Thomas William Crowley 1849 - 1927

Hi Maxine.
Crowley is very common in the West Co. Cork.
Dublin could be a transit point for Liverpool en route to NZ.
Have you done a DNA test?

Best regards,
Michael O'Carroll.

hope this helps Thomas William Crowley
Geni World Family Tree
Birth
June 14 1849 - England
Death
June 17 1927 - Hamilton, New Zealand
Father
William Crowley
Mother
Maria Crowley (born Kinsella)
Wife
Edith Maude Crowley (born Marshall)
Children
William Crowley, John Henry Crowley, Alfred Edward Crowley, Ruby May Buchanan (born Crowley), Harry Crowley, Edith Mary (born Crowley), Catherine Maud Jackson (born Crowley), Thomas George Crowley, Charles Frankton Crowley, Amy King (born Crowley), Violet Ada Wright (born Crowley), Robert Crowley
Siblings
Margaret Smith (born Crowley), Catherine (born Crowley), Valentine Crowley, Mary Brosnan (born Crowley)

and this link https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10151-27701019/thomas-cr...

Regards Fergal

Hi Maxime
There was a Thomas William Crowley baptised in the Catholic Parish of Booterstown which is south County Dublin, Ireland on 15th August 1852 parents William Crowley and Mary Crowley. Ancestry.co.uk. See: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61039/images/090...

Keep going.
Cliff Kirker

have you tried this site Maxine it is irish records of births, marriages n deaths might be of some help https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
i did have a look but unfortunately alot of irish born children then didnt get a middle name until they were baptised but found 3 born in 1849 1 in cork 1 in lilrush n 1 in kilmanny i didnt go through all the pages though as only way of getting them up was not to put a 2nd date

Hello Maxine,

There is a Thomas William Crowley marrying an Edith Maud Marshall in 1876. The registration number is 1876/2393. You can order the certificate/print-out (using the registration number), which hopefully has their parents names and perhaps more details, from: https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/. Printout costs 25 NZ.

Then for a Thomas Crowley born in Ireland .. there is one person who fits the time and the full name:

"Thomas William Crowley" baptised on 15 August 1852.
He was from BOOTERSTOWN, Co Dublin, Ireland
Denomination:: Catholic
Father: William Crowley
Mother: Mary [no surname recorded]
Godparents: John Malone and Margaret Dun Leavy.

There is a record of a catholic boy 'Thomas Crowley' age 14 years on 7 Oct 1865 'stealing pears' and being held at GRANGEGORMAN FEMALE PRISON, Dublin, as a juvenile. The sentence looks like it is '14 days & 5 years [word?]'. Excessive! The mother had died and it looks like the father had been in Gaol.

The record is digitised here: https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633706#page/44/mode/1up and go to the 15 August 1852.

I can find only one William Crowley who married a 'Mary' 10 years +/- 1845 as follows:
Note: There are none in Dublin for any time period on rootsireland.ie.

William Crowly [spelling varient] and Mary Doolin
Married in Castlelyons, Co Cork
On 12 July 1845
No fathers' names given.
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632765#page/16/mode/1up

Hope this helps.
Sandra

Thank you everyone for the valuable information you have supplied above. I am so appreciative of all the help. I will certainly keep all the contact points for future use. I am fairly new at this geneology tracing so still floundering a tad. Once again, thank you all so much for going to the trouble of helping me. Regards. Maxine Wilson (Rose)

Thank you again for all replies. Information has helped no end. I have taken note of all sites you have provided for future use. At least Iknow we have at least one member of the ancestors who obviously had a stint in prison even if it wss just for pinching a couple of pears.Harsh reprimand for a 14 yr old kid haha....Imagine the hue and cry if that was to happen in this day and age. Once again.......,thank you so very much for your help. Maxine

Morning Maxine, happy to help. Let us know if you need any further info. Best of luck researching. It is addictive.

Just remember if the kid looked reasonably health esp young women they were immed transported. Australia has a complete copy of all the records as we the Irish state gifted them. Look in shipping lines records too shout out anytime grainneblair@live.ie

Hi Maxine

As Cliff observed

Thomas William Crowley was baptised 15 Aug 1852, just south of Dublin City, in Booterstown RC

His parents: William Crowley and Mary [not recorded in this Entry]

And Sponsors: John Malone & Margaret Dunleavy

Booterstown | Microfilm 09084 / 06, 4 Jan 1846 – 2 Jul 1854

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633706#page/45/mode/1up

Your Thomas is slightly younger than you suspected.

Not unusual in an age where a precise knowledge of one’s age was unusual.

Before paperwork was needed by everyone, that exact knowledge could only be obtained by returning to the Church in question, to ask the Sacristan to see the Register.

Also, in an age when everyone, other than a lucky few who possessed an occupational pension, worked until they dropped, dropping your age amounted to a competitive advantage when seeking employment!!

I believe this is your William Crowley and his wife Mary Jane McCullagh.

This couple also had a d. Mary Jane Crowley bapt in St Andrews RC, Westland Row, Dublin in 1864. The sp John Byrne & Anna Martin.

The parents then lived at 26 Queen’s Square, nowadays renamed as Pearse Square, off Pearse Street in Dublin City.

And another son John James bapt 25 March 1866 in Rathmines RC

In desperate Latin, and worse English spelling, which I corrected, John James Crowley was born 15 Mar 1866 in 89 Upper Leeson Street to William John Crowley & Mary Jane nee McCullagh, and baptised 10 days later in Rathmines RC, sp Dennis Dillon & Harriet McDermott

See:

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/display-pdf.j...

and

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_r...

There are 2 free Irish Government sites that you can use: -

See:

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/display-pdf.j...

and

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_r...

The Church Records at

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

And the Civil Records at: -

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp

What these contain is listed on the side panels

Best Regards & Stay Safe during this Pandemic

Michael