Conroys of Roscommon>Wigan, England>NY
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Conroys of Roscommon>Wigan, England>NY
| Joel Lane (View posts) | Posted: 7 Feb 1999 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Conroy, Conry, Brady, Lynch, McLoughlin
I am looking for any information regarding my ggrandma, Ellen Conroy, who came from an Irish family in Wigan, England to New York in about 1890. I'm more than happy to share any info. Following is what I now about her grandparents and parents:
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Michael Conry born c1815 probably in Killinvoy, County Roscommon. Probably dead before 1880. He married Brigid McLoughlin (born c1810 in Ireland)about 1830.
6 known children: John born c1835; Bridget c1840; Ann 1842; Thomas 1846; Ellen 1849; and James 1852.
Thomas Lynch born c1805 in Ireland (probably in County Mayo), in about 1830 he married Bridget ____? born c1810.
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John Conroy born c1835 in Killinvoy (civil parish), Knockcroghery (Catholic parish), Barony of Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland. He is said to have left Ireland at the time of the famine and after working as a laborer, became one of the first Irish pub owners (Black Bull pub in Wigan, Lancashire) in England. He was in Lancashire by November 1856 where he married Mary Lynch 16 February, 1858 at St. James Church, Orrell, Lancashire. He married a 2nd time to Mary McCormick in 1880. He died 27 June, 1898 in Wigan and is buried at St. James Church.
Mary Lynch born c1836 in Breaghwy, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. She married John Conroy 16 February, 1858 at St. James Church, Orrell, Lancashire.
5 children: Ann born c1865 in Upholland, Lancashire; Thomas c1867 Upholland; Mary c1869 Upholland; Ellen Mary 9 January 1871 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire; Bridget Beatrice 11 April 1874 in Pemberton.
Mary Lynch Conroy died 15 September 1879 in Wigan. Buried at St. James Church.
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Thomas Alphonsus Brady born 2 March, 1870 in New York, New York. He was an accountant for city of New York. He married Ellen Conroy by 1894. They lived in New Jersey for a period in 1890's. He died 3 May 1926 in Queens, New York.
Ellen Conroy born January 1872 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England. She emigrated to U.S. with a sister c.1890 and married Thomas Brady c. 1893.
11 children: Thomas born November 1894 in New Jersey; Francis E. July 1896 in New Jersey; George Dewey 6 August, 1899 in New York; John Joseph and Matilda (both died as young children); Helen February 1901; Walter; Charles; Beatrice 19 August 1908; Jay (stillborn) 19 August 1908; and Gilbert. She died on 29 October, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Michael Conry born c1815 probably in Killinvoy, County Roscommon. Probably dead before 1880. He married Brigid McLoughlin (born c1810 in Ireland)about 1830.
6 known children: John born c1835; Bridget c1840; Ann 1842; Thomas 1846; Ellen 1849; and James 1852.
Thomas Lynch born c1805 in Ireland (probably in County Mayo), in about 1830 he married Bridget ____? born c1810.
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John Conroy born c1835 in Killinvoy (civil parish), Knockcroghery (Catholic parish), Barony of Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland. He is said to have left Ireland at the time of the famine and after working as a laborer, became one of the first Irish pub owners (Black Bull pub in Wigan, Lancashire) in England. He was in Lancashire by November 1856 where he married Mary Lynch 16 February, 1858 at St. James Church, Orrell, Lancashire. He married a 2nd time to Mary McCormick in 1880. He died 27 June, 1898 in Wigan and is buried at St. James Church.
Mary Lynch born c1836 in Breaghwy, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. She married John Conroy 16 February, 1858 at St. James Church, Orrell, Lancashire.
5 children: Ann born c1865 in Upholland, Lancashire; Thomas c1867 Upholland; Mary c1869 Upholland; Ellen Mary 9 January 1871 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire; Bridget Beatrice 11 April 1874 in Pemberton.
Mary Lynch Conroy died 15 September 1879 in Wigan. Buried at St. James Church.
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Thomas Alphonsus Brady born 2 March, 1870 in New York, New York. He was an accountant for city of New York. He married Ellen Conroy by 1894. They lived in New Jersey for a period in 1890's. He died 3 May 1926 in Queens, New York.
Ellen Conroy born January 1872 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England. She emigrated to U.S. with a sister c.1890 and married Thomas Brady c. 1893.
11 children: Thomas born November 1894 in New Jersey; Francis E. July 1896 in New Jersey; George Dewey 6 August, 1899 in New York; John Joseph and Matilda (both died as young children); Helen February 1901; Walter; Charles; Beatrice 19 August 1908; Jay (stillborn) 19 August 1908; and Gilbert. She died on 29 October, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York.