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James Connor / O'Connor 1837

County Kerry Killeentierna (Kerry)

Place of migration

Migrated to/Born in New Zealand

Additional Information
Date of BirthJanuary 28, 1837 VIEW SOURCE
Date of DeathJuly 19, 1919 VIEW SOURCE
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname)Oline Olsdatter, aka Lena, Olliva, and also Olive Olson O'Connor / Connor. Born 19 Oct 1847, Likvern Farm, Sørskogsbygda, Hedmark, Norway, to Ole Halvorsen & Marte Armundsdatter. Emigrated to New Zealand, 30 Aug 1872 on 'Friedeburg' to Lyttelton. VIEW SOURCE
Place & Date of Marriage30 Oct 1875: Oline Olsdatter (servant, spinster, 27) & James Connor (labourer, bachelor, 35) were married by Fr Jean-Pierre Chareyre, Catholic Church in Christchurch, New Zealand Source: Notice of Intention to Marry, Registration of Marriage.
Number of ChildrenJames Connor and Oline Olsdatter had 7 children.
Names of ChildrenCatherine: born 24 Feb 1876 at Southbridge, New Zealand, died 20 Jun 1892 at Chertsey, New Zealand at age 16 from 'obstruction of the bowel'. VIEW SOURCE
Names of ChildrenEllen Jane : born 8 Mar 1878 at Southbridge, New Zealand, died 8 Nov 1908 at Chertsey, New Zealand at age 30 from 'chronic rheumatism (5 years). Ellen was the sewing teacher at Chertsey School. VIEW SOURCE
Names of ChildrenBrian: born 3 Feb 1880 at Southbridge, New Zealand, died 10 Mar 1949 at Chertsey aged 69. Brian , engine driver married Alice Emily Santy (1888-1966) in 1905, and eight children: Cyril, Winifred, Harold, William, Eileen, Nancy, Leonard & Sylvia. VIEW SOURCE
Names of ChildrenJames: born 23 Nov 1881 at Southbridge, New Zealand, died 30 Jan 1957 at Chertsey, New Zealand, aged 74. James was a farm labourer and never married. VIEW SOURCE
Names of ChildrenMartha: born 6 Jul 1884 at Southbridge, New Zealand, died 6 Jul 1895 at Chertsey, New Zealand, aged 11. Cause of death: phthisis, duration, one year. VIEW SOURCE
Names of ChildrenMary Ann: born at Doyleston, New Zealand, died at Chertsey, New Zealand aged 21. Cause of death: phthisis, duration - 6 months. VIEW SOURCE
Names of ChildrenWilliam John: born 26 Jan 1892 at Chertsey, New Zealand, died 22 Jan 1913 at Chertsey, New Zealand, aged 21. Cause of death: phthisis. Occupation: labourer. VIEW SOURCE
OccupationJames Connor was listed as a farm labourer on his children's birth certificates. He farmed land at Southbridge, Doyleston and Chertsey. At Chertsey, he leased Reserve 1769. He was illiterate, marking his documents with an X. VIEW SOURCE
New TypeDeath Notice: DEATHS. O'CONNOR.—On July 12, 1919, at his residence, Chertsey, James, beloved husband of Lena O'Connor; aged 83 years. R.I.P. VIEW SOURCE
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Some communities associated with this ancestor

Kerry
Killeentierna (Kerry)

Some ancestors associated with these communities

Mr
Parish: Killeentierna (Kerry)
DOB: May 20, 1829
Mrs
Parish: Killeentierna (Kerry)
DOB: January 1, 1800
Mr
Parish: Killeentierna (Kerry)
DOB: January 1, 1790

Some buildings associated with these communities

The Lansdlord's Garden(Gairdin Ban)
County: Kerry
Parish: Killemlagh (Kerry)
LANDLORDS GARDEN,BALLYNABLOUN 1831.
County: Kerry
Parish: Prior (Kerry)
John Leahy Farm, Abbeydorney
County: Kerry
Parish: Ardfert (Kerry)

Some timeline events associated with these communities

2020s
test time14 January 14, 2025
1850s
Baptism of John Shea July 10, 1852
1840s
Baptism of Twins Julia and Catherine Shea September 26, 1848