Original Post 3/24/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)
I spent a lot of time over the past two weeks exploring the Irish Family History Foundation website. They now offer a subscription option which makes it more affordable. I was able to manipulate the searches without worrying about wasting credits. I took advantage of a monthly subscription and found a lot of matches. I found my husband's ancestors that were born in Ireland but later went to Scotland.
A few that were exciting to find were the Cronan's. When I looked on the site a year or two ago I couldn't narrow down my matches without wasting credits. The name Mary Ann Cronan was more common than I expected for that time period. On Mary Ann's death record in Scotland, I found her parent's names. When I searched the Irish Family History Foundation website this time around I was able to find Mary Ann's baptismal record. This gave me a place in Ireland. I was able to search the
same Parish and found siblings as well.
Mary Anne Cronan was born on November 30, 1860, in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Her parents were James Cronan and Catherine Farrill. She had 5 older siblings - James Cronan b. 1848 in Co. Limerick, John Cronan b.1850, Timothy b.1852, Catherine b.1855, and Ellen Cronan b.1858 in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland.
Mary Ann Cronan had a daughter when she was 27 years old. She named her daughter Mary Anne Cronin, b. November 24, 1887, in Huchestontown, Glasgow, Scotland. In all of the records that I found for her daughter, no father is ever mentioned. Mary Anne never married and was a "Stays Maker" (Corset Maker) in Glasgow.
Her daughter married William McDermott (b.1878 in Glasgow, Scotland) on Nov 29, 1907, in Glasgow, Scotland. Together they had 4 children - William, Mary Ann, Catherine and Letty.
Sadly, Mary Anne Cronan from Ireland and her daughter died within weeks of each other. Mary Ann died on June 17, 1929, in Glasgow of senility at 68 years of age. Her daughter Mary Ann McDermott (nee Cronin) died July 13, 1929, at only 41 years of age.
I look forward to finding out more about our Irish roots. If you have a connection to the Cronan's that went to Glasgow, or the family back in Ireland I would love to hear from you.
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