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Looking for my great-grandmother Delia (Della) Walsh nee Morrissey

Hello,

I am looking for information about my paternal great-grandmother Della Walsh, in some US census records her name is listed as Delia or Emma O’Dell. She was married to William Walsh, they lived in West Hartford, Connecticut.

She was born in 1884 in Ireland, possibly in Roscommon. She emigrated to the US in 1896. In one recited her parents are listed as Patrick and Margaret (Croughwell) Morrissey, both born in Ireland. 
I have exhausted all my resources and wondering if anyone can help. I would love to find out where Delia was born and where her parents were from.

Thank you,

Nikki

nikkir007

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Delia/Della are nicknames in Ireland for Bridget. Here is your Bridget's birth record. She is a few years older than you thought and was born in Galway.

 

Bridget Morrissy

25-Jun-1880

 

Address:Ballinlahy

Parish/District:MOUNTBELLEW

Co. Galway

 

Father:Patrick Morrissy

Mother:Margaret Craughwell

Occupation:Landholder

Informant: :Ellen Craughwell
:

Notes:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Qualification: PRESENT AT BIRTH.

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Here's marriage info for Delia's parents:

08-Jan-1877  

Parish / District:Mountbellew,:Co. Galway

PatrickMorrisey, 32 

MargaretCraughwell, 20

Both lived in Ballenalahy

 

Occupation:Landholder 

First marriage for both

 

 Husband's Father:  PatrickMorrisey 

Wife's Father  MartinCraughwell

Both landholders   

Witnesses: Thomas Fahy, Catherine Raftery

 

 

 Married At: Moylough.

Married By: J. Canton C.C..

(From rootsireland)

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Delia/Bridget's marriage record:

William Walsh

m.

Della Morrissey

17 Sep 1906

St Michael Church, Manhattan, NY

(Findmypast)

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This is amazing, thank you so much for finding and sharing this information, it means a lot to me!

nikkir007

Irish,

Glad this info is helpful. Let us know if you have more queries.

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