Daniel O'Brien

[GeriK64]

Hello,
Can anyone help, I'm trying to trace the marriage record or indeed any record of my great grandfather Daniel O'Brien, he married Elizabeth Walsh. I have always thought they came from the Quay Westport. Daniel was killed in Dakota USA.  Elizabeth returned to Westport and married in 1910 to Thomas Lambert.  Daniel would have been born around 1874. I did contact St Mary's RC church, they were helpful but couldnt find any trace of Daniel. 

[aghadowey]

Any idea when he left Ireland? Have you tried to find a record of his arrival in U.S.? found him in any census records? there may be clues 

[GeriK64]

Hi Aghadowey,

Thanks for your reply  , I'm now beginning to think that they married when in USA, both his children were born 1901,1905, in Philadelphia. When he was killed in the Lead gold mine  my grt grandmother came home to Westport , she married again in 1910 I think, so he must have died between 1905 and 1910.  When I have been searching US arrivals I just presumed they had sailed together, but I'm now searching arrivals separtely.

[shanew147]

There's a possible marriage for Thomas and Elizabeth showing up in Westport district on the BMD Index - these are the refernces :

  Name: Thomas Lambert
  Registration district: Westport
  Event type: Marriage
  Quarter and year: Oct-Dec 1909
  Volume :   4 / Page :   215

Same details listed for a Lizzie Walsh.

You can use these details to order a marriage cert from the GRO - see :

  Ordering Certs from GRO Roscommon
  Details included on a Marriage Cert



Shane

[shanew147]

this appears to be the family on the 1911 census near Westport town. Thomas and Lizzie both Mayo born, married one year, plus two O'Brien children born in the USA, and one Lambert child born Co. Mayo.

  Lambert / O'Brien household, Cloonmonad townland



S.

[GeriK64]

Many Thanks Shane,  I knew this information, but I didn't have the marriage information to Thomas Lambert. excuse my ignorance but the BMD index where do I get this, is that the LDS website. 

[shanew147]

Irish BMD Index is on Familysearch - see :

   Introduction to Irish Records   

here are links to the Index records for Thomas & Lizzie:

  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FYD3-B22
  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FYD3-9PL

I've had a look for likely births in the Westport area for both Daniel and Elizabeth. About three possibles for Elizabeth/Lizzie, but nothing seems to fit for for Daniel...  maybe he was not from Westport, but somewhere else in Mayo, or another part of Ireland ?

p.s. have you located Daniel and/or Lizzie on the 1900 US census ?



S.

[GeriK64]

Sorry Shane, I have just noticed you already had given me the link to the Irish BMD.

[shanew147]

age for Daniel is a little 'out' (age 23 so c1877), but think I may see Daniel & Lizzie as 'OBrian' in 1900 in Philadelphia Ward 38, Pennsylvania ?

According to that census return, they married 1899, arrived in the US 1895.


S.