Michael Joseph O'Connor Naas

[Jack123]

I am trying to find details about my Grandad's parents & Grand Parents my grandad was Born 14/10/1896 Newbridge Naas his parents are Mary Donahue born 1870 & Jeremiah O'Connor c1865 I would like to know how best to find birth dates & marriage dates going back as far as possible
any help appreciated
Thanks
Jack123

[shanew147]

A place to start the search, if your O'Connor family stayed in Ireland, would be with the 1901 and 1911 census Irish returns. These would give places of birth, occupations, ages, possible relatives etc

Do you have Jeremiah's occupation, and the place of birth for Michael (i.e. street or townland) ?

see  : Introduction to Irish Records

p.s. Newbridge and Naas are two separate towns


Shane

[Jack123]

i Think Jeremiah was in the army
Thanks for info especially on Newbridge & Naas I think it was Naas he was born

[shanew147]

you mentioned a date of birth for Michael - do you have a cert ?

It should show place of birth, and his father's occupation

p.s. the birth seems to be listed on the BMD Index without the O' prefix - i.e. as Michael Joseph Connor


S.

[Sinann]

It would be worth check on Ancestry.com for an army record.
Also it's possible they may not have been using the O of O'Connor at the time.

[Kamilla]

Newbridge and Naas are two seperate places about 10 miles apart. The birth registration Office is situated in Naas.