casey/davoren - any information welcome!

[cma]

I am looking for information on any of the following:

James Davoren Casey - born in Ireland, Clare or Cork abt 1851. (Death Cert lists Cork but Casey & Davoren appear to be more common names in Clare & both appear on the Griffiths valuation in the same area)

parents: James Casey - b.abt 1820 & Bridget Davoren - b. abt 1819

James Davoren came to Australia (Sth Australia) to join his two brothers Jeremiah Darby & John - not sure when but maybe early 1870s; he married here in 1876 to Amelia or Emily Quinn.

Ideally, I'd love information on when the 3 boys travelled to Australia plus where in Ireland the family lived as well as anything else to be found on James & Bridget (parents).

Researching James Casey is a bit like looking for John Smith! I've posted this to the Cork board as well because of the notation on James D's death certificate.

thanks in advance,
cma

[Marien]

Hi CMA
Lovey to come across some one else looking into the Davorens of South Australia.  I have been researching Thomas Davoren who arrived in SA Feb 1858, died 1895,  Initially he lived at Willunga and eventually moved to Norwood.  I know he came from Co Clare however I have not got beyond that point at this stage.

There are so many variations to the spelling of Davoren so that adds to the challenge.

If I find anything on your James I will post it on this site for you.

Good luck
Marien

[cma]

hi Marien,
great to hear from you - i'd given up on this message! do you know anything else about Thomas? James Davoren Casey's son James Leonard was born in 1886 in Stirling SA, but later lived in Norwood where my mother was born in 1915.

thank you for the offer of posting information here - so many brick walls but i guess i'm not very good at researching overseas either.

cheers,
Carleen

[Marien]

Hi Carleen

I have a lot of Thomas DAVOREN Australian story pieced together but nothing for Ireland yet.  I am very much a novice too on the overseas research. Have you tried the County Clare Library site?  Also there is a site called TheShipsList which is good.

Cheers
Marien

[cma]

hi,
no I haven't tried either of those sites but will certainly do so now! thanks
carleen

[rolfhm]

Dear CMA,
I'm fairly sure James Davoren Casey is my grandfather too. It seems he changed his surname to Fletcher and married my grandmother in Armidale NSW in the early 40s. The last of his three children with her, Davoren, was born shortly before he died.
Hope this is useful. Let me know if you need any other info and I'll talk to my mother and get back to you.
R

[cma]

Dear R,
Do you mean James Leonard Casey? James Davoren Casey was my great-grandfather. James Leonard disappears from my records sometime after 1917 and I have hit a real road block trying to find any trace of him. It would certainly make sense that he changed his name!
Regards,
Carleen

[rolfhm]

Dear Carleen,
Yes, sorry I do mean James Leonard Casey. Sorry, so many names! My mother Margaret (his daughter) would love to get in contact and learn more about your side of the family. Her father died when she was young and she knew very little about his life before he married her mother. What would be the best way to get in contact? I live in newtown in Sydney.
Best, Ralph

[cma]

why do you think the two people are the same? I'm fascinated!
Carleen