Catherine Byrne
Catherine Byrne
William Moseley and Catherine Byrne Moseley
Individual Facts
- Name: Catherine Byrne
- Sex: Female
- Also Known As: Catherine Burns
- Birth: 29 Jul 1865, Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland
- Death: 20 Jul 1889, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
- Burial: 1889, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland
Catherine Byrne was born on 29 Jul 1865 in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. Life there was mostly rural and modest. Most people lived in small farming communities and depended on farm work, day labor, or local trades. Families often had simple homes, limited income, and hard physical work.
Ireland was still recovering from the Great Famine, so poverty and emigration shaped daily life. In County Kildare, people likely spoke English, practiced Roman Catholicism if they were Irish Catholic, and lived in a society marked by strong family ties and close local communities.
Travel was slow, medical care was basic, and childhood often included work at home or in the fields. For many families, life was uncertain, and moving abroad offered hope for better wages and stability.
Text from Positron/author

Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland
Did you know...
The family surname Bryne changed to Burns when the family emigrated to the United States.
Relationships
- Spouse: William Joseph Moseley (1862-1952)
- Child: Edward Moseley (1882-1958)
- Mother: Anna Moran (1828-1902)
- Father: Michael Byrne (Burns) (1822-1888)
For more information
Key sources of information included here, and where to get additional information.
- Moseley Burns Marriage (PDF)
- Happy birthday to my great grandmother Catherine Burns Moseley (PDF)
- Ancestry Member Tree: "Johnson-Moseley" (Tree ID 114546202, ancestry.com), owned by avanraaphorst; access requires appropriate sharing/permissions
- Johnson-Moseley Family History (Second Edition - September 2014, PDF)
- Burns/Byrne Family Page (PDF)
- Johnson Family Page (PDF)
- Moseley/Wilkins Family Page (PDF)