I am looking for ancestors of James Conway (born abt 1795 in County Galway) and his son (born Oct 16, 1826 in County Galway, possibly in Loughrea). James is buried inMount Calvary Cemetary, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
This is the only record for James Galway 1795 + - 5 years from rootsireland.ie/:
Name:James ConwayDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:01-Nov-1792Address:Not RecordedParish/District:TUAMGender:MaleCountyCo. Galway
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael ConwayMother:E HoganOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John Quin Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Lyons
Son 1826 + - 1 year:
Name:Patrick ConwayDate of Birth:NOT RECORD
Date of Baptism:11-Feb-1827Address:Conway JamesParish/District:TynaghGender:
CountyCo. Galway
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:James ConwayMother:Catherine CavanaghOccupation:Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patrick Robinson Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Honora Robinson
Nothing in Loghrea R C parish or C of I parish I'm afraid. No marriages; 1 burial:
Name:EdwardConwayDate of Death:15-Jan-1825
Age:Not RecordedParish / District:LOUGHREAAddress:Not RecordedCounty:Co. GalwayStatus:Not RecordedDenomination:Roman Cath
The Tithe Applotments (free online) have 1 Conway in Loughrea 1828: Townland Ballycrodel Laurence Conway
The 1821 Irish Census (free online) has 21 Conways in Galway but none in Loughrea
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Thank you for responding. Your James Conway entry looks promising. I failed to mention the name of James' son. It is Michael..... the same name as James' father as you indicated.
We also have a Patrick (Conway) who descended many years later.
Our Michael (son of James) married Mary Anne Robinson, daughter of John Robinson and ? Rafferty.
The informants you indictated for Patrick (your entry) also have the surname Robinson possibly leading to a connection through the Robinson name.
Our family lore is that one our Conway ancestors was a stowaway aboard a ship to the new world. Most likely that would have been our Michael who would have been appox. 20 years ago at the time of the great famine. A photo of his tombstone is attached.