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Hello All, 

I am on what i can only decribe as a family mystry and i am trying to solove it! 

So my Grandma (Mary Towey) was born in Brighton in 1934, Her Mother, was known as Ellen Towey. We understand that Ellen came over from Ireland to the Liverpool/ Manchester area and then made her way to Brighton. Where she stayed with Caroline and Alfred Charles Murphy in Cannon Street Brighton. Although we are not sure why or when this happened. 

After this, my Great Mother Ellen left the child Mary Towey with the Murphy who raised her, and my grandmother never remembers her mother. We know that Ellen was sending money to the family to take care of my grandmother Mary, but this stopped arounf 1935/6. We think that she might have moved to the US, but i am struggling to find anmy records. 

Thank you to anyone that can help, 

Kind Regards 

 

 

Charlie

Monday 14th Jun 2021, 09:31PM

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  • Charlie:it 

    I assume Ellen Towey was not married? 

    If Ellen Towey was her birth name then is very likely that she came from near the town of Ballaghaderreen in Co. Roscommon. Some of the Toweys lived just across the county border into East Co. Mayo.

    Any idea what year Ellen was born?

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 14th Jun 2021, 11:04PM

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