Cecelia (McGrath) Nestor (1850 - 1890)

Born 1850 in County Galway,Ireland

Wife of Patrick Nestor — married 20 Nov 1870 in Gort,County Galway,Ireland

Descendants

Died 1890 at about age 40 in County Galway,Ireland

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Biography

Cecelia was born in 1851.^[1]

On the 20th of November, 1872, Celia married Patrick Nestor in Kilbeacanty, Gort, County Galway. ^[2]

She passed away in 1890 based on her gravestone.^[3]

Research Notes

There is a discrepancy between Cecilia's birthyear on her gravestone (1830) vs her age as listed on the record of her marriage (age 21 in 1872). Also, although the death year is clearly 1890 on the gravestone, there is no record of a death in all of Ireland for Cecilia or Celia McGrath in that timeframe.

Starting with the birth of Cecilia's son, Joseph, in 1885, her name is recorded as Sarah on birth records and on the 1901 Census. Based on information from the Irish Genealogical Society International, found on their website on 15 July 2023, Sarah is a nickname for Cecilia.

In 1901, Patrick Nestor, 50, was living in house 9 in Laghnyshaughnessy (Beagh, Galway) along with his wife Sarah Nestor, 50. Their children, John Nestor, 21, Patrick Nestor, 18, Joseph Nestor, 15, and Sarah Nestor, 9, were also living with them. Census1901, Residents of a house 9 in Laghnyshaughnessy (Beagh, Galway), "1901 Census of Ireland, The National Archives of Ireland" (accessed on 28 Oct 2023 from census.nationalarchives.ie). 1901 > Galway > Beagh > Laghnyshaughnessy > 1383760 view census page Nestor,Patrick,50; Nestor,Sarah,50; Nestor,John,21; Nestor,Patrick,18; Nestor,Joseph,15; Nestor,Sarah,9;, view census page

To further complicate it, there was another Patrick Nestor who was married to a Sarah (Quinn) in Gort in 1892. Probably not really in play here, but noting it so it's tracked:

Patrick married Sarah Quinn on 1 March 1892 in the Gort Superintendent Registrar's District. "Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 2583016; SR District/Reg Area: Gort IrishGenealogy.ie Image - IrishGenealogy.ie Record (accessed 28 October 2023)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, Marriage of PATRICK NESTOR and CELIA MCGRATH - Gort (Superintendent Registrar's District), IrishGenealogy.ie, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Group Registration ID 2788255, Date: 20 November 1872 (accessed on 6 Jul 2023 from irishgenealogy.ie). view record details (free), view register page (free)

   Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Kilbeacanty in the Registrar's District of Gort, in the Union of Gort, in the County of Galway. Entry 174, 20 November 1872: Patrick Nestor, age 23, Bachelor, Farmer, Laghtyshaughnessy, Father - John Nestor, Farmer; Celia McGrath, age 21, Spinster, Blacksmith's daughter, Cloondyne, Father - John McGrath, Blacksmith

2. ↑ Marriage, Marriage of PATRICK NESTOR and CELIA MCGRATH - Gort (Superintendent Registrar's District), IrishGenealogy.ie, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Group Registration ID 2788255, Date: 20 November 1872 (accessed on 6 Jul 2023 from irishgenealogy.ie). view record details (free), view register page (free)

   Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Kilbeacanty in the Registrar's District of Gort, in the Union of Gort, in the County of Galway. Entry 174, 20 November 1872: Patrick Nestor, age 23, Bachelor, Farmer, Laghtyshaughnessy, Father - John Nestor, Farmer; Celia McGrath, age 21, Spinster, Blacksmith's daughter, Cloondyne, Father - John McGrath, Blacksmith

3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #187709188 (accessed 6 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Celia McGrath Nestor (1830-1890), citing Kilmacduagh Abbey and Round Tower, Gort, County Galway, Ireland; Maintained by Hybrasil (contributor 34412945).