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, 06:25PMMessage Board Replies
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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?
Col
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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