Thomas Seymour Galbraith (abt. 1830 - 1889)

Born about 1830 in Cappard, Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smyth) Galbraith — married 3 Mar 1848 in St Anne, Dublin South, County Dublin, Ireland

Husband of Mary A (Heaney) Galbraith — married about 1863 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1889 at about age 59 in New York, New York, USA

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Biography

Thomas Seymour Galbraith was born Cappard 1829/1830. ^[1]

He was the son of Richard Galbraith (of Cappard) & Lavinia Seymour. ^[2]

He married:

1. 1848 Mary Smyth, Dublin. ^[3][4]
2. ~1863 Mary Heaney, Ireland. (Marriage date estimated based on daughter Frances aged 17 in 1881.^[5])

Thomas had 9 children with Mary Heaney^[6], including:

• 1864 Frances Galbraith, Ireland. Married Unknown Russell. Died New York 1906.
• 1868 Richard H Galbraith, Ireland. Plumber. Died New York 1915.
• 1871 James Galbraith. Married Mary Slevin, New York 1895.
• 1872 Sadie A Galbraith, Ireland. Married Charles Kingsbury, New York 1896.
• 1876 William Galbraith, Ireland. Labourer. Died New York 1909.
• 1877 John J Galbraith, Ireland. Electrician. Died New York 1908.

He emigrated from Ireland to the USA with his family in 1881. ^[5]

In 1881 Thomas was a labourer. ^[5]

In 1886 he was an "agent" residing in New York (441 East 42nd Street). ^[7]

Thomas died New York 19 March 1889, aged 59. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42511771 : accessed 23 April 2020), memorial page for Thomas Seymour Galbraith (1829–19 Mar 1889), Find a Grave Memorial no. 42511771, citing Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Terry Watson Meltzer (contributor 47185415).
2. ↑ "The Galbraith's of Cappard", 1968, by Sir Henry Blackall, submitted by Fergus O'Donnell of Cappard, http://peterswellschool.com/PETERSWELL/Cappard%20House.html
3. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL34-NTNW : 30 January 2020), Thomas Seymour Galbraith and Mary Smyth, Marriage 03 Mar 1848, Dublin South, County Dublin, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,296.
4. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command, 1900, volume 44, page 989, https://books.google.fr/books?id=S805AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA989
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-R39Y-SV?cc=1849782&wc=MX6L-R68%3A165870601 : 1 March 2019), 441 - 19 Aug 1881-13 Sep 1881 > image 351 of 1079; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Great great grandson, "CTerryWatsonM", 2012, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=830&p=surnames.galbraith

   My 2nd great-grandfather, Thomas S. Galbraith (1829-1899) came from Galway to New York in 1881, with his wife Mary Heaney (1844-1919) and 9 children

7. ↑ "New York Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L937-DS4B-S?cc=2043782&wc=SFC5-7M9%3A1399091301 : 4 February 2015), Roll 88, G410-G425 (Gelb, Abraham-Gilligan, Owen) > image 1718 of 5620; citing NARA microfilm publication M1674 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).