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Canada / 19th century Port Dalhousie Lock 1 property records

« on: Thursday 10 August 23 18:25 BST (UK) »

Hello,

I am looking for any information that might shed more light on my third great grandfather Thomas Murphy 1822-1877. Sometime after 1871 our family left New Brunswick for Port Dalhousie. In an 1877 city directory I found Thomas Murphy, boarding house keeper Lock 1. Thomas died in July 1877 in Port Dalhousie. I even managed to find a person or two that was residing at 'Thomas Murphy Lock 1.'

I am wondering if there might be any probate records that might indicate any particular property he may have purchased, mortgaged, or leased.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Kevin Murphy

England / Need help finding ancestors with a marriage record

« on: Thursday 02 March 23 17:52 GMT (UK) »

Hello,

I am looking to find the parents of a John McDonald who married Joan P Buttfield in 1959.

John Mcdonald & Joan P Buttfield Jun qtr 1959 Ilford RD
Volume Number: 5a
Page Number: 723

Can anyone help me?

He died in 1998 on the Isle of Bute. She passed away last year. There are two John McDonalds who died on the Isle of Bute that year. One was 63 and the other was 69. One of them had the middle name McMillan.

I believe this John McDonald was born in Glasgow.

Thank you

Kevin Murphy

Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Looking for Murphy men to take Y DNA testing through familytreedna

« on: Friday 09 July 21 15:02 BST (UK) »

Hello,

My name is Kevin Murphy. I am a co-administrator of the Murphy DNA Project at familytreedna.

I would like to invite any men with the Murphy surname and/or any other variation to please consider taking a Y-37 DNA test to start. I would highly recommend anyone with an incredibly extensive Murphy family tree to consider a Big Y test if you can afford it.

Just for those who may not understand, Y DNA testing pertains to the male line, inherited and passed from father to son. Any of the wonderful Murphy women out there, if you have a brother, cousin, any male relative who is a Murphy we would be most thankful for more to join. There are definitely many independent Murphy families that have arose in different parts of Ireland and we are excited to have been uncovering more about the origins of these families.

Please feel free to reach out to me by email with any questions. ^(*)

Kevin Murphy

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Europe / Kirchardt or Sinsheim, Germany SS Officer

« on: Monday 05 July 21 15:49 BST (UK) »

Hello,

I am looking for help finding information regarding an SS Officer named Richard Reinhardt. He had a wife named Erna. They had children in the early 1930s. One or more of them were born in Sinsheim or Kirchardt.

I would like to know if anyone is able to search for SS records or if there is any site that is great for any graves prior to 1999 in this area of Germany.

Thank you

Lanarkshire / Possible relatives 1850s-60s Glasgow/Clyde/Lanark help

« on: Tuesday 29 January 19 16:59 GMT (UK) »

From 1851 Scotland census
Residing at 94 Old Wynd

Michael Dyre 25
Catherine Dyre 23
Patt Dyre 8
Bridget Dyre 5

In 18161 Scotland census residing at 100 Bridgegate

Micheal Dyes 45
Catherine Dyes 38
Patrick Dyes 19
Bridget Dyes 15
Elizabeth Dyes10
Mary Dyes 5
Sarah Dyes 8 Mo

1851 residing at 108 Old Wynd

John Dyer 37
Bridget Dyer 32
John Dyer 12
Matthew Dyer 10
Peter Dyer 8
Honor Dyers 4
Cath Carley 26

In 1861 Scotland census
Residing at 101 Bridgegate

John Dyer 50
Bridget Dyer 50
Peter Dyer 19
Anne Dyer 10

Michael Dyer and Catharine Manley end up in Port Dalhousie Ontario between 1868 when Elizabeth died in Glasgow and 1871 as they appear in the Canadian census.

In Patrick Dyer and Mary McDonald's baptism of one of their children in Port Dalhousie had shown one of the sponsors to be a John Rooney and Bridget Dwyer. I thought it may be possible that it was actually a Bridget Manley possibly a sister of Patrick's mother Catharine as there is an 1852 catholic marriage record from Glasgow between a John Rooney and Bridget Munly or Munley.
I did find a John and Bridget Rooney also residing at 101 Bridgegate in 1861, however there is also a death record for a John Rooney son of John Rooney and Bridget Manley from 1863 stating the child was 3 years old which could conflict with this record
1861 residing at 101 Bridgegate
John Rooney 50
Bridget Rooney 48
Mary Rooney 9
John Rooney 7
Agnes Dick 39

I also found an 1851 census of this family residing at 60 Old Wynd

Bridget Dyer 58
Thomas Dyer 24
Mark Dyer 20
Agnes Dyer 16
Bridget Dyer 13
James Dyer 11
Mary Donley 40
Roseanne Donley19
Margaret Twigley 35
John Muldown 40

I don't have much to go by and this obviously isn't definitive, but I believe I may be onto making a big connection in my family tree and would appreciate any guidance or insight anyone could provide.

Thank you

Kevin Murphy

Scotland / Trying to trace further back

« on: Saturday 24 February 18 23:55 GMT (UK) »

So my ancestor Mary McDonald who married Patrick Dyer is consistently listed as being from scotland in Canadian census records 1871 and 1881 Mary Dyer.

