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Deceased SurnameWoods
Deceased ForenameCatherine
Primary Beneficiary/ExecutorMichael Woods
Date of Death4 Jan 1885
County of DeathArmagh

EFFECTS £30 Catherine Woods late of Cornonagh County Armagh who died 4th Jan 1885 at same place were granted at Armagh to Michael Woods of Cornonagh Farmer the husband.


http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/details.jsp?id=1639580135

Couple of previous marriage possibilities, but not seeing an appropriate death. Not helping with Michael's parents!

Party 1 Name MICHAEL WOODS
Party 2 Name CATHERINE MCCREESH
Date of Event 21 February 1884
Group Registration ID 2278432
SR District/Reg Area Castleblayney
Image(s) 1 2

From image -
Both full age and single
Michael a Farmer of Cornoonagh, Father Michael a Farmer
Catherine a Servant of Bally --------. Father Thomas a Farmer

Married in the RC Chapel of Crossmaglen.

Witnesses - James ----------- and Kate McCreesh

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Another one but in Co. Clare 1867 (Galway on transcript but Clare on original;)
RC Chapel of Kille________ District of Tulla, Co. Clare

Michael Woods to Mary McMahon
Both of full age and single.

Michael a Farmer, Father Michael a Farmer

witnesses - John Broderick and _______ Woods

Marriage from - https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

Party 1 Name MICHAEL WOODS
Party 2 Name ELLEN KEENAN
Date of Event 01 June 1886
Group Registration ID 2371885
SR District/Reg Area Castleblayney

Image shows
Marriage took place RC Chapel of Crossmaglen in the Union of Castleblaney, Armagh

both of Full Age (so no help there)

Michael was a Widower of Cornonagh, Father Michael a Farmer. Ellen was a Spinster, Servant of ?Courtbarn. Father Patrick a Cooper

Witnesses incase family - Thomas Lavill and Maggie Daly

1911 census. You don't say you have census info - here Ellen says born Co. Louth, but rest Armagh and another child said to have been born.

Surname Forename Townland/Street DED County Age Sex Birthplace Occupation Religion
Woods Michael Cornoonagh Creggan Lower Armagh 66 M Co Armagh Farmer R Catholic Read Head of Family Married
Woods Ellen Cornoonagh Creggan Lower Armagh 55 F Co Louth R Catholic Read Wife Married 24 4 3
Woods John Cornoonagh Creggan Lower Armagh 21 M Co Armagh Farmers Son R Catholic Read and write Son Single
Woods Patrick Cornoonagh Creggan Lower Armagh 18 M Co Armagh Farmers Son R Catholic Read and write Son Single
Woods Mary Anne Cornoonagh Creggan Lower Armagh 23 F Co Armagh R Catholic Read and write

Michael's age out from 1901 so born 1844 -1849 (if either are correct !)

Michael and Ellen married 24 years, 4 children born, 3 living

Mary Anne is said to have been married for 3 years - 2 children born and both living
Did she marry another Woods or just mistakenly noted as Woods?

Well, my computer is really playing up tonight, can'y get into Irish genealogy site or 1901/11 census.

EDIT - the wheel has spun and eventually tells me that the server is temporarily unable to service my request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems!!

So this from Family Search - just for our info

1901 census - Creggan Lower, Co. Armagh

all Roman Catholic, all born Co. Armagh
Michael Woods 52 Farmer Married
Ellen Woods Wife RC 50
Mary Anne 14
John 12
Patrick 8

Welcome to the boards.

You won't find a birth certificate because 1849 was before civil registration started in Ireland. (birth registration started 1864).

Kath. x

Father Michael mother unknown,lived at Cornonagh married Ellen Keenan 1886,children Mary Anne,John and Patrick (my Grandfather) say's he was born in Armagh but I am unable to find his birth certificate or his mother's name,I hope someone can help.