Maria Ellen Sheehan English

F, (c 1846 - 1874)
FatherMr. Sheehan
MotherJane Hayes Sheehan
ChartsEnglish/Stokes family
English/Fitzgerald family
Birth*c 1846 1 
Marriage*b 1864 Groom=Nicholas English2 
Married Nameb 1864 English [Sheehan] 
Death*2 Jan 1874 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Witness=Richard Michael English2,1 

Family

Nicholas English b. c 1839, d. 13 Apr 1907
Children
Last Edited15 Oct 2018

Citations

  1. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  2. [S9] Surmised.

Margaret English Morrissey

F, (1864 - 1934)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherMaria Ellen Sheehan English (c 1846 - 1874)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Nickname Maggie 
Birth*20 Feb 1864 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Christening25 Feb 1864 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Witness=James Sheehan2 
Marriage*5 Oct 1890 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Capt. Michael Morrissey, Witness=Edward Coleman English, Witness=Bedelia Mary English Lewis, priest=Michael Higgins3 
Married Name5 Oct 1890 Morrissey [English] 
Death*25 May 1934 Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4,5 
Note*26 May 1934 obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Globe Democrat, Saturday 26 May 19344 
Burial*28 May 1934 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)6 
Biography* Margaret "Maggie" English Morrissey, 1864-1934:
Maggie was christened by the Rev. S. Ashlin with sponsors James Sheehan and Mary Sheehan. She fell as a child injuring her back and as a result of the injury had a humped back. According to family lore, Maggie's father "payed" Sea Captain Michael Morrissey to marry her because of the hump-back. Also supposedly it was the custom that Maggie's younger sisters couldn't marry before she herself did. Maggie was 26-years-old when she married. Sometimes Maggie accompanied her husband on his voyages even after their daughter was born. On one of these trips the child became sick and died at sea. At least one voyage included a stop in San Francisco, California where Maggie entered the United States for the first time. After her husband died, Maggie moved permanently to America. She entered through the Port of New York on 25 July 1921 having left Queenstown as a 2nd class cabin passenger aboard the SS Baltic mastered by F. B. Howarth. Maggie was listed as a widow, age 48, occupation housekeeper, born in, and a resident of, Queenstown. Edward English of East Beach, Queenstown was listed as her contact in Ireland. Maggie was bound for Saint Louis to meet her brother the Rev Joseph English of Epiphany church rectory and her sister Adelaide Coleman of 224 South Newstead Avenue. She was ticketed to her final destination, paid for by herself, and carried $650. Maggie was deemed to be of good mental and physical health but carried a medical certificate of senility. She was 5-feet tall with fair complexion, grey hair, and blue eyes. In 1930 she was living with her sister Adelaide on 4918 Forest Park Blvd.

Maggie, 65, died at home on a Friday. The cause was embolus of the coronary artery of the heart, arterio sclerosis, and senility. Dr. Arthur M Thompson, Suite 401 Humbolt Building was the attending physician. The funeral held on Monday was conducted by her priest brother from Epiphany church, Smiley and Ivanhoe Avenues. Arthur J. Donnelly funeral home, 3840 Lindell Blvd was in charge. 

Family

Capt. Michael Morrissey b. c 1849, d. b 25 Jul 1921
Child
Last Edited15 Oct 2018

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S207] Saint Colman christening record.
  3. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  4. [S18] Obituary,.
  5. [S195] Missouri state death record.
  6. [S198] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri;.

Nicholas John English

M, (1870 - c 1889)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherMaria Ellen Sheehan English (c 1846 - 1874)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*Jan 1870 Cork, Ireland1 
Christening9 Jan 1870 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; godmother=Jane Sheehan2 
Death*c 22 Jun 1889 at sea3 
Biography* Nicholas John English, 1870-1889:
Nicholas was christened on 09 January 1870 by the Rev. H. Dennehy with sponsors Richard Walsh and Jane Sheehan. There is no civil birth record for Nicholas. In 1889, Nicholas was an apprentice crew member aboard the ship "RIMAC". While at sea, the ship was reported missing on 22 June 1889. Nicholas and the rest of the crew were presumed to have drowned. 
Last Edited9 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S9] Surmised.
  2. [S207] Saint Colman christening record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.

Bedelia Mary English Lewis

F, (1866 - 1925)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherMaria Ellen Sheehan English (c 1846 - 1874)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Nickname Candy 
Birth*5 Dec 1866 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland 
(Witness) Marriage15 Feb 1887 Lattin, Lattin, Tipperary, Ireland; Bride=Johanna English Walsh, Groom=Robert Walsh1 
(Witness) Marriage5 Oct 1890 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Margaret English Morrissey, Groom=Capt. Michael Morrissey1 
Married Name19 May 1891 Lewis [English] 
Marriage*19 May 1891 St. Bede's church, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England; Groom=Capt. Thomas David Lewis, Witness=Capt. Michael Morrissey, Witness=Emily English Denvir2
Death*1925  
Biography* Bedelia "Candy" English Lewis, 1866-1925:
Born in Ireland and married in England, Bedelia's daughter Violet was born in Ireland. At the time of her 1891 marriage, she was living at 90 Boswell Street in Toxteth Park, Lancashire County. According to family lore, Bedelia emigrated Ireland to her brother, the Rev. Joseph English, in the United States but have found no footprints there. Her daughter was in Saint Louis, Missouri with her priest uncle for a time and later lived in Belgium. 

