- County Waterford Library online death records
- 1901 Ireland census
- 1910 US Census
- Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
- 1920 US Census
- 1900 U.S. Census
- National Library of Ireland, St. Mary's Parish Clonmel Baptisms 1840-1860.
- Naturalization document for Lawrence Connors
Where did you find that information?
Most of the information I started with came from family. Then I try to find documentation to support what I think I know. Here is where I got my information:
Philip FITZPATRICK
Philip & Rose Gaffney Fitzpatrick
Born in Ireland in December 1832, Rose GAFFNEY was the daugher of John GAFFNEY and Margaret GALLIGAN GAFFNEY. She was 19 years old when she boarded the Fidelia in Liverpool, England and arrived in New York on 8 Jan 1851. Philip FITZPATRICK also arrived in New York in 1851. Philip, the son of Philip and Bridget MCGANON FITZPATRICK, left from Liverpool on the Guy Mannering and arrived in New York on 3 March. He was 24 years old.
Philip and Rose married in Canton, Massachusetts on 30 July 1853. In 1860, they were living in Norfolk, Massachusetts with their daughter Mary and 6 other Irish immigrants. Later, they moved to Worcester where Philip worked in a Rolling Mill, a factory where metal is processed by being rolled into sheets or bars of the desired shape and size.
Rose and Philip's first child was born in 1854 but did not survive. They had 3 other children:
- Baby Girl b: 1854 d: 1854
- Mary A b: 1859 d: 1929
- Philip b: 1864 d: ?
- Catherine b: 1866 d: ?
 |
| Fitzpatrick Family |
Philip died at age 60 from Bright's Disease. Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. After Philip's death on 3 Nov 1890, Rose moved in with her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Lawrence O’CONNOR at 127 Apricot St. Rose died 11 Aug 1907 of old age/senile dementia.
John CONNORS
John & Margaret Hallihan Connors
John CONNORS was born in County Waterford, Ireland in 1819. His lovely wife, Margaret Helen HALLIHAN was born in 1841 2. Griffith’s valuation records show a Lawrence Hallihan family living down the street from the Connors. It’s possible that John and Margaret were neighbors and that’s how they met.
John and Margaret were probably married in 1857. My guess is that they would have been married the year prior to their oldest child’s birth and I’m assuming Lawrence is their oldest child. If they married in 1857, John would have been 38 years old. Census records show that Margaret would have been about 17 years old when she got married. Conversely, death records show her as 80 years old when she died in 1908. That would make her born in 1928 which would make her about 30 yrs old when she married; and 53 yrs old when she had her last child in 1881.
John’s occupation was listed as farmer and they lived in Kilmacomma, County Waterford, Ireland. Kilmacomma is a huge townland, more than 1300 acres, in the Inishlaounaght civil parish. This is right along the border with Co. Tipperary. It’s in the Clonmel, St. Mary’s Catholic parish (Tipperary) which is where their children were baptized.
John and Margaret had six children:
- Lawrence J. b: 1858 d: 1942 2
- John b: 1863 d: unknown 2
- Michael b: 1864 d: 17 Dec 1892 4
- Maurice b: 1867 d: 1954 5
- James b: 1872 d: unknown 2, 4
- Mary b: 1881 d: unknown 2
Lawrence emigrated from Ireland to New York in 1882. His naturalization papers show the name CONNORS. Marriage and census records have the name O’CONNOR. Maurice emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1890 or 1892. His immigrations records also showed CONNORS and he kept the CONNORS last name here in the U.S.
John died 14 Dec 1884 of bronchitis. 1 Michael Connors died at the age of 28 from Phthisis, which was most likely tuberculosis. Margaret O’CONNOR continued to live in Kilmacomma with her nephew, John HALLAHAN (age 14), and her children John, James and Mary 2. She died in 1908 of a stroke. 1 In 1911, James was living with his brother, John, and John's wife, Ellen in the Kilmacomma house.
John died 14 Dec 1884 of bronchitis. 1 Michael Connors died at the age of 28 from Phthisis, which was most likely tuberculosis. Margaret O’CONNOR continued to live in Kilmacomma with her nephew, John HALLAHAN (age 14), and her children John, James and Mary 2. She died in 1908 of a stroke. 1 In 1911, James was living with his brother, John, and John's wife, Ellen in the Kilmacomma house.
This is how it all started....
I’ve been playing around with my family genealogy for a few years now. It all began when I came across a family tree started by my dad. Then I was given pictures from the Shea side of the family and my poppa's British passport. This information started me digging for a little more information and then a little more. The next thing I know I was researching census records and buying genealogy software. While I have the best of intentions to find out more information from other relatives, I just don’t get around to asking the questions I want to ask or having the conversations I'd like to have. I do my genealogy research in spurts and usually late at night. During the day regular life takes over and all thoughts of far off ancestors have disappeared.
 |
| Primitive Family History |
I've decided to lay what I have out there for all to read. Feel free to comment, refute and/or argue with its veracity. If someone has different information, I'd love to hear about it. It's pretty easy to start climibing the O'Connor family tree and find yourself in someone else's O'Connor family tree.
Before we begin, let's discuss a couple things. First, let's talk about dates. Birth, baptism, marriage, any date. Don't expect consistency. The Irish seem to play fast and loose with dates, as if the date was just a suggestion. Birth dates can be all over the map; from just a day or two difference to a year or two or more. Irish Civil Registration system was introduced in 1864; so prior to that time birth records did not even exist.
Second, let’s talk names/spellings. Overall, there are at least 26 variant spellings of O'Connor - O'Connor, O'Conr, Connor, Conor, Conner, Connors, O'Connors, O'Conner, Conners, Connair, Connare and so on. In our family history the surname CONNORS, CONNOR and O’CONNOR seem interchangeable. The same can be said for SHEA and O'SHEA. In general, the spelling of surnames and first names will vary with the different sources.
|
Misc. Stuff
A primary source (also called an original source or original evidence) is a record that was made at or near the time of the event.
Secondary sources are those derived from primary sources.
For example, a death certificate may be a primary source document for the date of death, but would be a secondary source for birth information. The distinction between the two is not always clear, but the closer the document is to the event the more likely it may contain primary source information.
An index is never a primary document. Even to be a candidate for a primary source, the document must be reproduced from the original.
Secondary sources are those derived from primary sources.
For example, a death certificate may be a primary source document for the date of death, but would be a secondary source for birth information. The distinction between the two is not always clear, but the closer the document is to the event the more likely it may contain primary source information.
An index is never a primary document. Even to be a candidate for a primary source, the document must be reproduced from the original.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)