The Sexton's of Clonadrum, Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish, County Clare, Ireland

The Sexton Family of Clounadrum, Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland

 

1825 Tithe Applotment for Kilmurry, Kilmurry-Ibrrickane Parish, Co. Clare, Ireland

 

 

The townland of Cloonadrum is not listed in the 1825 Tithe Applotmetn Books.   I have found this before where a townland was not listed and I could go through the  Griffith Valuation Books of 1855 and search through the occupiers names and try and place them back to the 1825 Tithe Applotment Books.   

 

In this case, I was not able to locate the families in the 1855 Valuation Books.  Luckly, the Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane has another Tithe Applotment Book from August 1834.  The Townland of Clounadrum is listed in this publication.  I compared this document of 1834, nine years after the first 1825 and I still could not find the families in the earlier document.  I then compared the surnames of Clounadrum Townland in the 1834 with surnames in the 1855 and found that a number of surnames were not listed in the later publication.  The Townland of Clounadrum is only 390 acres and the average farm is only 15 – 20 acres.  I found the Crawford, Kane, Pierce, Begly, Dwyer, McKnight, O’Laughlin, Donnellay and Considine families missing from the 1855 Valuation.  This is aproximately 30% of the townland families leaving the townland over a twenty years period.

 

We all know the infamous Irish Famine took place during this time and many farms were consolated into larger more productive farms for the benefit of the landlord.  Many people immigratred at this time with the help of family that had crossed the oceans or by exit schemes provided by the landlords.  It was cheaper for the landlord to assist in the passage out of  Ireland for his tenant that to pay his contribution to the Poor House for his tenant.  The following is a list of Sexton families and O’Brien family that was listed in the 1834 Tithe Applotment Books.

 

 

Tithe Applotment Books for Cloonadrum Townland, Kilmurry Parish,

County Clare, Ireland April 1834

 

 





 

 

 

Tithe Appolment Books for Cloonadrum Townland, Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish,

County Clare, Ireland August 1834

Patrick Sexton Thomas Sr.                    Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834  6.1.36   Acres

Patrick Sexton                                     Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834   11.1.14 Acres

Widow of Peter Sexton                        Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834  16.2.15 Acres
 

Peter & John Sexton                            Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834  16.2.15  Acres

Michael Sexton & Sinon O’Brien        Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834  16.2.15  Acres
 

Thomas Sexton Sr. & Co                     Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834     30.3.4  Acres

James Sexton,                                     Cloonadrum, Kilmurry, Clare 1834  3.0.32  Acres    

 

 

 

 

 

Griffith's Valuation Revision Books 1855 – 1930

 Kilmurry Ibrickane Parish

3, 4	John Sexton	Cloonadrum	7 acres House, Office & Land	Kilrush
12a	Peter Sexton	Cloonadrum	15 acres House & Land	Kilrush
13, 14a	Michael Sexton	Cloonadrum	17 acres House, Office & Land	Kilrush
15a*	Margaret Sexton	Cloonadrum	10 acres House & Land	Kilrush
15b	James Sexton	Cloonadrum	House	Kilrush
31a	Patrick Sexton	Cloonadrum	10 acres House & Land	Kilrush

 

*15a  Margaret Sexton is the widow of Michael Sexton and daughter of

Jeremiah O’Brien and Margaret Corbett.

 

 

3, 4

John Sexton

Cloonadrum

7 acres House, Office & Land

Kilrush

 

On Lot 3 & 4 John Sexton held the land until 1862 when Thomas Scanlon was listed as occupier.   Thomas Scanlon was married to Bridget Doherty.  The family is listed in the 1901 & 1911 Census in Cloonadrum.

 

 

11a

Sarah O’Brien

Cloonadrum

4 acres House & Land

Kilrush

 

On Lot 11 a Sarah O’Brien held the land until 1863 when Martin McCarthy was listed as occupier.  Martin Carthy held the property until 1895 when Charles Carthy was listed as occupier until 1930 when John McCarthy was listed as occupier.

 

Martin McCarthy married Mary O’Brien 24 Feb 1857 and their son, Charles McCarthy born 3 May 1858 took over the land with his wife, Mary Cooley.  Their son, John McCarthy took the farm over in 1930.

 

Sinon O’Brien was listed as a joint occupier with Michael Sexton in the 1834 TAB.  I suspect that Sarah O’Brien is the wife of Sinon O’Brien and formerly Sarah Sexton.  Mary O’Brien is their daughter, Mary O’Brien was married in 1857 and probably born in the middle 1830’s.

 

 

12a

Peter Sexton

Cloonadrum

15 acres House & Land

Kilrush

 

On Lot 12a Peter Sexton Sr. held the land until 1869 when Patrick Wright was listed as occupier.  This farm stayed in the Wright family until the 1930’s.  The Wright family is listed in the 1901 and 1911 Census in Cloonadrum.

 

13, 14a

Michael Sexton

Cloonadrum

17 acres House, Office & Land

Kilrush

 

On Lot 13 & 14a Michael Sexton held the land until 1868 when Peter Sexton was listed as occupier.  In 1897 Margaret Sexton was listed as occupier and 1913 Daniel Sexton was listed as occupier until at least 1932.

Margaret Boland Sexton listed in the 1901 Census is the widow of Peter Sexton.  Peter Sexton is the son of Michael Sexton and Mary Sexton of Clounadrum & Rhine.  The Sexton family lived in Clounadrum until about 1853 when the baptismal registers list the family as living in Rhine.  Their son, Peter Sexton married Margaret Boland 14 July 1883.

 

1901 Census

Residents of a house 7 in Cloonadrum (Cloonadrum, Clare)

(Margaret Boland widow of Peter Sexton, son,  Dan Sexton born 7 Feb 1885)

Sexton	Margaret	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	50	Female	Farmer, Widow
Sexton	Daniel	Son	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	15	Male	Farmer's Son
Boland	Michael	Nephew	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	19	Male	Nephew

 

Michael Boland listed in the 1901 Census is the son of Peter Boland and Bridget Sexton of Finnor More (married 10 April 1877).  Bridget Sexton is a sister of Peter Sexton who married her husband’s sister Margaret Boland

 

*Note:   Peter and Bridget Boland’s parents are Daniel Boland and Winifred Sexton.

Peter Boland and his wife, Bridget were Residents of a house 5 in Finnor Beg (Cloonadrum, Clare) for the 1901 Irish Census.

 

1911 Census

Residents of a house 13 in Cloonadrum (Clovnadrum, Clare)

Sexton (Boland)	Margaret	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	70	Female	Farmer, Widow
Sexton	Daniel	Son	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	28	Male	Farmer's Son
Gallery	Denis	Farm Servant	Roman Catholic		18	Male

In the 1911 Census Margaret Boland Sexton is widower and she stated that she was  married 30 years ago and only had one child, Daniel Sexton and he was still alive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baptism Records for Sexton Family members in Clounadrum,

Mullagh, Co. Clare, Ireland

Sexton	Mary	Michael	Mary Sexton	11 March 1843	Clonadrum, Sponsors: Thomas & Susan Sexton
Sexton	Thady	Michael	Mary Sexton	02 Feb 1853	Rhine, Sponsors:  James & Margaret McMahon
Sexton	Mary	Michael	Mary Sexton	04 Aug 1861	Rhine, Sponsors: John Sexton & Bridget Lillis
Sexton	Peter	Michael	Mary Sexton	06 Aug 1848	Clonadrum, Sponsors:  Margaret Meade; married in 1883 to Margaret Boland
Sexton	Thomas	Michael	Mary Sexton	07 Dec 1845	Clonadrum, Sponsors: Michael ? & Bridget Sexton
Sexton	Michael	Michael	Mary Sexton	08 June 1839	Clonadrum, Sponsors: Michael Sexton of Clounadrum  & Susan Sexton of Rine
Sexton	Bridget	Michael	Mary Sexton	20 April 1859	Rhine, Sponsors:  Margaret married in 1887 to Michael Boland
Sexton	Patrick	Michael	Mary Sexton	25/02/1857	Rhine, Sponsors: Patrick Meade & Mary McCarthy
Sexton	Francis	Michael	Mary Sexton	30/12/1854	Rhine, Sponsors:  Patrick Sexton & Margaret McMahon

 

 

 

Sexton

Daniel

Peter

Margaret Boland

07/02/1885

Clonadrum

 only child of Peter and Margaret Boland.

 

Daniel Sexton married Norah Downes and had he following children:

Sexton	Peter	Daniel	Norah Downes	7/9/1914	Finuremore
Sexton	Mary	Daniel	Norah Downes	8/9/1920	Finuremore
Sexton	Thomas	Daniel	Norah Downes	8/3/1926	Finuremore	married Thomas O'Dwyer 01/10/1948  at Salisbury
Sexton	Nora  Christina	Daniel	Norah Downes	12/12/1927	Finuremore	married Michael Joe McMahon  24/03/1963 Coore
Sexton	Daniel	Daniel	Norah Downes	13/04/1918	Finuremore
Sexton	Brigid	Daniel	Norah Downes	24/01/1917	Finuremore
Sexton	Patrick	Daniel	Norah Downes	27/02/1916	Finuremore
Sexton	Margaret	Daniel	Norah Downes	29/10/1913	Finuremore	married Patrick Twoomey Miltown 19/01/1939
Sexton	John	Daniel	Norah Downes	30/05/1919	Finuremore	married Ann Downes 10/11/1942 Brendan Sexton’s parents

 

15a*

Margaret Sexton

Cloonadrum

10 acres House & Land

Kilrush

 

*15a  Margaret Sexton is the widow of Michael Sexton and daughter of Jeremiah O’Brien and Margaret Corbett.

 

On Lot 15a Margaret O’Brien held the land until 1862 when Peter Sexton Sr. was listed as occupier.  Peter Sexton Sr. held land until 1869 when Johanna Sexton was listed as occupier until 1919 when Thomas Sexton was listed as occupier at least until 1932.

 

Margaret O’Brien Sexton’s husband, Michael Sexton died between 1851 and 1855.  Margaret Sexton immigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1866 to be with some of her children that went before her.  Margaret O’Brien Sexton and  her children stayed in Australia.

 

Sexton	Mary	Michael	Margaret O Brien	1835	Clonadrum
Sexton	Peter	Michael	Margaret O Brien	1836	Clonadrum
Sexton	Michael	Michael	Margaret O Brien	1841	Clonadrum
Sexton	Margaret	Michael	Margaret O Brien	01/05/1844	Clonadrum
Sexton	Bridget	Michael	Margaret O Brien	12/08/1840	Clonadrum
Sexton	John	Michael	Margaret O Brien	19/04/1846	Clonadrum
Sexton	Jeremiah	Michael	Margaret O Brien	1851	Clonadrum

 

 

 

Peter Sexton Sr. that occupied the farm after Margaret Sexton immigrated to Australia was probably a brother-in-law.  Peter Sexton Sr. was married  to Johanna (?). 

 

 

1901 Census

Residents of a house 6 in Cloonadrum (Cloonadrum, Clare)

Sexton	Johanna	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	62	Female	Widow - Farmer
Sexton	Peter	Son	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	34	Male	Farm Labourer
Sexton	Michael	Son	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	32	Male	Farm Labourer
Sexton	Winifred	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	30	Female	Dairy Maid

 

1911 Census

Residents of a house 11 in Cloonadrum (Clovnadrum, Clare)

Sexton	Peter	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	68	Male	Farmer
Sexton	Michael	Brother	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	53	Male	Farm Labourer
Sexton	Winifred	Sister	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	66	Female	Seamstress
*O’Brien	Susan	Niece	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	21	Female	National Teacher
Griffin	Bridget	Niece	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	8	Female

 

*Susan O’Brien is the daughter of James O’Brien of Coore and Ellen Sexton of Clounadrum.  Susan O’Brien married Patrick Clancy and had one child baptized 18 April 1918.   Susan O’Brien Clancy died on 18 April 1918 after childbirth.  Susan Clancy is buried in Kilbridget Graveyard.

