Sylvester
Griffin
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Honora Foley
— married
11 Feb 1861 in Prior, County Kerry, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Helen Griffin, Mary Griffin, John Griffin, David Griffin, Margaret Griffin, Michael Griffin, Catherine Griffin, John Griffin, Honora Griffin, Julia Griffin and Sylvester Griffin
Died
at about age 82
in Killbuonia, County Kerry, Ireland
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Biography
The marriage of Sylvester Griffin, and Honora Foley, of Killimalagh took place at Prior on 11 Feb 1861, witnessed by Michael Foley, James Smyth.[1]
Sylvester Griffin appeared in the 1901 census of Ireland at House 10 in Killabuonia, St. Finans, Kerry, age 60, born Co Kerry, occupation farmer, as head of family.[2]
Sylvester Griffin appeared in the 1911 census of Ireland at House 12 in Killabuonia, St. Finians, Kerry, age 76, born Co Kerry, occupation farmer, as head of family.[3]
Sylvester Griffin died 12 Jan 1923 at Killaboona, age 88, married, occupation: farmer. The death was registered by Sylvester Griffin, son, present at death, of Killaboona, on 10 Mar 1923.[4]
Research Notes
There are no Griffins in the Griffiths Valuation for Killbuonia,[5] but a Michael Griffin in a household of 1 male and 1 female lived there in 1834.[6] This Michael could be Sylvester's father, but Sylvester's eldest known son (though born 5 years after his marriage) is named John, which would not be following the traditional naming pattern of the first son being named after his paternal grandfather. His first two daughters were born in Ballycarbery, and a Sylvester Griffin son of John was born there in 1873,[7] so an origin in Ballycarbery is also possible.
Sources
- ↑ Transcript of marriage entry on irishgenealogy.ie, https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/b2fbd20580798
- ↑ 1901 census of Ireland, National Archives of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/St__Finans/Killabuonia/1405805/
- ↑ 1911 census of Ireland, National Archives of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/St__Finians/Killabuonia/104241/
- ↑ Ireland, death registrations on irishgenealogy.ie, https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1923/05056/4384918.pdf
- ↑ Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, accessed via AskAboutIreland.ie http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&familyname=&firstname=&offset=20&countyname=&parishname=&unionname=&baronyname=&totalrows=46&PlaceID=1691693&wildcard=, indexed under Killabounia
- ↑ 1834 census of Prior RC Parish, transcribed at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlker/census1834d.html#East%20Killibony
- ↑ Ireland, birth registrations on irishgenealogy.ie, https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1873/03203/2174299.pdf
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