Annie O'Malley from Mayo

[abyrne]

Thank you so much. This is amazing information. I would love it if you would like to share any pictures an/or documents. Also I would gladly share any marriage / birth documents with you that I have if you are interested.

 The one question that I cannot answer with records that I have is "was Bridget Durkin O'Malley, (mother of James Joseph O'Malley) the sister of Patrick Alfred Durkin?"

If you know anyone that has the answer to that question, I would love the answer. 

[JayUU]

Not having researched the Durkins, I don't know the answer to that. Do you know when Bridget and Patrick died? And where they are buried?

2 possible sources of info to help maybe (1) Headstone inscriptions (2) Local newspaper death notices. Both of which I *might* be able to help with.

[JayUU]

Hi Anne,

I have uploaded all the photos I took the other evening of the entries in various Gore's & Kelly's Directories, when I was looking for 78 Soho Street and then Durkins.

They can all be found and downloaded from here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B9M7ZYkOjhHeMjJ2ZUl6Rm5GNDA/edit

There's a fair bit of unnecessary duplication, but I enjoyed the cross-referening within each directory (sad, I know!).

Brief summary - Patrick Durkin was in the pig business from at least 1896 in Liverpool, then with his brothers (1916). Jumping forward to 1955, we see that a James Durkin and Durkin Brothers are in the same business. Reasonable to assume sons of either Patrick and/or brothers. And the business is operating in 1970.

If you have access to Ancestry, you may want to look up the British Telecom phone directories to see entries for the 1970s and 80s.

I didn't look in the 1882 Gore's as I'm certain that the pork butcher "invasion" from Ireland didnt really get going until a little after that. So 1896 was the 1st one available after that. But Liverpool Library do have plenty of other editions so it might be worth checking there as well.

Cheers

John

[JayUU]

Just looking back through the thread & I saw the photo of James J O'Malley's headstone.

Not sure where you got the photo from, but I took a similar photo myself a few years back!

[abyrne]

Thank you so much

Bridget O'Malley died of cancer Winwick near Warrington of 78 Soho St on 23 March 1915. Administration Liverpool did not occur until Dec 1925. She is buried in Ford Cemetery in grave H508 owned by Patrick Alfred Durkin. Also buried there are her daughter, Bridget died age 3, and her daughters from second marriage to Michael O'Malley Ellen, Margaret and Honor.  There is also an infant Patrick McArdle aged 3 months who I believe was the child of Daniel McArdle and Catherine Durkin McArdle (Patrick Alfred's sister) &  Michael Durkin age 56 (Patrick Alfreds brother (died 1929).  Referenced in this grave record is plot I356 owner Mary W. O'Malley. Buried in I356 are James Joseph O'Malley his brothers Patrick(d 1946) & Thomas (d. 1966) and Mary Winifred O'Malley who died 1974 age 74.   

Patrick Alfred Durkin died 11 Jan 1933 f 10 Prescott Dr Newsham Park Liverpool .  Administration to his wife Helen Durkin and son Martin Francis Durkin meat salesman. He is buried Yew Tree Cemetery section 4C plot 19. There are two stones the second says Nicholas Patrick Durkin (d 1969) Mary Anne Durkin (d. 2005) are buried there.

[abyrne]

I found the deed on file for the grave and paid a gentleman to take the grave photos for me as I live in the US and could not do it myself.

[JayUU]

Looking back at some of your posts Anne, I see that you refer to the Stantons. Be a little careful as the surname is interchangeable with Staunton.

According to the BMD & Census records, Mary W O'Malley's parents (Patrick & Catherine) were STAUNTON. And this corroborates with all the parish records I've been able to find.

It was said that Patrick's brother Thomas (my great grandfather) & spouse Honor changed their name to STANTON, apparently to avoid confusion. [there is some debate as to exactly why].  

The birth records of the children of Patrick Staunton & Winifred Ruane's (ie Thomas, Patrick etc) show that some of them are listed as Staunton and others as Stanton. So apart from any formal change, it was very interchangeable anway - presumably a function of the accent, the priest's hearing etc.   Note that all the children used the name STAUNTON, but only Thomas P changed to STANTON.

[abyrne]

Yes I know names change especially when coming from Ireland to England.

There is another connection I haven't mentioned.  Patrick Alfred Durkin's parents were Martin Durkan/Durcan/Durkin and Anne Staunton/Stanton spellings change depending on which document you are looking at

Martin & Anne died in Ireland and are buried in Killeen.

 Have mercy O Lord on the soul of Martin Durkan who died 24 April 1883 aged 57 and his wife Annie died 1904 aged 60 years and their daughter Onnie died 3 April 1942 aged 70 and her husband Jim McDonnell died 14 July 1938 age 71 RIP — at Killeen Cemetery plot 210 Old Section.

[JayUU]

Interesting. That would put Anne Staunton as being b. ca. 1846.  Maybe a connection to Patrick Staunton, husband of Winifred Ruane. That will be hard to tie down.

Is that Killen Cemetery in Mayo?