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I am trying to find the marriage between Patrick Donohue and Sarah Brennan. I have a birth certificate for one of their children (Patrick Joseph Donohue 1932) which shows them living at 5715 Aberdeen Street. Cook. Chicago Illinois. Patrick worked for the local gas board fitting pipes, he lists his time in this work as 4 years but i don't know if it means as a whole or whilst in Cook and Sarah was a house wife.

They are both originally from Ireland. I have a Sarah Brennan in my tree born 29/01/1901 Carnew Co Wicklow, who i believe is the same Sarah in Chicago

When did Sarah migrate?

For INFO only

Census Years1911WicklowCarnewBrunswick StreetResidents of a house
Residents of a house 6 in Brunswick Street (Carnew, Wicklow)


Brennan James 65 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic
Brennan Mary 47 Female Wife Roman Catholic
Brennan Maggie 13 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Brennan Sarah 10 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Brennan Mathew 3 Male Son Roman Catholic

Is this the family in 1940?

Patrick Donahue Junior

in the 1940 United States Federal Census
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Name: Patrick Donahue Junior
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1932
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Shields Avenue
House Number: 4343
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place, Cook
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 11A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Patrick Donahue 44
Sarah Donahue 36
Muriel Donahue 10
Patrick Donahue 8
Sarah Donahue 6
Margaret Donahue 5
Barbara Donahue 3
Elizabeth Donahue 1

Sarah Brennan
mentioned in the record of Mathew James Donohue
Name: Sarah Brennan
birth_place:
Ireland
gender:
Female
Husband: Patrick Donohue
Son: Mathew James Donohue
Other information in the record of Mathew James Donohue
from Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name: Mathew James Donohue
Event Date: 01 Dec 1937
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Birth Year (Estimated): 1937
Birth Date: 01 Dec 1937
Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
Father's Name: Patrick Donohue
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Sarah Brennan
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: Infant
Residence Place: Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 03 Dec 1937
Burial Place: Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois

Sarah Brennan
New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909
Name: Sarah Brennan
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1926
Event Place: New York, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birthplace: Ireland
Ship Name: Celtic
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901

There's a very detailed family tree on Ancestry with loads of family photos. It says this about the marriage:


Marriage to SARAH ANN BRENNAN
1929 26 Feb — Age: 32
Chicago, Illinois
They were married at St. Basils Church on the south side of Chicago (The source of this information is from their daughter Betty)....The actual date of their marriage is from his Citizenship papers. I will contact the church to verify this.

Unfortunately i have no dates for when she emigrated to America, yes that is the family on the 1940 census and on the 1911 Irish census. Thank you everyone for all your helpful replies and for taking the time out to help me.

is that not her in the passenger list in 1926 i posted above she is born 1901

I think this is her arrival in US. The one that Yvonne posted gives father's name as Michael, this one says James Brennan, School Height, Carrew, Wicklow. Sarah is heading to Chicago, Illinois to join aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, 5719 Laflin St., Chicago.

Sarah Brennan

in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
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Name: Sarah Brennan
Arrival Date: 15 Nov 1926
Birth Date: abt 1901
Birth Location: Ireland
Birth Location Other: carrew
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Irish
Port of Departure: Cobh, Ireland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Lancastria
Search Ship Database: Search for the Lancastria in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

There's also another Sarah Brennan listed, which could be the one i'm after. Place of birth is Carrew, i think it should be Carnew. It's so difficult because there are so many similar names but all from different places.
Name: Sarah Brennan
Arrival Date: 15 Nov 1926
Birth Date: abt 1901
Birth Location: Ireland
Birth Location Other: carrew
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Irish
Port of Departure: Cobh, Ireland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Lancastria

The aunt that Sarah was going to join in Chicago:


Elizabeth Hall

in the 1930 United States Federal Census
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Name: Elizabeth Hall
Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: S Laflin St
Ward of City: 16
Block: 45
House Number in Cities or Towns: 5719
Dwelling Number: 156
Family Number: 206
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 9, 000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Language Spoken: English
Immigration Year: 1900
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Hall 52
Juluis Hall 21
Margaret Hall 20

Thank you, Sarah's father was James Brennan, so i think the one with the date of 15/11/1926 is the correct Sarah. Thank you once again for all your help,

Is there anyway of finding out if Elizabeth's maiden name was either Redmond or Brennan and where/when they married in America