Clay Township Irish Families Documented in the St. Joseph County, Indiana 1850 Census
Forty-one of the 142 Irish Born Immigrants in the St Joseph County 1850 census were living in Clay Township. Seventeen of the forty-one were affiliated with the religious order at Notre Dame. In addition to the Irish born immigrants, I am documenting 4 Roman Catholic Priests that were born in France: Rev Baroux, Rev Cointet, Rev Granger and Rev E Sorin because they served both Sacred Heart Church at Notre Dame and St Joseph Church and you will see them performing many baptisms and marriages for our Irish ancestors. The 1850 census has a section to document persons over the age of 20 that cannot read or write. None of the Irish in this Township had that section checked. Please note that the two immigrants with the Surname Coffee weren't listed together; Ellen Coffee was listed with family 1127 and John Coffee was listed with the Lane Family #1191. The numbers reflect the order in which the census taker visited the homes. The following Surnames were listed under the same residence number as the sisters and brothers at Notre Dame: Clera, Myer, Mulgreen, Onela, Fentan, Reordan and Enright. There were no parents listed in this group and all appear to be between the ages of 4 and 19. The surnames Killroy, Dougherty, Rooney and Harmon (all of which were students in their late teens and twenties) were living at this residence as well.
| Name | Age | Born | Occupation | Read/Write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroux, Rev Louis | 32 | France | Roman Catholic Priest | |
| Brother Ansahim | 33 | Ireland | Teacher | |
| Brother Augustine | 45 | Ireland | Baker | |
| Brother Cyprein | 46 | Ireland | Farmer | |
| Brother Ignatius | 32 | Ireland | Teacher | |
| Brother James | 45 | Ireland | Gardener | |
| Brother Jerome | 46 | Ireland | Laborer | |
| Brother Joachim | 26 | Ireland | Teacher | |
| Brother John | 46 | Ireland | Laborer | |
| Brother John the Baptist | 27 | Ireland | Shoemaker | |
| Brother Patrick | 48 | Ireland | Laborer | |
| Brother Stephen | 41 | Ireland | Teacher | |
| Brother Victor | 43 | Ireland | Teacher | |
| Brothy Timothy | 44 | Ireland | Laborer | |
| Carleton, John | 42 | Ireland | Farmer | |
| Carleton, Ann | 41 | France | ||
| Carleton, George | 15 | Pennsylvania | Farmer | |
| Carleton, Mary M | 7 | Ohio | ||
| Carleton, Michael | 5 | Ohio | ||
| Carleton, John | 2 | Indiana | ||
| Carleton, Margarette | 1 mo | Indiana | ||
| Clera, Michael | 16 | Ireland | Carpenter | |
| Clera, Patrick | 14 | Ireland | Shoemaker | |
| Coffee, Ellen | 14 | Ireland | ||
| Coffee, John | 14 | Ireland | ||
| Cointet, Rev Francis | 34 | Ireland | Roman Catholic Priest | |
| Coleman, James | 42 | Ireland | Laborer | |
| Dorothea, John of the Cross | 42 | Ireland | Student | |
| Dougherty, Wlm | 26 | Ireland | Student | |
| Enright, Cornelius | 19 | Ireland | Tailor | |
| Fentan, William | 16 | Ireland | Carpenter | |
| Granger, Rev A | 33 | Ireland | Roman Catholic Priest | |
| Harmon, Patrick | 21 | Ireland | Student | |
| Killroy, Edmund | 19 | Ireland | Student | |
| Lane, John | 30 | Ireland | Farmer | |
| Land, Bridget | 25 | Ireland | ||
| Lane, William | 8 | Indiana | ||
| Lane, Michael | 2 | Indiana | ||
| Lane, Mary | 1 | Indiana | ||
| Masterson, Rev Wlm | 41 | Ireland | Roman Catholic Priest | |
| McErlain, Owen | 24 | Ireland | Laborer | |
| Mulgreen, Timothy | 13 | Ireland | ||
| Mulgreen, John | 10 | Ireland | ||
| Mulgreen, Patrick | 4 | Ireland | ||
| Myer, Henry | 17 | Ireland | Farmer | |
| Ornela, Patrick | 14 | Ireland | ||
| Rooney, Michael | 22 | Ireland | Student | |
| Shortis, Rev Richard | 32 | Ireland | Roman Catholic Priest | |
| Sister Mary St Catherine | 29 | Ireland | ||
| Sister Mary of Conception | 42 | Ireland | ||
| Sister Mary of Conpapion | 24 | Ireland | ||
| Sister Mary St Basille | 28 | Ireland | ||
| Sister Mary St Cecelia | 30 | Ireland | ||
| Sorin, Rev E | 36 | France | Roman Catholic Priest |