Person in this family
Patrick Farley
Dates not recorded
Patrick Farrelly, a son of Patrick Farrelly and Margaret Boyle of Clara, County Cavan, was living at Clara in 1915 and 1927. He was the informant at two family deaths and present at both: his brother Bernard's in October 1915 and his father's in June 1927. He was ten and at school in the 1901 census and a labourer of twenty-six at home in 1911.
Family story - not yet proved
Patrick Farley appears in our family tree as a son of Patrick Farrelly and Margaret Boyle.
Born at County Cavan, Ireland
Recorded as: Patrick J. Farley, Patrick J. Farrelly, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
Birth: From our family tree - no record found yet
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s great-grandparent's sibling
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's great-grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s great-great-grandparent's sibling
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s grandparent's sibling
Kevin Leahey’s spouse's grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
How this person is related to Andrew:
Patrick Farley is your great-grandparent’s sibling.
Life
Patrick Farley is known here only from our family tree, which names Patrick Farrelly and Margaret Boyle as his parents. No dates, places, occupation, spouse, children, or quoted record identify him further. The family tree also names Kathleen Farrelly as his wife, which was recorded on a separate, now-merged entry for him under the Farrelly spelling; no record confirms the marriage.
How we know this: Almost no evidence: only an unquoted family-tree relationship is available. [1][2][3][4][5]
Family
Parents
Siblings · birth order
- Andrew Joseph Farrelly
- Bernard Bennie Farrelly
- Ellen Farrelly
- Josephine Farrelly
- Mary Farrelly
- Patrick Farley (this person)
- Terence Farrelly
Spouse
See this family in the family treeWork and occupation
- labourer — 1911
Labourer
Citation: 1911 census of Ireland — Ferrelly household, Claragh, Bilberry DED, Co. Cavan [5]
- farmer
Where they lived
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Places listed on this page
- Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland
- Ireland
- County Cavan, Ireland
- Clara, County Cavan, Ireland
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Timeline
Strong possible birth match [INFERENCE]
The civil row records a Patrick Farrelly at Clare with the exact compiled parental pair, but it does not contain the Farley spelling or a middle initial and may also describe Patrick J. Farrelly. [1]
From our family tree - no record found yet
Possible birth match [INFERENCE]
The civil row proves a Patrick in this family but contains no J. initial and does not name Kathleen; assigning it here could duplicate Patrick Farley. [1]
From our family tree - no record found yet
In the 1901 census at Claragh
Enumerated at Claragh, Bilberry DED, County Cavan, aged 10, occupation “Scholar”. [4]
Proved by a record
In the 1911 census at Claragh
Enumerated at Claragh (surname indexed “Ferrelly”), aged 26, occupation “Labourer”. [5]
Proved by a record
Present at his brother Bernard's death
Named in the civil death register as “Patrick Farrelly brother present at death Clara”. [2]
Proved by a record
Present at his father's death
Named in the civil death register as “Patrick Farrelly son present at death Clara”. [3]
Proved by a record
Original records
Tap to open a larger copyCivil birth register, Andrew Farrelly, 10 Jul 1880, Ballyconnell district
Civil registration means an official government record of a birth, marriage, or death. It matters on this page because it records information connected with Patrick Farley.
What the records say
5 records transcribed.
Record exhibit
Civil birth registration — Patrick Farrelly, 24 December 1889
Civil registration means an official government record of a birth, marriage, or death.
Proved by a record
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
December twenty fourth 1889 | Clare | Patrick | Patrick Farrelly | Clare | Margaret Farrelly formerly Boyle | Farmer.
Record exhibit
Irish civil death register, Bernard Farrelly, 8 October 1915, Clara, Co. Cavan
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Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Eighth October 1915 | Clara | Bernard Farrelly | male | bachelor | Farmer's son | Probably injury to spine caused by fall from cart; 24 hours; no medical attendant | Patrick Farrelly brother present at death Clara
Record exhibit
Irish civil death register, Patrick Farrelly, 10 June 1927, Clara, Co. Cavan
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Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Tenth June 1927 | Clara | Patrick Farrelly | male | married | 70 yrs | Farmer | Bronchitis 20 days certified | Patrick Farrelly son present at death Clara
Record exhibit
1901 census of Ireland — Farrelly household, Claragh, Bilberry DED, Co. Cavan
A census is a government list of the people who were living in a home.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Patrick Farrelly 47 Farmer; Marget Farrelly 46 Farmers Wife; Bernard 19 Farmers Son; Ellen 16 Dressmaker; Terence 13 Schollar; Patrick 10 Schollar — Claragh, Bilberry, Co Cavan
Record exhibit
1911 census of Ireland — Ferrelly household, Claragh, Bilberry DED, Co. Cavan
A census is a government list of the people who were living in a home.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Patrick Ferrelly 65 Farmer; Margaret Ferrelly 66; Bernard 31 Labourer; Terence 29 Labourer; Patrick 26 Labourer — Claragh, Bilberry, Cavan
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What we still don't know
- When and where was Patrick Farley born and did he die?
- Is he distinct from Patrick J. Farrelly or Patrick Farrelly elsewhere in this archive?
- Does the 24 December 1889 Patrick Farrelly birth belong here, to Patrick J. Farrelly, or to one duplicated profile? Obtain a marriage or death record with parent details.
- The 1889 birth may be the same person as Patrick Farley; a marriage naming Kathleen and Patrick’s father is needed before merging or assigning the date.
- [SURNAME] The family used Farrelly in Ireland and Farley in America, and both spellings appear for the same people. This archive had ended up holding some of Patrick Farrelly and Margaret Boyle's children twice, once under each surname; those duplicates are now merged. The change was not made at Ellis Island — inspectors there worked from passenger manifests written at the port of departure and did not record names at all. What actually happened is the ordinary thing: an Irish name got shortened in American mouths and American paperwork over years, and the family went with it. Andrew's own records show the whole transition, Farrelly in the Cavan registers and Farley on everything after.
- [MERGED] This person existed twice in the archive's data under the same id — once as a thin "Farley" stub and once as the fuller "Farrelly" record — a leftover from the earlier Farley/Farrelly merge. The generator silently kept whichever came last, which for one of the three meant publishing the poorer record. The two are now folded together and both spellings kept as alternates.
References
- [1] Civil birth registration — Patrick Farrelly, 24 December 1889Back to citation 1a Back to citation 1b Back to citation 1c
- [2] Irish civil death register, Bernard Farrelly, 8 October 1915, Clara, Co. CavanBack to citation 2a Back to citation 2b
- [3] Irish civil death register, Patrick Farrelly, 10 June 1927, Clara, Co. CavanBack to citation 3a Back to citation 3b
- [4] 1901 census of Ireland — Farrelly household, Claragh, Bilberry DED, Co. CavanBack to citation 4a Back to citation 4b
- [5] 1911 census of Ireland — Ferrelly household, Claragh, Bilberry DED, Co. CavanBack to citation 5a Back to citation 5b Back to citation 5c