Family

Capt. Thomas David Lewis b. c 1865, d. 1895
Child
Last Edited30 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  2. [S1668] England Civil Marriage Record.

Laurence English

M, (1871 - 1945)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherMaria Ellen Sheehan English (c 1846 - 1874)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Nickname Goss 
Birth*12 Aug 1871 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Christening30 Jul 1871 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; godfather=James English, godmother=Margaret Sheehan, priest=Rev. Henry E. Dennehy2 
Death*4 Jun 1945 Cobh, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Witness=William Patrick English3 
Burial*Jun 1945 Ballymore, Templerobin, Cork, Ireland4 
Biography* Laurence "Goss" English, 1871-1945:
Goss was born in the family home at 2 East Beach and as far as we know lived there his entire life. He was christened at Saint Colman's on 30 July 1971 by the Rev. H. Dennehy with sponsors James English (his father's brother) and Margaret Sheehan (his mother's sister?). Goss worked as a butcher. He never married.

Laurence, ae 72, died at Cobh general hospital on a Monday of cardia bronchitis. His nephew William P English, of the same 2 East Beach residence, was the informant on the death certificate. 
Last Edited5 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S207] Saint Colman christening record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  4. [S8] Tombstone.

James John English

M, (1868 - )
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherMaria Ellen Sheehan English (c 1846 - 1874)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*7 Jun 1868 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Marriage*1905 Bride=Mary Kennedy English Johnson2 
Death*  
Biography* James John English, 1868-????:
Not a great deal is known about James. He was the fourth of 17 born to Nicholas English and was the oldest boy. James emigrated to the U.S.A. circa 1890 at about the age of 22 and subsequently became a citizen. Married, he was living in Jersey City, New Jersey from at least 1906 to 1912 where his four children were christened. In 1910, the family was renting an apartment in a tri-plex at 41 Hudson Street in Jersey City's 1st ward. James was working as a fireman in a factory.

Nothing more has been learned. 

Family

Mary Kennedy English Johnson b. c 1875, d. 9 Mar 1959
Children
Last Edited4 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S1975] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1966.

Jane Elizabeth English

M, (1865 - 1896)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherMaria Ellen Sheehan English (c 1846 - 1874)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*5 May 1865 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Christening11 May 1865 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland2 
Death*9 Feb 1896 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland3 
Burial*Feb 1896 Ballymore, Templerobin, Cork, Ireland4 
Last Edited27 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S207] Saint Colman christening record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  4. [S8] Tombstone.

Capt. Michael Morrissey

M, (c 1849 - b 1921)
FatherPatrick Morrissey ( - b 1890)
MotherCatherine (?) Morrissey
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*c 1849 Saint Johns, New Brunswick, Canada1 
Marriage*1876 West Derby, Lancashire, England; Bride=Agnes Patterson Morrissey2 
Marriage*5 Oct 1890 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Margaret English Morrissey, Witness=Edward Coleman English, Witness=Bedelia Mary English Lewis, priest=Michael Higgins3 
(Witness) Marriage19 May 1891 St. Bede's church, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England; Bride=Bedelia Mary English Lewis, Groom=Capt. Thomas David Lewis4
Death*b 25 Jul 1921 5 

Family 1

Agnes Patterson Morrissey b. c 1858, d. b 1890
Child

Family 2

Margaret English Morrissey b. 20 Feb 1864, d. 25 May 1934
Child
Last Edited15 Oct 2018

Citations

  1. [S2036] 1871 National Census, New Burnswick, Canada,.
  2. [S1745] https://familysearch.org/, England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005.
  3. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  4. [S1668] England Civil Marriage Record.
  5. [S1743] Passenger List, ss Baltic, arrived 25 July 1921, at Port of New York, from Queenstown, Ireland.

May Morrissey1

F
FatherCapt. Michael Morrissey (c 1849 - b 1921)
MotherMargaret English Morrissey (1864 - 1934)
Relationship1st cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Death*  
Last Edited24 Aug 2010

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.

Capt. Thomas David Lewis

M, (c 1865 - 1895)
FatherEmmanuel Lewis (c 1835 - )
MotherSarah (?) Lewis (c 1837 - b 1901)
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*c 1865  
Marriage*19 May 1891 St. Bede's church, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England; Bride=Bedelia Mary English Lewis, Witness=Capt. Michael Morrissey, Witness=Emily English Denvir1
Occupation*1893 Master Mariner2 
Death*1895  

Family

Bedelia Mary English Lewis b. 5 Dec 1866, d. 1925
Child
Last Edited13 Nov 2018

Citations

  1. [S1668] England Civil Marriage Record.
  2. [S168] Ireland civil birth record, child's.

Mary Violet Lewis

F, (1893 - )
FatherCapt. Thomas David Lewis (c 1865 - 1895)
MotherBedelia Mary English Lewis (1866 - 1925)
Relationship1st cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Name Variation Violet 
Birth*25 Apr 1893 Cork, Ireland1 
Marriage* Groom=(Mr Violet Lewis) (?)2 
Death*  
Last Edited6 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S1414] No children.

(Mr Violet Lewis) (?)

M
Residence* Belgium 
Occupation* Ambassador to Belgium 
Death*  
Marriage* Bride=Mary Violet Lewis1 
Last Edited21 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S1414] No children.