I'm researching my ggg-grandfather John Gormley, born in Ireland about 1831. When he became a US citizen in Medway, Massachusetts, USA, in 1854, he said he was from County Tyrone in the paperwork. He married Bridget Sheridan in Medway in 1855. His marriage record states his parents were Owen and Mary Gormley. Bridget's parents' names were not stated.
I believe an 18-year-old Irish farmer, John Gormly, who arrived in Boston from Liverpool on the ship Living Age in May 1849 was the same person. Furthermore, there was a 16-year-old Bridget Sheridan on the same ship who very well could have been the woman he married 6 years later (and could have been from County Tyrone as well).They were Catholic; will that narrow down the number of parishes they could have been from?
I'm new here and still learning my way around; I hope you'll be tolerant.
NevadaLaurel
Tuesday 5th May 2015, 10:40PMMessage Board Replies
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You can see what RC parishes there are in Co Tyrone on this link:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/tyronerc.htm
There are about 30. One problem that you will face is that not all of them have records that star as far back as you need. Some of the records are on-line on the rootsireland site (subscription). There are also copies on microfilm in the National Library in Dublin and PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast.
Gormley is a fairly common surname in Tyrone, There were 644 of them in the 1901 census.
Ahoghill Antrim
Wednesday 6th May 2015, 07:29AM -
Thank you for your prompt reply.
NevadaLaurel
Thursday 7th May 2015, 10:12PM