Marriage of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne, 13 Feb 1881, Ardgroom

Marriage Returns, Superintendent Registrar's District of Castletown · Registrar's District of Kilcatherine, Union of Castletown, County Cork, Ireland · 1881-02-13

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Summary

Civil marriage return from the Superintendent Registrar's District of Castletown, second page (page 66), entry No. 7 of four marriages registered February 1881. **Patrick Murphy** (Bachelor, **Tradesman**, of Eyeries; father **James Murphy**, Farmer) married **Ellen Lyne** (Spinster, Farmer's daughter, of Ardgroom; father **Myles Lyne**, Farmer) on **13 February 1881** at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Ardgroom in the Registrar's District of Kilcatherine. Marriage solemnized by **I. Larkin, P.P.** Witnesses: **James M. Cawley** and **Batt Lane** (witness signature both attested by I. Larkin). Registered by Charles Harrison, Registrar, on 16 February 1881. Certified true copy made 25 April 1881.

Parties named in the record

groom
Patrick Murphy(= Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT))100
age: full age · status: Bachelor · occupation: Tradesman · residence: Eyeries
bride
Ellen Lyne(= Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935))100
age: full age · status: Spinster · residence: Ardgroom
father of groom
James Murphy(= Seamus Mór (Big James) Murphy — PJM's father, of Ballycrovane Beara)95
occupation: Farmer
father of bride
Myles Lyne(= Myles Lyne (c. 1791–1872; Ardgroom farmer; second husband of Margaret Shea; Ellen Lyne Murphy's stepfather, named as her father in 1881))100
occupation: Farmer · residence: Ardgroom (implied)

People — link detail

Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)(as printed: Patrick Murphy)
role: groom · family confidence: 100 certain
age: full age · status: Bachelor · occupation: Tradesman · residence: Eyeries
The user's paternal great-great-grandfather. Primary-source confirmation of his pre-emigration occupation (Tradesman, not farmer as the family is often described) and his residence in Eyeries village (not the rural townland of his father).
Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)(as printed: Ellen Lyne)
role: bride · family confidence: 100 certain
age: full age · status: Spinster · residence: Ardgroom
MAIDEN NAME PRIMARY-SOURCE CONFIRMED: Lyne. Daughter of Myles Lyne the Ardgroom farmer.
Seamus Mór (Big James) Murphy — PJM's father, of Ballycrovane Beara(as printed: James Murphy)
role: father of groom · family confidence: 95 certain
occupation: Farmer
JJM's paternal grandfather. Linked at first to the family tree's James Murphy (b. ~1816 Ballycrovane); that record was merged into Seamus Mór 2026-10-03, on the user's decision to show Seamus Mór as Patrick's father. The marriage cert names him as Farmer and "alive" implicitly (no "dead" annotation as appears on other entries on the same page).
Myles Lyne (c. 1791–1872; Ardgroom farmer; second husband of Margaret Shea; Ellen Lyne Murphy's stepfather, named as her father in 1881)(as printed: Myles Lyne)
role: father of bride · family confidence: 100 certain
occupation: Farmer · residence: Ardgroom (implied)
NEW: JJM's maternal grandfather, identified here for the first time as a primary-source-named individual. Pairs with the companion inbox file "Myles Lyne and Margaret Shea marriage 1865.pdf" which (when processed) should give his wife Margaret Shea (JJM's maternal grandmother).

Also mentioned

I. Larkin · officiating_priest
Parish Priest at Ardgroom; solemnized the Murphy-Lyne marriage. The initial reads I. (likely John Larkin per common period naming; the J/I distinction is unreliable in this script). Also visible solemnizing the other 3 marriages on the same page.
James M. Cawley · witness
Marriage witness; signature legible. The surname may read McCawley or McCarthy depending on the M. abbreviation interpretation.
Batt Lane · witness
Marriage witness; signature reads Batt with what appears to be R. or O. middle initial, surname Lane.
Charles Harrison · registrar
Civil registrar for the Castletown district; signed the entries and certified the copy on 25 April 1881.
Daniel Harrington · peripheral_same_page
Entry 6 (12 Feb 1881) — widower, farmer of Kilmacowen, m. Catherine Lynch of Ballycrovane.
Catherine Lynch · peripheral_same_page
Entry 6 — m. Daniel Harrington; father Patrick Lynch, farmer.
John Shea · peripheral_same_page
Entry 8 (16 Feb 1881) — bachelor, farmer of Pulleen, m. Johanna Sullivan of Pulleen at RC Chapel Eyeries; father Daniel Shea (farmer).
Johanna Sullivan · peripheral_same_page
Entry 8 — m. John Shea; father Cornelius Sullivan, farmer.
Michael Healy · peripheral_same_page
Entry 9 (19 Feb 1881) — bachelor, farmer of Cohig, m. Catherine Murphy at RC Chapel Eyeries; father Cornelius Healy, farmer.
Catherine Murphy · peripheral_same_page
Entry 9 — m. Michael Healy; full age, spinster, farmer's daughter of Cahiv; father Jeremiah Murphy (farmer, dead). DIFFERENT Catherine Murphy from JJM's godmother Catherine — DIFFERENT family (father Jeremiah, not James). Two-records rule.

