Outline Family Origins - Chester and Stalybridge, Cheshire

This branch of the family seems to start from Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland. Thomas moved to Chester before 1855. It is unknown if any other family members moved with him. It is just possible that Thomas was in England at the time of the 1851 Census. Around 1868 Thomas and family moved to Dukinfield, Stalybridge and possible descendants have been identified up to 1900 in this registration district (Ashton-Under-Lyne).

Descendants of Philip Sheeky

• 1 Philip Sheeky b: abt 1795 Boyle, Roscommon ? d: Bef. 1855

• . +Elizabeth Keating b: abt 1796 Boyle, Roscommon ? m: abt 1817 Boyle, Roscommon ?

• ... 2 Margaret Sheeky b: abt Mar 1818 Boyle, Roscommon

• ... 2 Sarah Sheeky b: abt Jan 1821 Boyle, Roscommon

• ... 2 Eliza Sheeky b: abt May 1823 Boyle, Roscommon

• ... 2 Catherine Sheekey b: abt Sep 1825 Boyle, Roscommon

• ... 2 Maria Sheeky b: abt 1827 Boyle, Roscommon

• ...... +William Humphryes b: abt 1825 Ireland m: 02 Nov 1848 Ireland Father: William Humphryes Mother: x

• ... 2 Thomas Sheeky b: abt Sep 1833 Boyle, Roscommon d: abt May 1890 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

• ...... +Ann Mason b: abt 1837 Ireland m: 21 Jul 1855 RC Chapel, Queen Street, Chester d: abt May 1900 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire Father: James Mason Mother: x

• ........ 3 John Sheekey b: abt 1856 Cheshire d: Aft. 1861

• ........ 3 Maria Sheekey b: abt 1858 Chester, Cheshire d: Aft. 1881

• ........... +William Hallam b: abt 1856 Dukinfield, Cheshire m: abt Aug 1879 Holy Trinity, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: Aft. 1881 Father: William Hallam Mother: Sarah x

• ............. 4 George W Hallam b: abt 1880 Dukinfield, Cheshire

• ............. 4 Thomas W Hallam b: abt 1881 Dukinfield, Cheshire

• ........ 3 Phillip Sheekey b: abt May 1860 Chester / Great Boughton, Cheshire d: abt 1860 Chester

• ........ 3 Phillip Sheekey b: abt Feb 1862 Chester, Cheshire d: Aft. 1915

• ........... +Norah Finn b: abt 1864 m: abt Feb 1886 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: Bef. 1901 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire ?

• ............. 4 William Sheekey b: 14 Oct 1892 38 Peel Street, Dukinfield

• ................ +Ethel Smallwood b: abt 1890 Warrington, Lancashire m: 05 Oct 1912 St Marks, Dukinfield Father: John Smallwood Mother: Eliza x

• ........ *2nd Wife of Phillip Sheekey:

• ........... +x m: Aft. 1904 USA

• ............. 4 John Sheekey b: abt 1909 USA

• ............. 4 Thomas Sheekey b: abt 1915 USA d: 23 Nov 1983

• ................ +Lulu Haslam b: abt 1917 m: abt 1935 Register Office, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt 1979

• ............. 4 Frank Sheekey b: abt 1917 USA

• ........ 3 James Sheekey b: abt 1865 Chester, Cheshire d: Aft. 1901

• ........... +Annie Kemp b: abt 1865 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire ? m: abt May 1884 Register Office, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: Bef. 1901 ??

• ............. 4 Maria Sheekey

• ........ 3 Thomas Sheekey b: abt May 1867 Chester, Cheshire d: abt Feb 1890 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

• ........ 3 Francis Sheekey b: abt 1869 Chester, Cheshire d: abt 1869 Chester, Cheshire

• ........ 3 John Sheekey b: abt 1870 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire ?

• ........... +Alice Harrison or Rowland m: abt Nov 1895 Ashton, Lancashire

• ........ 3 Arthur Sheekey b: abt Feb 1870 Stalybridge, Cheshire d: abt 1942 Jersey City, NJ, USA

• ........... +Mary Finn aka: Polly Finn b: abt 1868 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire m: abt Aug 1893 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt 1916 Fall River, MA, USA

• ............. 4 Mary Sheekey b: abt 1890 Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire

• ................ +John Ardern b: abt 1890 m: abt 1923 Register Office, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

• ............. 4 Alice Ann Sheekey b: abt Aug 1895 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt 1945 Barberton, Ohio, USA

• ................ +Edward Rooney d: abt 1966 Sarasota, FL, USA

• ............. 4 John Sheekey b: abt Feb 1899 Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt 1928 Jersey City, NJ, USA

• ................ +Catherine Reynolds b: 15 Jul 1897 d: abt Oct 1976 Jersey City, NJ, USA

• ............. 4 James Francis Sheekey b: 22 Aug 1900 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: 30 Jun 1964 Jersey City, NJ, USA

