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Superintendent Registrar's District: Ennis
Registrar's District: Ennis
District of Ennis, Union of Ennis, County of Clare

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1890, 18th of June, Borheen, Ennis, William Francis, male. father: James McGrath of Borheen, a laborer. mother: Margaret McGrath formerly Penn. informant: Margaret McGrath of Borheen, mother. Registered June 30, 1890.

Surname Name Father Name Mother Name Date
McGrath William F James Margt Renn 20/06/1890

from a transcription at http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/

1901 Census of Ireland
Residents of a house 27 in The Borheen (Ennis No. 1 Urban, Clare)

Mc Grath Maurice 87 Male Head of Family Mail Car Driver Read and write Irish and English Widower
Mc Grath James 44 Male Son General Labourer Read and write English Married
Mc Grath Margaret 47 Female Daughter in Law House-Keeper Read and write English Married
Mc Grath William 11 Male Grand Son Scholar Read and write English Not Married
Mc Grath Michael 6 Male Grand Son Scholar Read English Not Married
Mc Grath James 2 Male Grand Son Cannot read English Not Married

All were Roman Catholic, all said they were born in Co Clare.

1911 Census of Ireland
Residents of a house 15 in The Borheen (Ennis No. 1 Urban, Clare)

McGrath James 54 Male Head of Family Co Tipperary Civil Bill Officer Read and write Married 36 years
McGrath Margaret 56 Female Wife Co Clare Read and write Married 36 years, 9 children, 5 alive
McGrath William 20 Male Son Co Clare General Labourer and Unemployed Read and write Single
McGrath Maurice 84 Male Father Co Tipperary Retired Mail Car Driver Read and write Irish and English Widower

All were Roman Catholic. James and Margaret were married 36 years. She had 9 children of whom 5 were alive.

Image of USA Declaration of Intention Montana, Federal Naturalization Records, 1870-1999, image posted at https://www.facebook.com/groups/countyclare/permalink/1795320817205701/

US District, District of Montana, Butte, Montana
I, William Francis McGrath, residing at 240 East Broadway, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
a miner, age 49, male, white, ruddy complexion, gray eyes, brown hair, 5' 10", 152 pounds with no visible distinctive marks.
Irish race, British nationality,
born in Ennis, Ireland, June 18, 1890,
not married. I have no children.
I have not heretofore made a declaration of intention.
last foreign residence was New Westminister, B.C., Canada, and I emigrated to the US from there.
Lawful entry into the US was at Blaine, Washington, under the name of William F McGrath, on April 19, 1928, on the G. N. R. R. [Great Northern Railroad]
Renounces allegiances to other countries, rulers, etc.,
signed William Francis McGrath, at Butte, Montana,
September 28, 1939.

1940 Census Ward 1, Butte, Election Precinct 11, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
taken April 15, 1940
at 240 East Broadway

in household of Evelyn Krekula
McGrath, William, lodger, white, male, single, age 50, born in Ireland F., lived in Butte in 1935, miner, copper mines, worked 24 hours the last week of March, worked 20 weeks in 1939 for $525

Certificate of Death, State of Montana
State file number 57650

William F McGrath
died March 7, 1955, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
at the Midway Bar, 118 E Broadway St
white, male, single, born June 18, 1890 in Ireland
age last birthday: 64
occupation: miner, mining (copper)
parents' names: "no record"
unknown if he was ever in US Armed Forces
cause of death: unknown
antecedent causes: cardio-vascular history
no autopsy
informant: Silver Bow County Coroner
signature: Dr Emmet J Paulsen, coroner, Court House, Butte, Montana, signed March 8, 1955
Burial: March 11, 1955, Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte, Montana
Funeral Director: F.X. Dolan, Daly Shea Co., Butte, Montana

March 8, 1955
William F McGrath
William F McGrath of 118 E Broadway was stricken ill and died suddenly Monday morning. Dr E J Paulsen, county coroner, said Mr McGrath was found lying in an uptown rest room and death apparently was due to natural causes.

The remains are at the Daly-Shea chapel.

[I lost the name of the paper.]