Hello
I'm trying to confirm or disprove what I have found.
My g-grandfather William O'Connor 1837-1922 is the son of John O'Connor & Alice McCormick.
His parent's names are from his Australian marriage & death certificates.
I have been unable to find the marriage of John O'Connor & Alice McCormick in Ireland.
William married Jane Bourke 1839-1871 in 1864 and had 3 children.
Alice 1865
Kate 1866
John 1870 my grandfather
On the birth certificate of his daughter Alice 1865 he states his place of birth as Ballyveden, Co Tipperary. I have attached this certificate.
I have found the following baptism records in Ballyvaden, Killenaule and I'm wondering if this is the same place also if it is the correct parents as their names are listed as John Connors and Alice/Ally Cormack.
Bridget 13 Oct 1835 possibly married David Meara on 29 Jan 1856
William 24 Jan 1837 immigrated to Australia
Mary 29 Nov 1838
Margaret 24 Dec 1840
Mary 17 Dec 1841 immigrated to Australia
James 4 Jun 1844
Alice 24 May 1846 immigrated to Australia
John 13 Aug 1848
Thomas 7 Dec 1851
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Robyn
Tuesday 25th Apr 2017, 12:39PM
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Dear Robyn:
Many thanks for your post to the Ireland Reaching Out message board and welcome!
From what you have stated, the births/baptisms that you mention are most likely the same family as the variations in the name (Ally/Alice) are so close.
I did try to see if I could find a marriage record for Alice McCormack and John Connors but I was unable to locate one other than the 1839 record in West Meath.
It is possible that they married in another parish or that the parish registers don't cover the year that they married.
My advice is to continue your research with the Killenaule area to see what other information you can find.
The very best of luck to you with your research.
Kind regards,
Jane.
Jane Halloran Ryan
Tuesday 25th Apr 2017, 06:19PM -
Hello Jane
Thank you for your prompt reply and advice.
Now that I know I'm looking in the right place I'lll do as you suggest and keep searching in the Killenaule area.
Thank you for your help.
Kind regards,
Robyn
Wednesday 26th Apr 2017, 01:49AM