...could anyone help with the following . I have found out my great grandfather came from Wexford name Peter O'Brien we think he was born around 1863 he married Eliza maiden name not known yet. He moved to Liverpool with his wife and children as they are on the 1901 census my dad who is in his late 80's remembers visiting Wexford to visit relatives may have been late 1920's to early 1930's he stayed in Bride Street although he can't remeber the names of relatives, it would be great if anyone could help with any information, my great grandfather has occupation sailor on the census.
Peter & Eliza O’Brien were married around 1881 and had 8 children.
In their 1901 UK census record they have 4 children listed including Martha aged 16 and John aged 10. It looks like the entries shown below are their baptism records from Bride St church. Martha was born on 4th March 1885 & John on 31st Dec 1890.
Elizabeth, their other daughter, married a ‘Naughton’ but was a 24 year old widow by 1911.
Thomas, the youngest living child, was born in Liverpool per a later census record and so the family must have moved there from Wexford between 1891 and 1896.
Eliza’s maiden name was Clancy. Note the surnames are spelt as Brien rather than O’Brien.
In the 1911 Ireland census there is a Thomas O’Brien (of similar age to Peter) resident in Bride Street. He also has a daughter named Martha. As Martha is an unusual forename (only 6 girls under aged 20 in the whole of Wexford Town with this name) it would strongly suggest that Peter & Thomas were brothers.
Maybe this was the family your Father visted.
