James Hartnett was called "The Boss” Hartnett according to Johanna O'Keefe-Cashman.
The family appears on the 1901 Census of Ireland living at House #3 in Garryvoe Lower:
Hartnett James 60 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Cork Farmer Cannot read Speaks Irish and English Married
Hartnett Mary 40 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Cork-Reads and writes Irish and English Married
Hartnett John 16 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Cork Farmer's Son Read and write Not Married
Hartnett Mary 9 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Cork Scholar Read and write Not Married
Hartnett Maurice 8 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Cork Scholar Read and write Not Married
Hartnett Hannah 6 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Cork Scholar Read and write Not Married
The family appears on the 1911 Census of Ireland:
Residents of house number 13 in Garryvoe Lower (Garryvoe, Cork):
Hartnett James 66 Male
Hartnett Mary 51 Female
Hartnett Mary 19 Female
Hartnett Maurice 17 Male
The transcription of Ireland Marriages 1845-1958 lists a James Hartnett married to a Mary Coleman in the registration year Jan-Mar 1889::
First name(s)
James
Last name
Hartnett
Registration year
1889
Registered Quarter/Year
Jan - Mar 1889
Registration district
Middleton
Volume
4
Page
529
County
Cork
Group Registration ID: 2487170
- 1857 - Birth - ; Garryvoe, County Cork, Ireland
- Occupation - 1901: Farmer
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| PARENT (M) John HARTNETT | |||
| Birth | 1826 | Garryvoe, Garryvoe Lower, Parish of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Death | 1893 | ||
| Marriage | 5 FEB 1856 | to (Mary) Catharine DUHIG at St. Colman’s Church, Cloyne, East County Cork, Ireland | |
| Father | ? | ||
| Mother | ? | ||
| PARENT (F) (Mary) Catharine DUHIG | |||
| Birth | 24 AUG 1829 | St. Colman''s Church, Cloyne, East County Cork, Ireland | |
| Death | |||
| Marriage | 5 FEB 1856 | to John HARTNETT at St. Colman’s Church, Cloyne, East County Cork, Ireland | |
| Father | William DUHIG | ||
| Mother | Mary SPALANE | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | Michael HARTNETT | ||
| Birth | DEC 1856 | ||
| Death | |||
| M | James HARTNETT | ||
| Birth | 1857 | Garryvoe, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Death | |||
| F | Ellen HARTNETT | ||
| Birth | 2 JUN 1872 | Ballyroe, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Death | |||
| F | Mary Catherine HARTNETT | ||
| Birth | 22 NOV 1866 | Churchtown South, East County Cork, Ireland | |
| Death | 23 NOV 1950 | Warwick, Rhode Island | |
| Marriage | 26 NOV 1886 | to Patrick J. DORGAN at Cloyne RC Church, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |

