Ancestry/Genealogy

Buckeye_Democrat

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6. Congrats!

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Sat Oct 24, 2020, 09:27 AM

Oct 2020

Genealogy can be very fun!

It's puzzle-solving, new social connections and lessons in history!

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well i found an irish cousin. adopted. also, this guy- [View all] mopinko Oct 2020 OP

With a rebel yell ... blm Oct 2020 #1

no shit. mopinko Oct 2020 #4

Great for you ! I presume with a name like Dwyer, your ancestor probably OnDoutside Oct 2020 #2

some there, yes. mopinko Oct 2020 #3

Mayo's lovely...had a lovely week at the Mulranny hotel out by Achill OnDoutside Oct 2020 #5

i cant wait to go. mopinko Oct 2020 #7

Any idea when he travelled to America ? 1890s ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #9

1842 mopinko Oct 2020 #12

I see a tree on Ancestry where there's a Daniel Cahill and an Ellen Louise Hipwell. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #19

oh man. ty. mopinko Oct 2020 #20

Well in that case, this one looks more like it OnDoutside Oct 2020 #22

Ooops I got my Kings and Queens mixed up ! OnDoutside Oct 2020 #21

Another thing on Daniel's military career OnDoutside Oct 2020 #23

mind blown. the biggest part? mopinko Oct 2020 #24

Delighted to be able to help, I've been researching my own family tree OnDoutside Oct 2020 #25

fwiw, there are a few michael dwyers in my tree. mopinko Oct 2020 #26

Can you give me any dates/locations ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #27

here's what i have so far mopinko Oct 2020 #28

Here's James and Rose marriage OnDoutside Oct 2020 #37

was michael dwyer sent to botany bay? mopinko Oct 2020 #38

If this is the correct Ann Lawler, then her spouse was John OnDoutside Oct 2020 #39

i may have been confused. mopinko Oct 2020 #40

This looks like Ann's Birth details ! OnDoutside Oct 2020 #45

ok, basically, yes. mopinko Oct 2020 #43

blacksmith makes sense. gramps was a ferrier. mopinko Oct 2020 #41

so, john here is michael dwyer's brother patrick's son. mopinko Dec 2020 #55

ok, found this- mopinko Oct 2020 #35

bingo mopinko Oct 2020 #36

ok, that's confused. mopinko Oct 2020 #42

i find it appalling that he ended up a famine refugee. mopinko Oct 2020 #29

No he joined before the famine, and the British Army was built on the OnDoutside Oct 2020 #30

yeah, but he came here in 42 as a famine refugee. mopinko Oct 2020 #31

Where did you see that Daniel Cahill arrived as a famine refugee in 1842 ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #32

ellis island records. mopinko Oct 2020 #33

might be 44. dont remember atm mopinko Oct 2020 #34

Just to be clear, we're talking about Daniel Cahill ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #44

hmm. well it wasnt her only mistake. mopinko Oct 2020 #46

Well to be fair, Daniel Cahill isn't too uncommon a name, so understandable. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #49

true. mopinko Oct 2020 #50

yeah the brits. mopinko Oct 2020 #47

Meticulous for sure. The unfortunate thing is that a lot of census records were destroyed by OnDoutside Oct 2020 #48

didnt a lot of the irish records get burned too? mopinko Oct 2020 #51

Yes, there were 3 separate incidents OnDoutside Oct 2020 #52

that would be awesome. mopinko Oct 2020 #53

Congrats! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #6

yeah. learning the drinking songs. mopinko Oct 2020 #8

If you are going to Tipperary, this is the one to know OnDoutside Oct 2020 #11

that's a great one. thx. mopinko Oct 2020 #13

It is amazing! snowybirdie Oct 2020 #10

no kidding. mopinko Oct 2020 #14

Very cool! I'm so glad you accepted and helped her... WePurrsevere Oct 2020 #15

we were joking this morning- mopinko Oct 2020 #16

That's great! I'm so glad you have so much in common... WePurrsevere Oct 2020 #17

i have a nephew. mopinko Oct 2020 #18

michael dwyer's brother patrick is my ggrandfather. mopinko Dec 2020 #54