Daniel Sexton (1859 - aft. 1922)

Born 3 Dec 1859 in Bonavilla, Ballymakea Beg, Clare, Ireland

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Biography

Daniel was born in 1859 in Bonavilla near Mullagh in County Clare, the son of James Sexton and Bridget Sexton. He was baptized on 8 Dec 1859. He grew up on the family farm in Bonavilla. In 1889 at the age of 29, Daniel married Ellen Reidy at the Roman Catholic chapel in Cree. They settled to farm in nearby Rhine and had six children together. His wife Ellen died of heart failure in 1922. Daniel died in 19xx....

Children:

1. James Daniel, 1891-1976; m. Bridget Lynch, 1930
2. John Joseph, 1893-1938; m. Ellen Sullivan, 1926
3. Patrick 'Pat', 1895-1940; never married
4. Daniel, 1896-1960?; never married?
5. Mary 'May', 1897-aft 1911
6. Thomas, 1898-1973; m. Ada Leigh, 1933

Research notes

Sources

Birth

Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Name: Daniel Sexton

Baptism Age: 0

Event Type: Baptism

Birth Date: 1859

Baptism Date: 8 Dec 1859

Baptism Place: Clare, Kilmurry Ibricken, Ireland

Diocese: Killaloe

Father: James Sexton

Mother: Bridget Sexton

Residence: Bonavilla

Sponsors: Michl and Maria Sexton

Source Citation: National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02486 / 01

Marriage

Irish Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Marriages Register, accessed 6 Sep 2021.

Entry no.: 99

Party 1 Name: Daniel Sexton

Party 1 age: 27

Party 1 marital status: Bachelor

Party 1 occupation: Farmer

Party 1 Residence: Rhyne

Party 1 Father's name: James Sexton, Farmer

Party 2 Name: Ellen Reid

Party 2 age: 27

Party 2 marital status: Spinster

Party 2 occupation: Farmer

Party 2 Residence: Ballington

Party 2 Father's name: Joseph Reidy, N. Teacher

Date of Event: 22 Feb 1889

Location, Roman Catholic Chapel of Crie

Performed by: Bartholomew Scanlon, P.P.

Witnesses: Thomas Sexton, Margaret Sexton

Date Registered: 9 Mar 1889

Group Registration ID: 2496868

SR District/Reg Area: Cragknock

Union: Kilrush

County: Clare

"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYHZ-Y32 : 9 March 2018), MARRIAGES entry for Daniel Sexton; citing Kilrush, Jan - Mar 1889, vol. 4, p. 234, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,256.

Name: Daniel Sexton

Marriage Date: Jan - Mar 1889

Marriage Place: Kilrush, Ireland

Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1889

Registration District: Kilrush

Volume Number: 4

Residence in County Clare

National Archives of Ireland, 1901 Census of Ireland

Residents of a house 7 in Ballymackea Beg (Kilmurry, Clare) (Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses)

Sexton, Daniel, 40, Male, Head of Family, Catholic, Co Clare, Farmer, Read and write, English, Married, -

Sexton, Ellen, 36, Female, Wife, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, -, Read and write, English, Married, -

Sexton, James, 9, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Scholar, Read and write, English, Not Married, -

Sexton, John, 7, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Scholar, Read, English, -, -

Sexton, Patrick, 6, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, -, -, English, -, -

Sexton, Daniel, 5, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Co Clare, -, -, English, -, -

Sexton, May, 3, Female, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Co Clare, -, -, -, -, -

Sexton, Thomas, 2, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Co Clare, -, -, -, -, -

• Similar record: "Ireland Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB5-51H9 : 30 January 2019), Daniel Sexton, Ballymackea Beg, County Clare, Ireland; citing Census, Ballymackea Beg, County Clare, Ireland, 0000527472, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.

National Archives of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland

Residents of a house 5 in Moyglass Beg (Mullagh, Clare) (Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living)

Sexton, Daniel, 51, Male, Head of Family, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Farmer, Read and write, Irish and English, Married, -, 22, -, -

Sexton, Ellen, 51, Female, Wife, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, -, Read and write, Irish and English, Married, -, 22 yrs, 6, 6

Sexton, James, 19, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Farmer's son, Read and write, Irish and English, Single, -

Sexton, John Joe, 17, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Farmer's son, Read and write, Irish and English, Single, -

Sexton, Patrick, 16, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Scholar, Read and write, Irish and English, Single, -

Sexton, Daniel, 15, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Scholar, Read and write, Irish and English, Single, -

Sexton, May, 13, Female, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Scholar, Read, Irish and English, Single, -

Sexton, Thomas, 12, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, Co Clare, Scholar, Read and write, Irish and English, Single, -

• Similar record: "Ireland Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QY2G-W53Z : 27 December 2018), Daniel Sexton, 1911; citing Ballymackea Beg, County Clare, Ireland, Census, National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.

Children

Death

Irish Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Deaths Register, accessed 5 Sep 2021.

Entry no.: 427

Name: Mary Donnellan

Date of Death: 26 Oct 1927

Date registered: 28 Oct 1927

Death location: Moyglass

Deceased Age at Death: 66

Gender: Female

Marital status: Married

Occupation: Farmer's wife

Cause of death: Influenza; Heart failure

Medical certification: yes

Informant: Francis Greene, present at death, Mullagh

Group Registration ID: 1685733

SR District/Reg Area: Kilrush

Registrar's District: Kilrush

County: Clare