o`Brien family Dunbar East Lothian

[boston14]

Trying to complete family tree of Patrick O`Brien and Bridget Gilhooley.Have most of their family except James b 1884,Margaret b1890, and John b 1893.
Any info.at all would be great .Thanks EP.

[CaroleW]

Hi

Presume you are looking for info re: marriages/children/deaths of those children - is that correct?

A good starting point would be the 1911 Scottish census to confirm if they were all still in East Lothian at that time

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

The same website can be used to search for their marriages etc

You will need to purchase credits as SP is a pay site

[boston14]

Thanks Carole, I have searched on S.P., but as the names are common names I just can`t locate them at all.I am beginning to think they have emigrated! I was hoping someone would recognise the names as I have been searching for months now but no joy.I appreciate your interest. E.P.

[Gavin Wilson]

1891 Census (Scotland)
Ref: 706/ 7/ 15 Dunbar, East Lothian
Patrick O'Brien, aged 35
Bridget O'Brien, aged 35
Helen O'Brien, aged 10
Bridget O'Brien, aged 9
Patrick O'Brien, aged 8
James O'Brien, aged 6
Catherine O'Brien, aged 4
Allanora O'Brien, aged 2
Margaret O'Brien, aged 0

1901 Census (Scotland)
Ref: 706/ 2/ 18 Dunbar, East Lothian
Patrick O'Brien, aged 40
Bridget O'Brien, aged 40
Ellen O'Brien, aged 20
Bridget O'Brien, aged 17
Patrick O'Brien, aged 16
James O'Brien, aged 14
Katie O'Brien, aged 14
Nora O'Brien, aged 12
Maggie O'Brien, aged 10
John O'Brien, aged 8
Michael O'Brien, aged 4

1911 Census (Scotland)
Ref: 706/ 4/ 5 Dunbar, East Lothian
Patrick O'Brien, aged 55
Bridget O'Brien, aged 55
Patrick O'Brien, aged 27
John O'Brien, aged 18
Michael O'Brien, aged 15

[Gavin Wilson]

2 brothers
James O'Brien b 1884 d 1917/1918
John O'Brien b 1893 d 1917 /1918,
Both from Dunbar, East Lothian were killed in WW1.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12507039/j-o_brien

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18598787/j-o_brien

[hdw]

I wonder if these O'Briens in Dunbar were related to Agnes O'Brien who married Thomas Stephenson in 1821 in Yester parish, East Lothian. O'Brien wouldn't have been a common name in East Lothian. I think I know who Thomas Stephenson was but I haven't a clue about Agnes O'Brien.

The couple had a son called Joseph in 1822 and a daughter called Margaret in 1824. Then they disappear from the Scottish records. The Thomas Stephenson I'm thinking of became a surgeon in Alnwick, Northumberland, but I don't know what his wife's name was.

Harry