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Patrick Fitzgerald
This entry is about Patrick Fitzgerald (Born 16 March 1867; death not recorded). For other family members with the same first and family name, see Patrick (Pat) Fitzgerald (26 February 1930 – 7 December 1995), Patrick Fitzgerald (Born 10 November 1895; death not recorded), Patrick Fitzgerald (Dates not recorded).
Born 16 March 1867; death not recorded
Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to the Caheratrant, Ventry, County Kerry Fitzgerald group, distinct from the Limerick/Cullane–Ballylanders group.
Proved by a record
Patrick Fitzgerald was reportedly born at Caheratrant on 15 March 1867, but the claim is not independently documented.
Born at Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s no relationship found in this archive
Gina D. Cacace’s no relationship found in this archive
Abigail Ann Leahey’s no relationship found in this archive
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s no relationship found in this archive
Kevin Leahey’s no relationship found in this archive
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
Life
It is recorded here, without supporting documentation, that Patrick Fitzgerald was born at Caheratrant in the Dingle area on 15 March 1867, a son of Maurice Fitzgerald and Joanna Griffin. No birth, death, census, or other independent record in this archive confirms these details, and nothing else is currently known about him.
How we know this: Recorded here, but not yet supported by a document. [1][2]
Family
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Places listed on this page
- Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
- County Kerry, Ireland
- Caheratrant, Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland
- Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland
- Ireland
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Timeline
Born at Caheratrant, Ventry
The register image gives the sixteenth, not the fifteenth as indexed. Maurice Fitzgerald, farmer of Caheratrant, was the informant and could not sign: the clerk wrote his name around a cross and added "his mark." The birth was registered a week later, on 23 March. [1]
Proved by a record
What the records say
2 records transcribed.
Record exhibit
Civil birth registration — Patrick Fitzgerald, 16 March 1867, Caheratrant, Ventry
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.
Sixteenth March 1867 | Caheratrant Ventry | Patrick | Male | Maurice Fitzgerald, Caheratrant | Johanna Fitzgerald formerly Griffin | Farmer | Maurice x Fitzgerald, his mark, Father, Caheratrant | Twenty-third March 1867 | George Williams, Registrar
Record exhibit
Patrick Fitzgerrald christening, Dingle, 16 March 1867
This old record gives information about the person or family named here.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881: Patrick Fitzgerrald, born 16 March 1867, Dingle, Kerry; father Maurice Fitzgerrald, mother Johanna Griffin.
Historical context
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What we still don't know
- A record confirming his birth and parentage
- His later life and death