Margaret (Connors) Long (1869 - 1936)

Born 9 Nov 1869 in Sporthouse, Waterford, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of James Kearney — married 25 Jan 1891 (to 1903) in Waterford

Wife of John Long — married 7 Jan 1907 in Waterford, Ireland

Died 20 Sep 1936 at age 66 in County Hospital, Waterford, Ireland

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Biography

Margaret (Connors) Long was born in Ireland.

This profile is part of the Sporthouse, Waterford One Place Study.

Margaret was born on 9th November 1869.^[1] She was the eldest child of James O'Connor and Catherine Power. She was baptised in Ballybricken parish, Waterford, on 14th November 1869. ^[2]

The memoirs of her nephew, Seamus O'Connor, state that Margaret "was a prominent supporter of the nationalist cause".^[3] On 25th January 1891, Margaret married James Kearney, a painter. ^[4] They lived at Spring Garden Alley, Waterford and seven known children were born to them, some of whom died as infants. Sadly, James Snr. died on 19 March 1903 at the age of 33 from phthisis, leaving Margaret to raise the children.

On 7th January 1907, Margaret married again to John Long, a labourer, who had been a lodger in her house. They continued to live at Margaret's previous home in Spring Garden Alley, Waterford.^[5] They had three known children together: Margaret Mary (Dot), Joseph (Sonny) and Ellen (Nellie).

Margaret died from heart failure on 20th September 1936.^[6] She is buried next to her parents in the cemetery at Dunhill Church, Co. Waterford (see left of the twin headstones in the image on this profile).

Census Records

1901 Census^[7]

Residents of a house 32 in Spring Garden (Waterford Urban No. 2, Waterford)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation

Kearney James 33 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Portlaw, Co Waterford House Painter

Kearney Margaret 31 Female Wife Catholic Sport House, Co Waterford

Kearney James 9 Male Son Catholic Waterford City Scholar

Kearney Mch John 6 Male Son Catholic Waterford City Scholar

Kearney Mary Kate 5 Female Daughter Catholic Waterford City Scholar

Kearney Myles Male Son Catholic Waterford City

Kearney Valentine 21 Male Brother Catholic Portlaw, Co Waterford House Painter

1911 Census^[8]

Residents of a house 5 in Spring Garden Alley (Waterford No. 2 Urban, Waterford)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living

Long John 33 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic City of Waterford Labourer - General

Long Margaret 41 Female Wife Roman Catholic County Waterford Read and write Married 4 2 2

Kearney James 19 Male Son Roman Catholic City of Waterford Engine Cleaner Read and write Single

Kearney Mary Kate 15 Female Daughter Roman Catholic City of Waterford Scholar Read and write Irish and English Single

Kearney Myles 10 Male Son Roman Catholic City of Waterford Scholar Read and write Single

Long Margaret Mary 3 Female Daughter Roman Catholic City of Waterford Single

Long Joseph Male Son Roman Catholic City of Waterford Single

Long Ellie 34 Female Sister Roman Catholic City of Waterford Domestic Servant Read and write Single

Carroll Michael 49 Male Boarder Roman Catholic County Kerry Labourer - General Read and write Single

Murphy Maurice 35 Male Boarder Roman Catholic County Kilkenny Sailor Read and write Single

Sources

1. ↑ Civil birth record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1870/03357/2230912.pdf
2. ↑ Parish baptismal record: http://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632107#page/1/mode/1up
3. ↑ "Growing up in Sporthouse", childhood memoirs of Seamus O'Connor, private family circulation, in possession of profile manager
4. ↑ Civil marriage record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1891/10663/5885335.pdf
5. ↑ Civil Marriage record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1907/10084/5668319.pdf
6. ↑ Civil death record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1936/04798/4290762.pdf
7. ↑ 1901 Census record: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Waterford_Urban_No__2/Spring_Garden/1762025/
8. ↑ 1911 Census record: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Waterford/Waterford_No__2_Urban/Spring_Garden_Alley/670431/