Darby--Athboy

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I wonder if anyone has any information on a family called Darby in Athboy.
I think John Darby married  a  Jacob from Kildare.   They may have had a shop on the main street. 
Any info welcome.

Hi, I do have some limited information on the Darby family from Athboy, Ireland.
I am a descendant of William (Gulielmus) b 1858 and immigrated to Australia (I have quite a lot of info on William).
I know that Peter b 1850 immigrated to the USA and married Ann Shaughnessy. I have a photo of the Darby shop that you mention in your original message. Other siblings are John b 1852 (married Ann Jacob), Ann b 1856, Mary b 1864 and Bridget b 1868. I have not been able to find any other info on the daughters Anne, Mary and Bridget and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on my brick wall. The parents of these Darby children were William Darby & Bridget Fox. Thank-you in advance, Valerie

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Thank you for your reply.  Plenty of interesting stuff there and a great surprise
to get new info after a long time.   
Re Ann Jacob.              Do you know if she was from Meath or maybe Kildare.
Re Ann Shaughnessy.  Do you know if she had any Canadian connection.
I would love to see the shop photo.

I will also look into William Darby/Bridget Fox  some more.
Again thanks

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I am glad I found your 2010 posting as I have not found many people researching the Darby family in Athboy.
I have Ann J born in Kildare abt 1860 and Ann S born in Athboy abt 1850. I recently found a descendant of Peter & Ann via Ancestry.com
I have just joined Rootschat and was told that after I post 3 messages (this is my third) I will be able to contact Rootschat members directly. I will try to contact you directly and see if I can get you a copy of the photo.
Are you related to the Darby family?

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I dont think Im related to the Darby family but I think I might be related to the Jacobs . My great
grandmother was a Jacob from Kildare.  She married a Lawlor in Kildare. They had two and possibly three children. My grandmother was Mary (Elizabeth) Lawlor.
As far as I know she left Kildare when she was young ( teenager or younger) and lived with the Darby family.  I dont know the Jacob/Lawlor/ Darby connection ..yet.

What Im trying to find out is where exactly in Kildare did my grandmother live. 

You can do a p m with photo as far as I know.

Thanks

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When I get a chance I'll see if I can find out any other info for you as I am a member of Ancestry.com.

What do you mean by 'p m'?

Thanks,  Valerie

PS What is your first name?

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