William O'Connor

[Tim Kelly]

Trying to find the Parents of William O'Connor, born 1830, Ballykelly, Ireland. Died 1867, West Derby, Lancashire. Seem to be at a dead-end searching Irish records. looked at other family trees and they seem to stop at the same point. Wondering if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks in anticipation.

[hallmark]

You would need to decide on which Ballykelly first.


https://www.logainm.ie/en/s?txt=Ballykelly

[Maggsie]

Hi was his middle name Lancelot?
Maggsie

[Tim Kelly]

Hi was his middle name Lancelot?
Maggsie

Do not have a middle name for him.

[heywood]

Did he marry? If so, what was his father’s name on the certificate?

[aghadowey]

As pointed out earlier there are lots of places in Ireland called Ballykelly. There's even Ballynacally in Aghadowey Parish (County Londonderry) sometimes written as Ballykelly and there could be other variants.

[heywood]

There is a published tree - scant information with the following details.

William O’Connor 1830 Ballykelly. There is no support in the tree for this.
Spouse Catherine Gallagher b 1829 Ireland / Cross Moor

Children
Dora O’Connor 1853 b Liverpool    GRO has Dorah b 1849 mmn McGarry
Philip Fitzgibbon O’Connor 1854 b Liverpool  GRO has Fitzgibbon mmn McGarry

Catherine and Fitzgibbon are in the Isle of Man in 1871 5775/19/3

[heywood]

St Peter’s Priory
Dora’s baptism shows a sponsor Bernard McGarry
Fitzgibbon has a sponsor Margaret McGarry

It looks as though Catherine is McGarry and not Gallagher as the tree shows.

[heywood]

1861 4417/18/29
Douglas, Isle of  Man
Catherine O'connor 30 yrs b Ireland
Dora O'connor   11 yrs
Fetzgibbon O'connor 8 yrs

Where is there a record for a William of Ballykelly?