Thomas McManus — husband of Mary Hopkins

Thomas McManus is named as the father of Mary Timms on her supplied 1894 death certificate, alongside mother Mary Hopkins. The supplied family tree identifies Michael, John, Thomas and Bridget as additional children. Evidence for each relationship differs and is described on their profiles. His birth year of 1792 remains tree-reported.

Possible 1864 Kilronan record

An Ancestry index entry for Thomas McManus gives residence Bally Farnon, burial place Kilronan, Roscommon, and 23 April 1864 in a field labelled Death Date. The event type is Burial. The citation points to National Library of Ireland microfilm 04242/07, via Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655–1915 (Ancestry, 2016).

The identification with this Thomas is unconfirmed. The register entry itself still needs examination to determine what the date denotes and whether other identifying details are present. The 1864 date is not entered above as a confirmed death fact.

How it fits Mary’s arrival

Mary’s death certificate, dated 13 November 1878, reports about fourteen years in both the United States and New York City. Subtracting that reported duration suggests arrival around 1864.

This chronology is consistent with a possible move following Thomas’s death in Ireland. It does not establish that the indexed man was her husband, that she arrived after 23 April, or that his death prompted her migration. Passenger, residence and family records may help distinguish the possibilities.

The missing connection from this family to the shared R-FT194071 ancestor remains unresolved.

Sources and connected research

• Mary Timms death certificate, 1894
• Possible Thomas McManus Kilronan record, 1864

Kilronan Branch 4. Site research ID: P-R0010. GEDCOM matching remains pending.