Marriage in Naas

[jamcat95]

I'm going through my paper work to see if I have the O'Connor info..
Nenagh, great town, that's where I was born!

Thanks for your time and help Maggsie.

Cheers Ian

[jamcat95]

Still doesn't make sense as that's a birth, not marriage, reference. Or is that dor something else like the birth of one of their children?

Well I think it is a little strange but the record on Ancestry is for Marriages:

"Frederick William O'Connor in the Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958"

Cheers
Ian

[merseult]

Grace Oconnor born 7 May 1887 Military Hospital Arbour Hill to Frederick Oconnor & Joanna Maher

John Edward OConnor born 1 Apr 1889 Military Hospital Arbour Hill to Frederick Oconnor & Joanna Maher

Suggests marriage was 1886 or earlier (registered later), he may have been stationed in Curragh and they used Arbour Hill for births? 

Arbour Hill is Dublin North, near city centre.

[jamcat95]

Thanks for looking merseult.

Just wondering if these people are mine. I have a Frederick William O'Connor and a Jane Maher.
I am still working on my tree but I have no Grace born to them but I do have a John Edward. A number of the children were born in Curragh according to Frederick William's army record.

Can I ask you where you got your info from please.

Ian

[merseult]

Seems highly likely, Jane is a derivative of Johanna and unusual to see "Jane" direct in RC records, and probability of two military Frederick Oconnor and Joanna Maher marriages in Ireland around same time next to zero.  These records are from Rootsireland. 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kildare/Ballysax_East/Curragh__Part_of/1442208/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Arran_Quay/Royal_Barracks/101309/
Above is interesting though .. Is this your guy ?  Ages highly unreliable in Irish census.  Did he remarry ?  In 1911 wife Margaret no children but he has 7 living so perhaps widowed or divorced.

[jamcat95]

Cheers.
I will take a look there.

Ian