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I have found with my own family when families emigrated they quite often lived in close proximity to each other. I thought it may be worth investigating further.

Rosemary

Garrett O'Connor
Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994

marriage: 5 February 1891 Mahoning, Ohio, United States

spouse: Catherine Reardon

Name Garrett O'Connor

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Ancestry UK Outward Passenger List

Name: Garrett O'Connor

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Birth Date: abt 1871

Departure Date: 11 April 1895

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Destination Port: Boston USA

Search Ship: The Catalonia in the Passenger Ships and Imates

Master: Atken

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175 Myrtle Avenue

Daniel Denehay 42 born 8/1858 Ireland, married 17 years, resident in USA 13 years 1887
Ellen Denehay 38 born 3/1862 Wales (not able to read and write)
Thomas Denehy 15 born 6/1884 Wales a clerk
Maggie Denehy 9 born 10/1890 Ohio
Daniel Denehy 7 born 2/1893 Ohio
Garret Denehy 5 born 6/1895 Ohio
Ivia Denehy (f) 1 born 2/1899 Ohio

167 Myrtle Avenue

Garrett O'Conner 30 born 4/1870 Wales a paddler 11 years in USA
Catherine O'Conner 29 born 7/1870 Ireland 17 years in USA
Mary E O'Conner 8 born 11/1891 Ohio
William F O'Conner 7 born 1/1893 Ohio
Garratt O'Conner 2 born 4/1898 Ohio

Perhaps this information will be useful.

Rosemary

I have mostly relied on internet based searches and think that might be part of my problem as I just keep reviewing the same information over and over.

What should I do?

Thank you all very much.:)

1881 Census, 1 Queen Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

CONNERS

John - 50 - (labourer) born Ireland
Ann - 50 - born Ireland
James - 11- born Aberdare, Glamorgan
John - 20 - rest of the childre, born Merthyr
Mary - 17 - Wales
Ellen - 14 - Wales
Bridget - 10 - Wales
Billy - 7 - Wales
Thomas - 0 - Wales

few doors away at No. 8

Mary CONNORS, Widow 62 Annuitant, born Ireland

1891 Census, Merthyr Tydfil

Connors

John - 60 - born Waterford, Ireland
Austi - 48 - ditto
James - 35 - Son - born Waterford Ireland
Mary - 30 - daughter, born Glam. Aberdare
William - 14
Thomas - 11
Catherine - 9

Looking at Wikipedia - the surname DENEHY mainly comes from Cork & Kerry

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennehy

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As on Daniel's death certificate - occupation Teamaker (on Public Members tree on Ancestry - his father's name was Thomas)** his mother's maiden name is unknown, but was Irish as was Thomas.

? Would Ellen's death certificate have the father's name and mother's maiden name stated

Ancestry - Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index 1845 - 1958 have a Thomas DENEHY marriages - one in 1853
for Dublin South - 5 males listed and 4 women.

Is the Denehy a Catholic family - and therefore the marriage/birth records are not on line?

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Listed are the children of Daniel & Ellen DENEHY - as family names are more often than not a clue

Thomas A - 1885-1963

Margret (Maggie) - 1890

Margret - 1891

Daniel J - 1895

John Paul Garrett - 1895-1973

Ivor Ellen - 1898

Leonard - 1903-1917

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Margret would seem to be a family name and Garrett might be a surname - Ivor is a Welsh name

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennehy

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As on Daniel's death certificate - occupation Teamaker (on Public Members tree on Ancestry - his father's name was Thomas)** his mother's maiden name is unknown, but was Irish as was Thomas.

? Would Ellen's death certificate have the father's name and mother's maiden name stated

Ancestry - Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index 1845 - 1958 have a Thomas DENEHY marriages - one in 1853
for Dublin South - 5 males listed and 4 women.

Is the Denehy a Catholic family - and therefore the marriage/birth records are not on line?

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*** (Ancestry Public members tree)

Listed are the children of Daniel & Ellen DENEHY - as family names are more often than not a clue

Thomas A - 1885-1963

Margret (Maggie) - 1890

Margret - 1891

Daniel J - 1895

John Paul Garrett - 1895-1973

Ivor Ellen - 1898

Leonard - 1903-1917

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Margret would seem to be a family name and Garrett might be a christian/surname - Ivor is a Welsh name

# statistically speaking only of course, I do dislike this word with it's insulting double meaning, but what obvious alternative is there ? (answers please..)

1871 50 High St, Bedwellty Parish, Tredegar,

Cornelius O'CONNOR Head b.1828 Cork, Ireland, Labourer in a coke yard.
Hannah Wife b.1833 Cork, Ireland
Mary Daur b.1851 Cork, Ireland, Labourer in coke ovens
Patrick Son b.1854 Bedwellty, Mon. Labourer in iron works
Ellen Daur b.1861 Bedwellty, Mon. Scholar
Margaret Daur b.1871 Bedwellty, Mon.
Daniel CLOGAN Lodger b.1851 Milford, Cork, Labourer in iron works.

The same family can be traced in 1861 under the name CONNOR and at almost the same location.

Maybe this might match with your own information about Ellen O'CONNORS?

Since the emigration date seems almost certainly to have been well before 1891 I doubt the record could refer to Daniel DENEHY.

NAME: Daniel DeueneSPOUSE: Ellen DeueneBIRTH: abt 1861 - Cork, IrelandRESIDENCE: 1891 - township, city, Glamorgan, Wales

It looks about right and even shows a Thomas as well, my only problem is that everything else I have says they came to the United States around 1887 so if this is them could a 1891 Census show someone who had already left wales?

Thanks

Thomas A's birth date is given as the 29 June - so Jeff's birth may be the correct one i.e.

Name: Thomas Peter DENAHAY (Daniel's father's name given as Thomas on D's death certificate, on Public members tree)

Date of Reg: July/Aug/Sept 1884

Reg District: Newport

Inferred County: Monmouthshire

Volume: 11a

Page: 194

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1881 Wales Census, Cardiff, St John -- 20 Sandon Place, Glamorgan - Cardiff, Monmouthshire

John DALEY - 56 - Coal Keeper ??? - born Ireland, Cork
Mary DALEY - 53
John DALEY - 26
Thomas DALEY - 17
Margaret DALEY - 13
Mary O'BRIEN - 40
Daniel DUMEY - 21 - labourer, born Ireland, Cork
John O'Sullivan - 26
Ellen SUTTON - 45
Catherine WALSH - 28
Jermemiah DALEY - 40
Ellen DALEY - 40

1881 Wales Census, Cardiff St John - 20 Park Place

working for Thomas U H PLAIN - Shipbuilder

Ellen Oconnor - 26 - General Servant, born Cork Ireland

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Ancestry (Marriage)

Name: Daniel DENERY

Date of Registration: April/May/June 1883

Reg. District: Newport

Inferred County: Monmouthshire

Volume Number: 11a

Page Number: 300

Looking again at FreeBMD, thanks to your prompt, they have

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Marriages Jun 1883 (>99%)
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DENERY Daniel Newport, M. 11a 300
Fenny Edward Joseph Newport, M. 11a 300
HARNOTT Mary Newport, M. 11a 300
O'Connors Ellen Newport, M. 11a 300

The scan of the page for Daniel isn't too clear to me, the typeset "R" also looks a bit like it's been crossed with an "H" !. This, plus the apparent rarity of O' ConnorS as a surname, suggests this is indeed the correct Marriage Record.

Well spotted sir !

Thank you for your time.

Thank you again for your help.