O'Brien/Brien
William O'Brien left Athy for Australia in 1855. Shipping records state that he was born in Athy and Parents are Owen and Mary (Keys or Keyes). Any information on his Irish family would be appreciated.
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Lyn,
What year was William born?
Do you have his marriage or death record.
Nothing found for Owen O'Brien or William O'Brien in County Kildare 1830's/1840's.
Regards,
McCoy
You may already be aware of them, but there are records for what appear to be William and his parents (as well as William's descendants) in the FamilySearch database:
If you search there, you can find William under ID number KLLY-7BY, and can access the records for the others easily through that record, as you will see. Those records do not go further back than William's parents, but in each record, at the right hand side of the screen, you can see the screen names of those who have created or modified the record, and can send them private messages, so you might be able to get more info by contacting them (and perhaps also locate some relatives that way). Jay Follett is shown as the main person providing info in those records, so you might want to contact him.
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