I would like to find the origin of my 2nd gr grand James Murphy (parents Timothy Murphy and Honora Brennan) was b in Ire abt 1845. He married Abigail Attridge (parents William Attridge and Margaret Ahearn). They immigrated in 1866 on the Chancellor from Liverpool to NY. Their first-born Mary was born at sea. They went on to Boston where they had my gr grandm Anna Marie Murphy in 1873 and 7 other children.
No know connections to Iowa.
5thMaureen
Sunday 23rd Jun 2013, 02:38PMMessage Board Replies
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Maureen:
I looked at the Griffiths Valuation head of household listing and the name Attridge and variants is found almost exclusively in Co. Cork. The survey was conducted in Co. Cork in 1852 and the only William Attridge listed lived in Rossmore townland Durrus civil parish which is in western Co. Cork bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It gets a little more complicated because there were four other Williams with variant names.
You may want to look at www.irishgenealogy.ie This is a new Irish government site which has some baptismal records for Cork and perhaps you can locate Abigail or James.
Roger McDonnell
Griffith Atridge William Hollyhill Aghadown Co. Cork Griffith Atridge William Gortnaclohy Creagh Co. Cork Griffith Atteridge William Glansallagh Skull Co. Cork Griffith Atteridge William Lissacaha Skull Co. Cork
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 23rd Jun 2013, 04:19PM -
I need more practice searching through Griffiths. Thank you for finding this and helping me to identify the place. I have burnt some midnigiht oil with the wonderful Irish Genealogy link you posted. I lOVE that site. I will continue to look for more name variations for James and Abigail.
5thMaureen
Sunday 23rd Jun 2013, 05:28PM -
oops...I think I posed a separate message instead of replying to your response! Thank you!
5thMaureen
Sunday 23rd Jun 2013, 05:30PM