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Breen/Brien

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Yvonne

Yvonne Report 3 Apr 2019 00:51

I'm trying to find the parents of Jane Breen, born about 1833 in Drumkeeren, N. Ireland. She married Thomas Speer(s) 2 July 1856 and from marriage certificate her father is shown as William. I can't find anything that shows a mother's name.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Apr 2019 09:15

The only hope for the mother’s name is a baptism.

How did you find out where she was born?

Maddie

Maddie Report 3 Apr 2019 11:07

for ref
Name: Thomas Speer
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widowed
Marriage Date: 24 Jul 1856
Marriage Place: Lowtherstown, Ferm, Ireland
Father: Robert Speer
Spouse: Jane Breen
FHL Film Number: 101378
Reference ID: 498

Name: Jane Breen
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Marriage Date: 24 Jul 1856
Marriage Place: Lowtherstown, Ferm, Ireland
Father: William Breen
Spouse: Thomas Speer
FHL Film Number: 101378
Reference ID: 498

child
Name: Isabella Catherine Spear
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1868
Birth Place: Fermanagh, Ireland
Father: Thomas Spear
Mother: Jane Brien
FHL Film Number: 101171

there are 3 trees on ancestry but no data for jane and thomas

Jane Speer
Event Type Death
Event Date 1871
Event Place Irvinestown, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year 1871
Registration District Irvinestown
Age 38
Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
Volume Number 2
Citing this Record

"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch



Thomas Speer
Event Type Death
Event Date Oct - Dec 1903
Event Place Irvinestown, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year Oct - Dec 1903
Registration District Irvinestown
Age 78
Birth Year (Estimated) 1825
Volume Number 2
Citing this Record

"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch


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Name: Robert Speer
Estimated birth year: abt 1792
Date of Registration: 1869
Death Age: 77
Registration district: Irvinestown
Volume: 7
Page: 115
FHL Film Number: 101584

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 3 Apr 2019 17:39

I have the marriage certificate for Thomas and Jane which shows that she was born in Drumkeeren. Thomas was a widower when he married Jane, having previously been married to a Mary Bell in 1837. A long time ago I had information from an Ancestry member that Mary died, age 38, but this person didn't have a death date.
I've been unable to find anything about Jane Breen.

Thanks.

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 5 Apr 2019 21:21

Yvonne...Haven't been on here for ages but wonder if the following is of any help (taken from some old Co.Fermanagh files I have )

According to the 1832 Tithes for the Parish of Drumkeeran village of Dumbrick there were only 4 Breen's listed
John
William
William snr.
William jnr.

Marriage records for Tubrid Parish Church show a William Breen marrying an Anne Marshall 25/2/1831
Baptismal Records show the Baptism of a Jane Breen daughter of Wm and Anne (no surname listed) 28/2/1832.

Given there were 3 Williams living in the area it is difficult to determine for sure if this is your Jane but I cannot see another " Jane" to a William and another "female"......

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Apr 2019 11:07

Wm
Last name Breen
Year 1839
Valuation date -
Revision date -
Townland Drumbrick
Parish Drumkeeran
Barony Lurg
County Fermanagh
Book type House Book
Reference code OL/5/3819
NAI microfilm reference MFGS/46/146