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Hi i am james o brien .im looking for information on nellie or Ellen o brien from fermoy co cork possibly grange or mitchelstown glenduff Born about 1908. She was 40 at my birth .

I was born in cork 12 March 1946.im in my 70s now but i would really like to find my family .Nellie is on my birth cert as my mother and James o brien was her husband .My sponsors were Michael spillane and Bridie Duggan. I have no record of any family members . Any help would be appreciated

Thank you

James o brien

Tuesday 10th Dec 2019, 06:25PM

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  • Hi James,

    The 1911 Irish Census is free to search online ( http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/). There are 7 records of Nellie O'Brien aged 5 + - %years in Cork including this one:

    SurnameForenameAgeSexRelation to headReligion

    OBrienJohn36MaleHead of FamilyRoman Catholic

    OBrienHannah35FemaleWifeRoman Catholic

    OBrienJames2MaleSonRoman Catholic

    OBrienNellie5FemaleDaughterRoman Catholic

    None are from Fermoy or Grange though

    www.irishgenealogy.ie/ has this one in Church Records:

    NameELLEN O BRIENDate of Birth04 December 1906Group Registration ID401553SR District/Reg AreaFermoySexFemaleMother's Birth SurnameO BRIEN

    If you click on the Image option it gives father as Richard O'Brien Farmer Kilcumner & Mother also Ellen & name at birth O'Brien

    There are a couple in Civil Records also:

    NameELLEN O BREINDate of Birth26 April 1907Group Registration ID718460SR District/Reg AreaFermoySexFemaleMother's Birth SurnameFITZPATRICK

    NameELLEN O BRIENDate of Birth06 August 1900Group Registration ID112442SR District/Reg AreaFermoySexFemaleMother's Birth SurnameFITZGIBBONS

    Does your birth certficate have a father's name?

    Are either of your sponsors still alive?

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    ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 11th Dec 2019, 07:20AM
  • Thanks a million for your reply . I will look into these.. I didn't have any luck finding the sponsors . I was born in st Kevin's nursing home in 29 south terrace cork and records show she was possibly 40 in 1946.

    New info

    Nellie husbands name was James o brien born about 1907 fermoy . the records show that nellie o brien had 2 other children before me but I don't have names for them . Any help eould be great please ?

    Thanks

    James o brien

    Wednesday 11th Dec 2019, 07:47AM

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