• ................ +Edna Carroll b: 22 Oct 1901 Jersey City, NJ, USA m: 14 Feb 1925 d: 11 Nov 1987 Palm Coast, FL, USA

• ............. 4 George Sheekey b: abt 1903 d: abt 1916 Jersey City, NJ, USA

• ............. 4 Arthur Sheekey b: 23 Jan 1905 d: abt Jan 1983 Union City, NJ, USA

• ................ +Ethel Richot b: 07 Feb 1904 d: abt Dec 1985 Union City, NJ, USA

• ........ 3 Sarah Ann Sheekey b: abt Nov 1871 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt Apr 1945

• ........... +Patrick Morgan

• ............. 4 Lawrence Morgan d: 10 Apr 1962

• ............. 4 Roland Morgan b: 14 Mar 1895 d: abt Mar 1976 Fresh Meadows, NY, USA

• ................ +Evelyn Walsh

• ............. 4 Mae Morgan b: 03 May 1897 d: 15 Oct 1976 Jamica, NY, USA

• ................ +Ray Chisolm m: 22 Nov 1922

• ............. 4 Gertrude Morgan b: 23 Sep 1901 d: abt Jun 1972 Jamica, NY, USA

• ............. 4 Sally Morgan

• ............. 4 Catherine Morgan

• ................ +Thomas Walsh

• ............. 4 James Morgan

• ........ 3 Katherine Sheekey b: abt Nov 1873 Stalybridge, Lancashire

• ........... +Oliver O'Neill b: abt 1873 Lancashire ? m: abt Nov 1900 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

• ........ 3 Francis Sheekey b: 12 Aug 1875 31 Castle Street, Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Cheshire d: 06 Mar 1951 Richmond Hill, New York, USA

• ........... +Beatrice C Haylock b: abt 1878 London, Middlesex m: abt 1897 Fall River, Massachussets, USA d: 17 Jul 1932 New York, USA Father: x Haylock Mother: Sarah x

• ............. 4 Phillip Sheekey b: abt 1898 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA d: 12 Nov 1954 Miami, Florida, USA

• ................ +Sarah Burns b: abt 1901 Elizabeth, NJ, USA m: abt 1919 d: abt Jul 1955 Miami, Florida, USA

• ............. 4 Alice Sheekey b: abt 1899 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts d: abt 1949 Jamica, New York

• ................ +Henry Koch b: 05 Jan 1897 d: abt Apr 1981 Windham, New York

• ............. 4 Katherine Sheekey b: 30 Dec 1900 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts d: abt Apr 1979 Massapequa, New York

• ................ +John Anglin b: 03 Mar 1901 d: 29 Feb 1988 Massapequa, New York

• ............. 4 Thomas Sheekey b: abt 1903 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts d: abt 1927

• ................ +x

• ............. 4 James Francis Sheekey b: 24 Jul 1907 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA d: 02 Aug 1972 Forest Hills, New York, USA

• ................ +Ilah Ruth Wilson b: 03 Apr 1905 Glen Falls, New York, USA m: 27 Mar 1932 d: 18 Dec 1988 Flushing, New York, USA Father: Robert Wilson Mother: Mae Stewart

• ........ 3 Elizabeth Sheekey b: abt Nov 1877 Stalybridge, Lancashire d: 24 Aug 1967 Saugerties, NY, USA Burial: 26 Aug 1967 Barkley Heights, NY, USA

• ........... +William Arkwright b: 26 Feb 1876 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire m: 28 Oct 1899 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: 13 Jul 1977 Kingston, NY, USA Father: Joseph Arkwright Mother: Mary Shaw Burial: 16 Jul 1977 Barkley Heights, NY, USA

• ............. 4 Jane Arkwright b: 01 Oct 1900 Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt 1985

• ................ +Henry Fleming b: abt 1899 d: abt 1974 Father: Michael J Fleming Mother: Mary A Byrnes

• ........ 3 Margaret Sheekey b: abt 1883 Stalybridge, Cheshire d: 08 Mar 1955 New York, USA

• ........... +William Bendal b: 04 Aug 1890 d: 22 Sep 1965 New York, USA

• ............. 4 Lillian Bendal b: 14 Jul 1915 d: 19 Oct 2000 Port St Lucie, FL, USA

• ................ +James Eakins b: 20 Jun 1915 d: 16 Nov 1988 Port St Lucie, FL, USA

Notes:

1. There is also a Sarah Shekey who married a John Paul in 1850 (Ashton Under Lyne) who may be connected.
2. The 1901 Census shows John (b 1886) and Thomas (b 1887) together in Droylsden. This may be the John that arrived at Ellis Island from Droylsden in 1907. Both should link into the above family tree.

There are present day Sheekey families in the same general area at addresses in -

• Aldergate Grove, Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Arundel Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Bowness Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Cranbrook Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Kings Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Foundry Street, Dukinfield
• Kenyon Avenue, Dukinfield
• Cross Street, Hyde

Some of these are very likely to be descendents of the original Thomas and Ann

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