
Tarsney Felix S (Barbara) h106 Mira Mar av apt 8