Hello all - looking for a family of 4 who I discovered just recently landing in America in 1852. Patrick Larkin (age 23) and Mary Cummings/Cummins/Cumming Larkin (age 28), with 2 children - Bridget (age 2 1/2), Anna “INFT”. Landed at Baltimore from Liverpool 4 JUNE 1852. .
Rick:
I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland and could not locate baptismal records for Bridget and Anna using the parental names provided. I also did not find a marriage record.
Have you considered a general DNA test. You may get matches on this line that may have more information regarding where Patrick and Mary came from in Ireland.
Roger McDonnell
Thank you Roger. Yes, I have done extensive DNA testing. Unfortunately, the only discovery with DNA has been that of a NPE 2 generations above me, so unable to link to Larkin biological line. I’m stuck with the old fashioned paper search genealogy. The family left Liverpool 20 April 1852. Also present was a Mary McNeive - 18 yoa with 2 boys Edward age 12 and Thomas age 10. Traveling to connect with a Michael McNeive, a Construction Superintendent on the B and O Railroad - possibly also a D. McNeive on the Railroad crew.
Rick:
I checked the 1911 census and there were only 44 people with the surname McNeive. They either lived in Mayo or Roscommon. Maybe that is a good lead for where your Larkins were from.
Roger
Thank you so much!
I found about 40 Irish laborers in what looks like a camp or other sort of “settlement”. All men, working for a contractor for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Virginia, what later became West Virginia, USA.
Will be compiling the names and hopefully establish some kind of clues from the group.
It is interesting that they are listed as Laborers for a Railroad Contractor by the name of CA Kelley. The place where they were located was also very strong coal mining country. On the border of Virginia (later West Virginia), Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Roger's advice was spot-on as to the likely location. MacNeive/MacNieve are the particular anglicized forms originally used in Roscommon for the Irish surname Mac Conduibh ("son of the black hound"), which is often anglicized as (Mac) Cunniff elsewhere in Connacht and western Ulster, and has also been anglicized in many other ways, such as Coneffe, Kinniff, MacNiff, MacAdoo, MacEndoo, and Caddo. The surnames Larkin and Cummings (or Commons, Commane, etc.) are also pretty common in Roscommon and East Mayo.
Thank you Kevin and Roger!!
more to come.