WALSH/GARVIN Family of Cloonaleedin . . . . #22

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The family of John WALSH (1842-1914) & Bridget GARVIN (1845-1929) consisted of 10 children.   (See Post #3 February 2014)  Three of the sons I have very limited information.  Recently I was able to complete the life cycle of daughter Ellen.

Sons -
1.  Martin WALSH, born 18 April 1871.  He was not with the family in the 1901 or 1911 census.  It has been relayed that he was a policeman in Ireland and was hit in the head and died.  Another note Martin was in the US and drowned in the Hudson River, New York.  

2.  John WALSH, born 25 March 1882.  He was home in Cloonaleedin, age 17, when the 1901 census was taken.  Notes - John was a street car conductor in New York City, US and drowned when a car went over a pier on the water front.

3.  Patrick WALSH, born 10 July 1884.  Patrick, age 15, was home in 1901.  I have no additional notes for him. 

Daughter-                                                                                                                                                                   Ellen WALSH was the fourth child, born 14 November 1873.  Discovering additional information about her has been difficult and elusive.  
   I was told Ellen married a DILLON and his given name was Michael.  Ellen was not with the family in the 1901 and 1911 census.  There was a Thomas DILLON and wife Ellen living in Rathreagh, Mayo in these two census.  No marriage record for this marriage or any Ellen WALSH/DILLON marriage has been discovered in the Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie.  In the 1911 census Ellen BARRETT age 9. a visitor, was living with Ellen and Thomas.  I believe she was the daughter of Honor “Onny” GARVIN BARRETT and not with her birth family in this census.  Onny was Ellen WALSH DILLON’s aunt.  
  Ellen DILLON, a widow, died 36 February 1939 at District Hospital in Ballina, Mayo.  Thomas DILLON death is not in the Civil Records.  The death of Thomas DILLON of Rathrea was recorded 3 March 1931 at ancestry.com “Ireland, Select Catholic Death & Burial Records, Kilfian”.  
   Another correspondent told me the Dillons were childless and that two of Anthony J. WALSH children spent some time with them.  Ellen was a sister of Anthony.  In 1911 Ellen stated she had no children.   

Ellen WALSH born 14 November 1873 Cloonaleedin, Kilfian, Mayo, Ireland ;  died 26 February 1939 Ballina, Mayo, Ireland, a widow;   Married ca 1896 County Mayo, Ireland - Thomas DILLON born ca 1860 County Mayo, Ireland;  died 3 March 1931 Rathrea, Kilfian, Mayo, Ireland