Mark O'Connor - the rest of the story?
Hi there,
Mark O'Connor was born 11 Jan 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England to James Maurice O'Connor and Kathleen Aungier. His father James Maurice O'Connor was born on 14 Dec 1837 in Tralee, County Kerry and was the son of Maurice O'Connor, M.D. and Johanna Murphy. His grandfather Maurice O'Connor was born abt 1809 and was the son of James Connor and Elizabeth O'Connell. Reportedly James Connor was descended from the O'Connors of Tarbert and Elizabeth was a sister to Mary O'Connell who was married to Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator.
I've found Mark and his sister, Margaret in the 1871, 1881, and 1891 England Census in/around Lancashire, England. I have lost track of Mark (and, Margaret) after the 1891 England Census.
Until now.
I have found an obituary & a death record for a Mark O'Connor in Bray, Wicklow, Ireland in 1936 that seems as though it could match. The calculated year of birth matches from the death record with what I know. The relationship with Daniel O'Connell matches. The assumed ties to the O'Connor-Kerry family matches. And, most strikingly, his aunt, (his father's sister) Nora O'Connor did marry a Daniel O'Connell Ffrench.
Obituary: https://irishnewsarchive.com//?a=clipa&command=ShowClippingEntry&clippingid=2565
Death record: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1936/04796/4289986.pdf
I am feeling fairly confident I have the right Mark O'Connor, however I would love validation from others to see what I may be missing. And, I'd love to fill in the gaps between 1891 and 1936. Who is Naomi, his wife and where/when did they marry. Did they have children. What is their connection to Bray, County Wicklow, if any, is there any way to track Mark's journalism career? And, do Mark's father, James, or his sister, Margaret pop again in his story.
As always, thank you.
