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Archer Family, Cloonafineela

8/6/2015

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I discovered John Archer living in Canonbury, North Islington, London in the 1911 UK Census. He lists his occupation as Tram Conductor. He is living with his wife Margaret and his son Michael. His estimated date of birth was 1855. All three give their place of birth as County Kerry.

A search of the Church records on irishgenealogy.ie yielded a baptism for John Archer in 1855, the eldest child of Edmund/Edward Archer and Margaret Cashil. Edmund and Margaret married in 1854 in the RC Parish of Abbeydorney. According to Church records, they went on to have nine more children, Elizabeth 1857, Thomas 1858, Timothy 1861, William 1864, Ann 1866, Edmund 1868, Richard 1871, Francis 1873 and Mary 1877. Another son, Maurice, born c.1878 is listed in the 1901 and 1911 Irish census.

Church records show Michael, the son of John Archer and Margaret Daly of Leamprechane, Lixnaw baptized in 1884 with sponsors Denis and Mary Daly. Michael’s sister Margaret Mary was born in 1887 in County Kerry.

A search of the 1901 Irish Census shows only thirteen people with the surname Archer, living in County Kerry. Margaret, 65, and Edward, 70, are living in Cloonafinneela, Kilflynn with their son Maurice, 24 and daughter Mary, 22. John, 46 is also present in the house and a grandson Thomas, 6, born in England, possibly John’s son.

According to the Calender of Wills and Administration on the National Archives website, Edmond died on July 25th 1904 leaving all his worldly goods, value 69 pounds sterling, to his wife Margaret.

In the 1911 Irish Census, Margaret, 77, is now listed as a widow and she is living with her son Maurice and his wife of two years, Bridget and their one year old daughter Margaret. They are still living at Cloonafinneela.

Griffith’s Valuation lists members of the Archer family living in the same townland in 1850. In the Postal Directory of Munster 1886 Edmond Archer is listed as one of the principal farmers in Keel, Kilflynn.

Civil Marriage records for 1909 show a marriage between Bridget Leary and Maurice Archer in the Tralee Registration District on January 6th of that year. Margaret’s birth is recorded in the same records as December 27th, 1909.

If you are a member of the Archer family we would love to hear from you.
Copyright Martine Brennan Kerry 2015  


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Elizabeth Moody link
12/29/2016 04:01:00 pm

My great grandfather Thomas Archer and grandfather William were from Kerry. WILLIAM born in Bally Longford 1873. Thomas may have been brother to Edmond mentioned in the clip above. Thomas emigrated to Montreal late 1870s. His wife was Brigid Keane. We haven't done a lot of research on this. Any info very much welcomed. Thanks. Elizabeth. My mother was Rita Archer daughter of William

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Martine Brennan link
1/7/2017 06:58:45 am

Hi Elizabeth, I have found 7 children in the Church records online at irishgenealogy.ie for the couple Thomas Archer & Bridget Keane/Kane
Ellen 1871
William 1873
John 1876
Patrick 1878
Thomas 1879
Michael 1874
John 1876
The marriage of Thomas Archer & Bridget Kane also took place in Ballylongford in 1871. It is a real find! Thomas parents are William Archer & Ellen Conway. Bridget's parents are Michael Kane & Hanora Enright.
Unfortunately the marriage of Edmund/Edward Archer & Margaret Cashil in 1854 does not contain their parents names. However I suggest you make a list of all the godparents of the children of both families to see where you might find interlinking relationships.
Now that Civil Records (from 1864) are coming online you might also check those. also available free of charge on irishgenealogy.ie. You will be greatly assisted by the fact that Archer is such an uncommon name in Kerry.
There are also 6 listings in Griffiths Valuation for Archer c1850, one is for a William Archer of Ballylongford. Do let us know if your research takes you any further, and thanks for making contact. Martine

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Sean murphy
3/23/2018 01:54:14 am

Thanks for the very interesting background information. My grandmother was Mary Archer, Cloonafinneela, Kilflynn. Born 1911. I would love to know how the Archers came to Kerry first from Antrim. Do you have any information on this? Thanks Sean Murphy, Ennis, Co. Clare

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Martine Brennan link
3/23/2018 09:05:24 am

Hi Sean, I'm sorry I don't have any information on the family's arrival in Kerry. Griffith's Valuation gives the Archer families as tenants of the Knight of Kerry, Pierce Crosbie and Denis Mahony Reps Rev. An email to Kerry County library may give you more information. Tenancy records of those landowners may be held in the National Library in Dublin. Do let us know if you succeed in uncovering more information as I'm sure that will be of interest to others who read this blog. Good luck! Martine

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Sean Murphy
4/5/2018 09:27:37 pm

Thank you very much

Stephanie Colvey
10/10/2022 12:20:20 pm

My mother was Irene Archer, daughter of William Archer, son of Thomas Archer from Ballylongford, who emigrated to Montreal, Canada in the 1870’s

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Martine Brennan link
10/14/2022 11:32:15 am

Hi Stephanie, lovely to hear from you. Hopefully, other Archer family members will find you here. Can you tell us William's wife's name as they may help others in Canada to find your family? Many thanks, Martine

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