Patrick Duffy - Boston, Massachusetts

[pckl]

My 3x Great Grandmother's family were the Duffys, who mostly settled at New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland after the Irish famine. On her's, as well as her sibling's marriage and death certificates, their parents are named as Patrick Duffy and Marjory Harkins.

Today, I have came across a death record of a Patrick Duffy b. circa. 1832, Ireland who died in Boston, Massachusetts on 1st December 1893. His parents are named as Patrick Duffy and 'Margery' Harkins. I believe this Patrick to be another sibling of my 3x Great Grandmother.

I wonder if anyone would be able to help find records of this Patrick Duffy in the US, if he had any family etc. I'm in England, and I'm afraid I'm not that familiar with US records and where to look for them really. 

Thank you in advance 

pckl

[shellyesq]

Unfortunately, the 1890 census was almost entirely destroyed by fire, so that might make things a bit more difficult here.  Also, there seem to be quite a few Patrick Duffys in Boston.  The 1880 and earlier census records are available on www.familysearch.org.  It might be worth checking to see if you can find anything about him in Ireland/Scotland, so you can narrow down when he might have come to the US.

The transcribed death record says the death place was "Rear 4 Webber St."  In the 1893 Boston city directory, I see a Patrick Duffy, laborer, whose home was rear 8 Webber.  Maybe that's him?

[shellyesq]

Possible matches in Boston city directories

1892
Duffy, Patrick, laborer, home rear 8 Webber

1890
Duffy, Patrick, home rear 4 Webber

1876-1878, 1880, 1882-1883
Duffy, Patrick, ropemaker, house rear 4 Webber

1870
Duffy, Patrick, ropemaker, house 4 Webber

1869
Duffy, Patrick, ropemaker, house 15 Webber

[pckl]

Hello - and thanks for the quick reply!

It's a struggle to find any Irish records really, and I haven't been able to find any on this side of the family. As far as I know, Patrick Duffy didn't move to Scotland at all. He certainly isn't living with the rest of his siblings in the Scottish census.

As for those city directories, they do all seem to be the right Patrick, as he was a ropemaker on the death record. As Patrick was clearly there on the 1870, is there a way to find Patrick living at 4 Webber Street then? I'm going to check FamilySearch for the census now.

Thanks!

[shellyesq]

This Patrick Duffy was living at 4 Webber for the 1880 census - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHXT-HGH

The 1870 census doesn't give a street address, but this looks like the same family - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD3T-8PN

[*Sandra*]

Possibility for the birth of Edward Duffy born 8th October 1868 to Patrick J and Mary J
Edward married Hannah T Fleming - 19 August 1891 - both aged 22 years.  Edward Duffy was a ropemaker. Hannah was a spinner - parents John and Julia.


Boston Ward 17, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1900 - the birth month for Edward varies from the birth record

Edward Duffy  31 Born Jan 1869. MA. Ropemaker. Married 9 years.
Hannah Duffy  31 Born July 1868. MA
Joseph Duffy  7  Julia Duffy  5
Edward Duffy  4  John Duffy  2

Boston Ward 17, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1910 -

Hannah T Duffy  41 Widowed. Had 5 children and 5 survive.
Joseph H Duffy  17 Scourer. Shoeshop.
Julia V Duffy  15 Tabler. B.Bindery.
Edward L Duffy  13
John Duffy  11
Isabella Duffy  9

Sandra
 

[*Sandra*]

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1930

Hannah Duffey  61 Widowed. Age at first marriage 23 years. 
Isabelle N Duffey  29 Operator. telephone.
Edward L Duffey  34 Can't quite read occupation.

157 Bowdoin Street -   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1940

Hannah T Duffy  71 Widowed.
Edward Duffy  44 Labourer.
Isabel M Duffy  39 Telephone Agent.
Irene Duffy  19 Grand-daughter

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Julia Duffy seems to be married to Leroy Herbert Pray on the 1920 census for Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
The marriage entry on family search seems to suggest the father of Julia was Edward L Duffy and mother Hannah Fleming    3 April 1915.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4XD-D58

Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1920

Leroy H Pray  25 Helper. Steam-Fitter.
Julia V Pray  25
William L Pray  4 years and 1 month
Edward L Pray  3
Leroy H Pray  1 year 6 months
Isabel M Pray  1 month

1930 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Leroy Pray  35 First married at 20 years. Pipe Fitter. Steam Railway.
Julia Pray  35 First married at 20 years.
Edward Pray  13   Leroy Pray  11
Isabelle Pray  10  Lillian Pray  7

Edward L Pray 6th February 1917 - died 19 November 1990

Isabel M Pray/Aris died 6 th October 1978 (initial "M" could be Muriel)

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1940

Leroy H Pray  46 Pipe Fitter.
Julia V Pray  45
Lillian Pray  16

Sandra