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Offline Juno1974

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Cork - O Connell
« on: Monday 02 November 15 00:07 GMT (UK) »
My great grandfather was William O Connell born in  Mallow  sometime in the 1840's.  Married Ellen (Nellie) Hutchinson.  Joined the British army and lived in South Africa, Scotland, and Cork City  Died 1943.  I am looking for information on his exact birthplace and family.

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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 November 15 01:34 GMT (UK) »
RE Registers are onlinem free at  registers.nli.ie
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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 November 15 07:40 GMT (UK) »
thanks for that I wasn't aware of that resource despite numerous searches  :)

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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #3 on: Monday 02 November 15 08:38 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to rootschat Ursula Noonan

If you have the record of their marriage showing William's father's name - this will help you to search
Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder

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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 November 15 08:47 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Ursula Noonan on Monday 02 November 15 00:07 GMT (UK)
My great grandfather was William O Connell born in  Mallow  sometime in the 1840's.  Married Ellen (Nellie) Hutchinson.  Joined the British army and lived in South Africa, Scotland, and Cork City  Died 1943.  I am looking for information on his exact birthplace and family.

Did they have any children born in Scotland? Scottish certificates contain far more detail than Irish ones and birth certificates list date and place of parents' marriage.

Have you located the family in any census records, etc.? any details might help trace William's family in Ireland.
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 November 15 15:07 GMT (UK) »
Could this be his marriage record?  LINK
It is William OConnell to Nellie HUTCHINSON on Oct 19th 1905 CORK Q4 V5 P79
which would make him 60ish when he married?

Two Children - George 1908 and Ellen 1909 - LINK

There is also a possible child born in Dublin in 1906 William - LINK

Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder

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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #6 on: Monday 02 November 15 19:56 GMT (UK) »
This seems to be the full name of young William born 1906
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBGX-CJQ

he appears to be on the English census 1911 age 4 overseas military,born Dublin

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Re: Cork - O Connell
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 03 November 15 00:43 GMT (UK) »
I think that may possibly be the same person. His wife Nellie died nearly 30 yrs after him I always assumed he died young however if he was in his sixties that would explain him dying so much earlier. Also I would be completely out on the birth date.  The only child I know of was my grandfather Albert o Connell born 1911 in Pretoria South Africa.  Thanks for all that information it's all very fascinating

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Re: Cork - O Connell
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