This O'Conor family were from around Ballyfinnane and Gurraun Co Kerry
Thomas Connor married Elizabeth Teahan on 1feb 1842 Castlemaine
their children were as follows please note born Ballyfinnane and other places in Kerry
#1Mary b 30 March 1846 Gortshovagh Killentierna #2 Charles b 16 feb 1849 also in Gort Killentiena
#3 Margaret b 13 April in Camp, #4 Maurice b 1854?? kerry my gggrandfather,#5 Catherine b 26 March 1859 Gurrawn
Maurice and sister Catherine went to New Zealand where Maurice married Mary Francis Courtney {Cournane} father John mother Mary Bowler b Caherciveen
Catherine m James Richard Talbot of Kerry in Gisborne NZ
The above Thomas was born to Thadeus Connor [,O'Connor].and Joanna Kevane who married in Castlemaine 1816 she from Gortaleen Co Kerry
Thier children were
#1Bridget b 31 dec 1816 b Ballyfinnane.#2 Ellen b 9 June 1820 Ballyfinnane,#3 Thomas b 30 April1822 Ballyfinnane, #4 Mary B 3 July 1826 Knucbrack ,#5John b 1 July 1820 Kellea
The only marriages I have for these people are Thomas who married Elizabeth Teahan of Ballyfinnane If some one thinks Mary Connor ,Margaret Connor, Charles Teahan Connor could have married into your family please contact me
Maurice was my gggrandfather m Mary Francis Courtney in NZ
Children of Maurice and Mary all born in NZ
John Edward O'Connor m Kathleen Casey
Mary Josephine O'Connor m Sidney Hall lived Sydney
Elizabeth O'Connor m Ernest Patterson Aitken and
John Edward m Jane in Sydney one child John Trish
#### I have a full marriage cert this couple but so long ago I cannot remeber who sent it
Charles Connor who married Bridget Leahy 18th Jan 1873 both full age {My Charles 24}
They married in Castleisland gave address as "Woodview"
Charles's father was Thomas Connor and her father was Daniel Leahy Witt was John Connor so this could be my Thomas and his brother John
Does any one else have these people ? Trish in sunny SYdney
Sunday 6th Oct 2013, 04:23AM
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Hi.
Thank you for your message.
You can find information on genealogy/family history for County Kerry at the following sites.
http://www.kerrylibrary.ie/local.asp
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
http://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/page/heritage/genealogy/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/records.html
Some other sites which may be of use to you, if you haven't tried them already are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
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Monday 16th Dec 2013, 11:26AM