Places

Castletownbere, County Cork (primary)
County Cork (primary)
Beara Peninsula (primary)
Ireland (primary)

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Transcription

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# Transcription — Patrick Murphy + Ellen Lyne Marriage Cert, 1881 **Source**: Civil marriage return, Superintendent Registrar's District of **Castletown**, second page (p. 66), entry No. 7. Image reference 08020425 (Irish Genealogy / GRO). **Date of event**: 13 February 1881. **Date of certified copy**: 25 April 1881. **Status**: Complete extraction of entry 7. Three other 1881 marriages on the same page catalogued in `metadata.yaml` peripheral mentions. --- ## Entry No. 7 — Patrick Murphy + Ellen Lyne | Column | Patrick (groom) | Ellen (bride) | |---|---|---| | When Married | 7 Feb 13[th] 1881 | 1881 | | Name and Surname | **Patrick Murphy** | **Ellen Lyne** | | Age | full age (i.e., 21+) | full age | | Condition | Bachelor | Spinster | | Rank or Profession | **Tradesman** | Farmer's daughter | | Residence at the Time of Marriage | **Eyeries** | **Ardgroom** | | Father's Name and Surname | **James Murphy** | **Myles Lyne** | | Rank or Profession of Father | Farmer | Farmer | > Married in the Roman Catholic Chapel of **Ardgroom** according to > the Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church by me, > **I. Larkin, P.P.** > > This Marriage was solemnized between us: >     **Patrick Murphy** [signature] >     **Ellen Lyne** [signature] > > In the Presence of us: >     **James M. Cawley** [witness] >     **Batt Lane** [witness] >     (both attested by I. Larkin) > > Registered by me this **16th day of February 1881**. > **Charles Harrison**, Registrar. --- ## Page footer (certifying clerk) > I, Charles Harrison, Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, > in the District of **Kilcatherine**, do hereby Certify, That this > is a true Copy from the Registrar's Book of Marriages within the > said District from the Entry of the Marriage of **Daniel > Harrington and Catherine Lynch** [entry 6] and **Patrick Murphy > and Ellen Lyne** [entry 7] and [other entries] **on the 25th day > of April 1881**. (The certifying clerk's full passage references the first two entries on the page by name. Signed by Charles Harrison, Registrar.) --- ## Same-page context — three other 1881 Castletown marriages Page 66 contains four consecutive marriages registered February 1881; entry 7 (Pat + Ellen) is the second. The other three are catalogued in `metadata.yaml` as peripheral mentions: - **Entry 6 (12 Feb 1881)**: Daniel Harrington (widower, Kilmacowen) + Catherine Lynch (Ballycrovane). Father Patrick Lynch. - **Entry 8 (16 Feb 1881)**: John Shea (Pulleen) + Johanna Sullivan (Pulleen). Married at RC Chapel Eyeries. Father Daniel Shea + father Cornelius Sullivan. - **Entry 9 (19 Feb 1881)**: Michael Healy (Cohig) + **Catherine Murphy** (Cahiv). Married at RC Chapel Eyeries. Father Cornelius Healy + father **Jeremiah Murphy (dead)**. THIS Catherine Murphy is NOT JJM's godmother Catherine Murphy (different father — Jeremiah here, James Murphy for the godmother).

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Open questions

The "Kilcatherine" Registrar's District is the same place as the 1918 Kilcatherine fishing-drowning clipping. Consider adding place_kilcatherine_district as a sub-place of place_castletownbere_cork.
James M. Cawley vs James McCarthy — handwriting ambiguous. The M. is unmistakable; the surname could read Cawley, McCawley, or McCarthy. Worth a second look.
The same-page entries (Harrington-Lynch, Shea-Sullivan, Healy-Murphy) are all early-Feb 1881 marriages in the same Castletown district — context for the social network Patrick and Ellen were marrying into. Catherine Murphy of Cahiv (entry 9) marrying Michael Healy a week later is a coincidence of name worth flagging — she is NOT JJM's godmother Catherine Murphy (different father, Jeremiah not James).