Margaret Cusick
3x Great-grandmother of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #53, MFMFM)
✓ Sourced record
ℹ Date corrected from a recordHer death entry (Tievenanass, Co Cavan, 1899) gives 21 October 1899, aged 56, of malignant disease of the stomach. The death is now shown as 21 October 1899; the GEDCOM had December 1899.
Born
1843, Ireland
Died
21 October 1899, tievananass co cavan ireland
Parents
Documents
2 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Baptism of Margret Cusack, 1843
Source: New batch, October 2026 — Baptism Record cavan baptism record .jpg· match unconfirmed
Matches Margaret Cusick by name, year and county, and her age of 56 in 1899. No spouse is named, so it is not proven.
Deaths of Margaret Ward (1899) and Philip Ward (1900)
Source: New batch, October 2026 — Cavan Council Death Certificate extracts.jpg
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Baptism of Margret Cusack, 1843
Roots Ireland church baptism record · Knockbride parish, Co Cavan (Roman Catholic)
Name
Margret Cusack
Address
Lyure
Date of baptism or birth
12 March 1843
Parish
Knockbride, Co Cavan, Roman Catholic
Father
John Cusack
Mother
Biddy Lynch
Sponsors
John Lynch and Catherine Lynch
ℹ Fits Margaret WardThe year agrees with the GEDCOM birth of 1843 and with her age of 56 on her death entry in October 1899. The register spells the surname Cusack, where the GEDCOM has Cusick.
⚠ Not provenNo husband is named, and Margaret Cusack is not a rare name. It is the likeliest match, and the first record that puts her in Co Cavan. A marriage of Philip Ward and Margaret Cusack (about 1860 to 1863) would tie it down.
ℹ Her parents addedJohn Cusack and Biddy (Bridget) Lynch are in the tree as her parents. The 2026 export of the Ancestry tree already had them.
Deaths of Margaret Ward and Philip Ward, Tievenanass
Cavan civil death register extracts · Tievenanass, Co Cavan; registrar John Carman (as far as the signature can be read)
Margaret Ward
Died 21 October 1899, female, married, aged 56, farmer's wife. Cause: malignant disease of the stomach, three years, uncertified. Informant: Maggie Feeney, daughter, present at the death. Registered 26 October 1899.
Philip Ward
Died 5 March 1900 at Tievenanass, male, widower, aged 61, farmer. Cause: influenza and pneumonia, twenty days, certified. Informant: Margret Feeney, daughter, present at the death. Registered 13 March 1900.
⚠ Margaret died in October, not December (corrected)The GEDCOM has "Dec 1899" for Margaret Cusick. This entry gives 21 October 1899, registered on the 26th, so the date has been corrected to match. The GEDCOM's "Dec 1899" is kept in the note on her page.
ℹ Philip's ageAged 61 in March 1900 points to a birth in 1838 or 1839, matching the GEDCOM's 1839.
ℹ A daughter not in the treeBoth deaths were reported by their daughter Margaret (Maggie) Feeney, who was with each of them when they died. She has been added as a supplementary person.