James
Walsh
Born about in County Limerick, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Walsh
and Margaret (Doherty) Walsh
Brother of
Johanna (Walsh) Gleeson, Anna Maria (Walsh) Heslin, Richard Walsh and Patrick Nicholas Walsh
Husband of
Jane (Kilroy) Walsh
— married
1898 in Gort, Co. Galway [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at about age 74
in Swineford, County Mayo, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2013
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Biography
Railway station master at Swinford, Co. Mayo. Possibly the first station master there. He was station master there up to his retirement in 1927. The station was opened on 1st October 1895 (by the Midland Great Western railway company.) it was subsequently taken over by CIE...the station closed for passenger traffic on 17 June 1963 and finally closed altogether on 3 November 1975. The station is now a private dwelling. Some of the station buildings remain and the railway shed has been converted into a new library for the town.
His father, Thomas Walsh was also a station master for the same railway company, but in Co. Limerick. H had a brother Mike Walsh who was station master for a while at Tubber in Co. Galway. All 3 stations were with the same company.
He is buried in Glasnevin, Dublin.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
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Rejected matches › James Walsh (abt.1861-) › James Walsh (1865-) › James Carrol Wall (1863-) › James Gilbert (Wells) Wills (1860-1924) › James Walsh (bef.1863-1935)
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