Her marriage record states her parents as John McDonald a foundry laborer and Rose Kelly. John McDonald is shown as dead January 13 1882 in Falkirk. An iron foundry laborer parents names Patrick McDonald laborer and a Janet McMillan. Widow of Rose McDonald
Rose dies in Falkirk 14 January 1891
Widow of John McDonald foundry laborer maiden name Kelly parents Henry Kelly Farmer and Rose Mackay.

In the 1861 there is this same couple John McDonald and Rose with one child Rose who is 9 years old.

In the marriage of Patrick Dyer and Mary McDonald in Clyde, Glasgow, Lanark in September of 1861 they are listed as Patrick 20 and Mary 19. Her occupation is listed as Mill Worker.

John and Rose are up there in age so it seems Rose would be the youngest child, but it seems odd that there don't seem to be any others in between, however I do recollect seeing an index of baptisms of children of theirs however I haven't found any sort of birth information on Mary McDonald.

I am just trying make some sense of all of this. It seems odd that she would be in Clyde while her parents were in Falkirk. If her Rose was born 9 years prior in Falkirk. I don't understand why they would move back and forth like that or how Mary ended up in Clyde, Glasgow in the first place. I am very confused as you may gather hahaha.

I will reference some earlier points from older posts which led me back a bit further below.

There is a John McDonald (47) a foundry labourer with a wife Rose (45) both born in Ireland living in Falkirk in 1861 with a daughter Rose (9) who was born in Falkirk. In 1871 they are still there he is no listed as 60, she as 49. John died there in 1882 age 72; his wife Rose Kelly died in 1891 the informant her daughter Rosey Connell informant.

According to the 1865 Valuations 100 Bridgegate was stone/ground so either it burned to the ground or it was an empty lot.

I have found Michael Dyer as tenant occupier of 100 Bridgegate in 1855 valuation rolls.

I found John MacDonald tenant occupier of 139 Saltmarket Street.
On the marriage record of Patrick Dyer and Mary McDonald it showed Mary's residence as Saltmarket.

My great great grandmother Catherine Dyer born July 11th 1862. Family arrived in Canada by 1863-64.

Parents Patrick Dyer born in Killala County Mayo Ireland. 1861 Census he is 19

His father Micheal Dyer 48 in the census. His mother Catharine nee Munnelly or Manley is shown as 38
His siblings include Bridget 16, Elizabeth 10, Mary 5, Sarah 8 months.

Patrick Dyer married Mary McDonald in 1861. Mary McDonald's parents are shown as John McDonald a foundry worker and a Roseann Kelley.

US Lookup Requests / Conradi. Birth dates or any information New Jersey

« on: Friday 23 February 18 17:22 GMT (UK) »

I am looking for any information on what became of my grandfather's cousins.

Their names were ^(*) and ^(*)Conradi. ^(*) is shown as ^(*) in the 1940 census. From looking at their ages I gather that ^(*) may have been born in New Jersey aprox October of 1937. For ^(*) it appears to be about May 1939.

From what my aunt's tell me they both married. My uncle states that one of the sisters lived in Massachusetts where my great grandfather's sister Ella died in 1984.

I am trying to get in touch with that side of my family trying to preserve any old photographs of my ancestors and their siblings.

Ella's security death information indicates her last residence as

02174 Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

If that helps at all

Sláinte

Caoimhín Murphaidh
Kevin Murphy

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US Lookup Requests / Buffalo Naturalization records

« on: Tuesday 24 October 17 19:54 BST (UK) »

I am hoping to find a naturalization record probably from the 1850s or 1860s. I understand that the clerks office holds these records on microfilms.
I was wondering if these records might be indexed by year? I don't believe I will have any time to go search, but in the case I could I would like to know as much as possible to save time.
I am looking for a Charles Coughlin. Most census information on this ancestor of mine indicated that he was unable to read or write.

I am also looking for a Cornelius Sullivan in Buffalo listed as an Alien in 1865 NY census. 1875 he is listed as naturalized. Also from Buffalo. He was born sometime around 1840. Wife named Julia O'Neill.

Thank you

Canada Lookup Request / Looking for ontario birth records/baptisms and death records

« on: Friday 18 August 17 16:18 BST (UK) »

Surname: Dyer

I am looking for any records of birth or baptisms for the siblings of my great great grandmother.

There is a bit of confusion as you can see some siblings such as Rose might be mixed up in the census as far as their age goes.

I am looking for anything pertaining to Rose, Margaret, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jeanne or Mary Jane perhaps, and Bridget. Sarah is the youngest and Elizabeth was two months old in the 1871 census.

It seems Margaret and Rose were mismatched, however it is a bit unclear as to which is correct. I believe it is likely that Rose was older.

Kate's birth record from Scotland indicated the parents names as Patrick Dyer and Mary McDonald!

I have tried various combinations of the names and tried variations of the surname as well as misspellings I have seen such as Dire, Dyes, and others, but have been unable to find any birth records for them.

It seems they were in Port Dalhousie in 1871 and Toronto by 1881.

I have also been unable to find any death records for Patrick Dyer or his wife, however it is Patrick who died before 1881.

1871 census here.

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396294_00477.jpg

1881 census here.

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008181972.jpg

Anyone who can help me shed light on any of these mysteries it would be greatly appreciated. You'd be my hero!

Sláinte

Caoimhín Murphaidh