 

Thomas Sexton received the farm from Johanna Sexton in 1919.  This is a list of his children’s baptisms.

 

Sexton	Alice	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	24/02/1931	Clonadrum
Sexton	Catherine	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	11/6/1928	Clonadrum
Sexton	Thomas John	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	24/05/1934	Clonadrum
Sexton	Mary Josephine	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	4/5/1926	Clonadrum
Sexton	Joseph	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	5/6/1927	Clonadrum

 

 

 

15b

James Sexton

Cloonadrum

House

Kilrush

 

On Lot 15 b James Sexton was only listed in the 1855 Griffith Valuation as living in a house with Margaret Sexton of 15 a as Immediate Lesser.  In the Griffith Valuation Revision Books which start in 1856 Margaret Sexton is listed as occupier until 1862 when Peter Sexton Sr. was listed as occupier of Lot 15 a & 15b.

 

 

 

31a

Patrick Sexton

Cloonadrum

10 acres House & Land

Kilrush

 

On Lot 31 a Patrick Sexton was listed on in the 1855 Griffith Valuation.  Shortly after the land was transferred to Thomas Clohessy around 1856 and was noted in the Valuation Revision Books.  Thomas Clohessy was married to Bridget Sexton.  There were three children born to this marriage: Catherine Clohessy, 1857, John Clohessy 1859 and Michael Clohessy 1863.  I am assuming that Bridget Sexton was the daughter of Patrick Sexton.

 

In the 1901 Census Bridget Sexton Clohessy was widowed and living with daughter, Catherin e Clohessy and in 1911 son, John Clohessy and sister, Catherine Clohessy were living together.

 

 

 

 

The following is a list of baptism and census records that are related to the Sexton Family living in the townland of Cloonadrum, Co. Clare.   I am not exactly sure how they fit in to the valuation property records.  I was unable to identify the individual family.   My hope is that someone will read this page on my blog and identify the family and share with me the origins and destination of this Sexton family. 

 

 

1901 and 1911 Census records for the Sexton Family living in Clounadrum, Mullagh, Co. Clare

 

1911 Census

Residents of a house 8 in Cloonadrum (Cloonadrum, Clare)

Sexton	John	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	57	Male	Tailor, married
Sexton	Hannah	Wife	Roman Catholic	Read-Write	54	Female	Seamstress

Only one child Mary 07/09/1863

Baptism Records from the Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Co. Clare

 

O'Brien	Jane	Patrick	Mary Sexton	01/05/1844	Clonadrum, Sponsors: Sexton, James & Catherine
O'Brien	Mary	Patrick	Mary Sexton	05/01/1842	Clonadrum, Sponsors:  Michael & Bridget Sexton
O'Brien	Winifred	Patrick	Mary Sexton	05/07/1846	Clonadrum, Sponsors: John Sexton & Bridget Lillis
O'Brien	Michael	Patrick	Mary Sexton	10/06/1848	Clonadrum, Sponsors:  Thomas Hennessey & Catherine Malone
O'Brien	Bridget	Patrick	Mary Sexton	23/11/1839	Clonadrum, Sponsors: Sexton, James & Bridget of Clonadrum

 

 

 

Sexton	Anne	James *	Susan O Brien	02/06/1844	Clonadrum
Sexton	Michael	James	Susan O Brien	12/06/1845	Clonadrum
Sexton	Peter	James	Susan O Brien	15/07/1841	Clonadrum
Sexton	James	James	Susan O Brien	25/07/1855	Clonadrum

 

*This James Sexton may be the 15b James Sexton and left with Margaret O’Brien Sexton from whom he rented and went to Australia since he was removed from the records around the same time that Margaret O’Brien Sexton’s family went to Australia.

