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Hello

Big help needed

My Great grand parents John and Mary O'Brien nee Norris had ten children. I can find records for all of them apart from my grandmother Ellen O'Brien. I have found Michael 1890 Patrick 1892 Katie 1895 Johnnie 1897 Jimmy 1901 Billy 1903 Tommy 1907 Martin 1900 Hanora 1910. All in the Ballyshunnock Kilmacthomas area.  I do know that Ellen went to London to have my father at St Joseph's home for unmarried mothers in Clapham May 1928 and they took girls aged 15 to 25.

I have the whole family apart from Ellen living in a house in the 1911 census so I am assuming my grandmother was born after this?

After my father died I found that he had a half brother John living 3 miles from us but he was not intersted so we did not keep in touch

If anyone has suggestions to help me get further I would be very grateful

Stay safe

Cheers

Shaun O'Brien

Shaun

Friday 15th Jan 2021, 08:06PM

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  • Shaun:

    I think Hanora is Ellen. On the 1911 census, Mary Norris Brien indicated she had ten children but nine living in 1911. I went back and checked for baptismal/birth records and found ten as follows: Michael 1890 Patrick 1892 Catherine 1895 John 1897 Martin 1900 (he died at one month see record below) James 1901 William 1903 Thomas 1907 Martin 1909 Hanora 1910.

    Let me know if you have any questions.

    Roger McDonnell

    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Friday 15th Jan 2021, 08:31PM

  • Hi Roger

    thank you very much I missed the entry far to the right on the census.

    I will have a look at Hanora with this new information

    I realy appreciate your help

    Cheers

    Shaun

    Shaun

    Saturday 16th Jan 2021, 07:51PM

  • Hi Roger

    I have looked at Hanora and found her marriage details to Martin Power and a grave in Kilmacthomas to both of them and a daughter called Margaret. I have Margarets death registered in Dublin 11 April 1963 .

    When we visited my relatives in ireland in 1995 nobody knew if my grandmother was still alive or not and Hanora died in 1980 

     We went to the church in Kilmacthomas where Hanora is buried but I do not know if the gravestone had been erected by then I will try to find out

    I cannot find an entry for Hanora's death would you be able to help?

    sorry to ramble on

    Your help is very much appreciated

    Cheers

    Shaun

    Shaun

    Monday 18th Jan 2021, 01:37PM

  • Shaun:

    The free site www.irishgenealogy.ie only has death records thru 1969 (1970 will be added soon). There is a 50 year rule for deaths for privacy reasons.

    Roger

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Tuesday 19th Jan 2021, 02:26PM

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