Looking to trace the birthplace of my great grandfather.
The facts I have are as follows:
Name: William O Connell - Bill
Birth: somewhere in Mallow date unknown. Came across a record where a possible match recorded a birth place of 'ballinR??? Near Mallow. I have searched townlands and census and can't find a place starting with ballinr.
Father was also William O Connell
Mother's name unknown.
Occupation: School teacher in the British Army
Rank: Staff quarter master
The following is a timeline of where he lived based on information such as marriage, births of children and family documents.
Sometime before 1905 - Newry, Co. Down
1905 - Old Youghal Road Cork or thereabouts in the vicinity of Collins Barracks/Dillons Cross
1906 - Dublin
1908 - 1909/10 - Ballyhooley Road, Dillons Cross, Cork.
1911 - 1919 approx - Pretoria, South Africa
1919 - 1920 - Ireland likely back in Cork
1920 - 1923 - Stirling, Scotland
1923 - 1943 St. JOHNS terrace Dillons Cross
1943 death buried st. Finbarrs cemetery
Wife - Nellie Hutchinson from Newry, Co. DOWN, got married 1905 St. JOSEPHS church, Mayfield
Children:
1906 - William Robert
1908 - George James
1909 - Ellen Mary
1911 - Albert Henry (Bertie)
1914 - Denis
Many thanks any help would be greatly appreciated