 

 

 

 

Sexton	Norah	John	Bridget Crotty	02/09/1865	Clonadrum
Sexton	Mary	John	Bridget Crotty	20/06/1863	Clonadrum
Sexton	Michael	John	Bridget Crotty	27/04/1860	Clonadrum
Sexton	Ellen	John	Bridget Crotty	29/04/1867	Clonadrum
Sexton	Bridget	John	Bridget Crotty	10/04/1858	Clonadrum
Sexton	Patrick	John	Bridget Crotty	16/03/1857	Clonadrum
Sexton	Francis	John	Bridget Crotty	27/04/1861	Clonadrum

 

Sexton	Michael	John	Ellen Hammill	05/08/1854	Clonadrum
Sexton	Ellen	John	Ellen Hammill	07/08/1858	Clonadrum
Sexton	Stephen	John	Ellen Hammill	21/03/1856	Clonadrum
Sexton	John	John	Ellen Hammill	21/03/1856	Clonadrum

 

Sexton

Mary

John

Hannah O Brien

07/09/1863

Clonadrum

John Sexton of Clonadrum married Hannah O’Brien on 10 March 1856

 

Sexton	Josephine	Michael	Kate Doherty	5/5/1906	Clonadrum
Sexton	Mary Brighid	Michael	Kate Doherty	27/01/1905	Clonadrum

 

Sexton	Sarah	Michael	Mary Hely	02/05/1841	Clonadrum
Sexton	Patrick	Michael	Mary Hely	09/05/1839	Clonadrum
Sexton	Michael	Michael	Mary Hely	17/01/1842	Clonadrum

 

Sexton	Sarah	Peter	Mary Griffin	12/10/1877	Clonadrum
Sexton	Anne	Peter	Mary Griffin	22/12/1871	Clonadrum
Sexton	Elizabeth	Peter	Mary Griffin	24/05/1865	Clonadrum
Sexton	Michael	Peter	Mary Griffin	24/05/1865	Clonadrum
Sexton	Mary	Peter	Mary Griffin	26/12/1858	Clonadrum
Sexton	Pat	Peter	Mary Griffin	27/10/1867	Clonadrum
Sexton	Sarah	Peter	Mary Griffin	27/10/1867	Clonadrum
Sexton	James	Peter	Mary Griffin	28/06/1879	Clonadrum
Sexton	Bridget	Peter	Mary Griffin	07/06/1861	Clonadrum
Sexton	Peter	Peter	Mary Griffin	05/03/1870	Clonadrum

 

Sexton	Ellen	Peter	Mary Reidy	24/08/1845	Clonadrum
Sexton	Anne	Peter	Mary Reidy	28/01/1841	Clonadrum
Sexton	Peter	Peter	Mary Reidy	29/08/1843	Clonadrum

 

Sexton	Margaret	Peter	Susan Griffey	06/05/1843	Clonadrum
Sexton	Ellen	Peter	Susan Griffey	21/04/1849	Clonadrum
Sexton	Patrick	Peter	Susan Griffey	26/01/1841	Clonadrum
Sexton	Bridget	Peter	Susan Griffey	16/04/1845	Clonadrum
Sexton	Mary	Peter	Susan Griffey	17/11/1846	Clonadrum
Sexton	John	Peter	Susan Griffey	01/11/1856	Clonadrum
Sexton	Michael	Peter	Susan Griffey	10/10/1860	Clonadrum
Sexton	Anne	Peter	Susan Griffey	06/06/1840	Clonadrum

 

 

 

Sexton

John

Peter

Mary Griffin

13/06/1863

Clonadrum

 

Sexton	Alice	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	24/02/1931	Clonadrum
Sexton	Catherine	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	11/6/1928	Clonadrum
Sexton	Thomas John	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	24/05/1934	Clonadrum
Sexton	Mary Josephine	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	4/5/1926	Clonadrum
Sexton	Joseph	Thomas	Ellen McMahon	5/6/1927	Clonadrum