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Looking for descendants of Jeremiah (Darby) Connor, b. 1785 in Kerry, possibly around Tralee, and d. 1865

Killemlagh (Kerry)

DNA finally gave my family a breakthrough in the search for the parents of Thomas J. Connor, b. 1865 in Wales, d. unknown. We have a strong match to Thomas J.'s grandfather, Jeremiah Connor (possibly called  Darby, possibly from Tralee), whose wife's maiden name was Driscoll. We know Jeremiah had a son, John Connor (1820-1865), and a daughter, Margaret Connor Sullivan (1839-1895), but we are still looking for another son of Jeremiah who would have been our great-great-grandfather. The family was from the Iveragh peninsula in the Portamagee/Cahersiveen area. 

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Kaceevh,

The baptism records for the RC parish of Cahirciveen begin in Nov 1846, so you will not find records for their children unless they were born after that date. 

Regards,

Carolyn

Hi,

Margaret Connor Sullivan abt. 1839-1895 is my 2nd Great Grandmother. I am on AncestryDNA MaryTV

SIBLINGS

Some trees suggest Jeremiah had a son Jeremiah abt. 1815-1883 but there is no supporting documentation. He married Julia Surgrue abt. 1825-1900, children- Timothy 1849, Mary 1852, John 1859, Margaret 1862, Michael 1864, Bridget 1867, Julia.

Info from someone else's tree. Timothy O'Connor abt. 1830-1909, married Mary Lynch (died before 1901), children- Timothy 1853, Biddy 1865, Brian 1866, Margaret (Maggie) 1878. There might have been more children.

1901 Census

NameTimothy OConnor
GenderMale
Marital StatusWidower
Age71
Birth Dateabt 1830
Birth PlaceCounty Kerry
Residence Date31 Mar 1901
House Number40
Residence PlacePortmagee, Portmagee, Kerry, Ireland
Relation to HeadHead of Family (Head)
OccupationFarmer
ReligionRoman Catholic
Language SpokenIrish and English
LiteracyRead and write
Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
Timothy OConnor71Head of Family (Head)
Magie OConnor21Daughter

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Patrick abt. 1839-1911, married Julia McCarthy abt. 1845-1898 in 1865, children- John 1866, Michael 1867, Timothy 1869, John 1871, Mary 1871, Helen 1873, Daniel 1875, Patrick 1875, Catherine 1878-1861, James.

1901 Census

NamePatrick Connor
GenderMale
Marital StatusWidower
Age70
Birth Dateabt 1831
Birth PlaceCo Kerry
Residence Date31 Mar 1901
House Number6
Residence PlacePortmagee, Portmagee, Kerry, Ireland
Relation to HeadHead of Family (Head)
OccupationFarmer
ReligionRoman Catholic
Language SpokenIrish and English
LiteracyRead and write
Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
Patrick Connor70Head of Family (Head)
Kate Connor20Daughter
Timothy Connor26Son
John Connor30Son
Daniel Connor23Son
URLhttp://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Portmagee/Portmagee/1406881/

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Regards- Mary

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If Jeremiah had a son Jeremiah in 1815 and the next identified child was born abt. 1830, there might have been several more children. Margaret's, Patrick's, and Timothy's birth year is based on their death records. As Carolyn mentioned above baptisms weren't recorded until 1846.

Regards- Mary

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More research needs to be done. I was trying to figure out why your ??Connor might be in Wales. The military is a possibility. Denis below is from the Iveragh Peninsula.

1851 Census

NameDenis Connor
Age23
Estimated Birth Yearabt 1828
RelationPrivate 77 Ryr (Private)
GenderMale
Where bornKillorglin, Kerry, Ireland
Civil Parish or TownshipSt Woollos
Ecclesiastical parishSt Woollos
County/IslandMonmouthshire
CountryWales
Registration DistrictNewport
Sub-registration districtNewport
ED, institution, or vesselNewport Military Barrack
Piece2452
Folio603
Page number11
Household schedule number1

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Thank you for all the information, everyone! We believe Thomas J. Connor's parents left Kerry for Wales in order to earn enough money to immigrate to America but are just basing this on the wave of Irish emigrates moving into Wales in that time period for that purpose. We've also found a record of a Hanoria Driscol md to a Jeremiah Connor from Tralee, and Margaret Connor Sullivan named her daughter Hanoria (Nora) so this lead looks promising. Thank you again for all of your help!

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