To many John O'Connors

[Just.me]

Thank you every one for the links. So as I am piecing all this info together I need to now find a birth cert for John still hahaha hoping he had siblings gratefully for all your help. X

[Just.me]

I have now had confirmation from the Church that John O’Connor Mother was Johanna Walsh and father as I knew was Patrick O’Connor. They were from Townland Camp in Kerry.

I have found there marriage cert on Irishgeneaology and they married in Lissodige which is in Ballynahaglish Kerry, on 25th Feb 1879. This leads me to think John was possible born there? Not found birth certificate yet! Shows how little my family knew about my grandfather!!.

On my grandparents church records, the address for John parents is showing as
Annagh, Barrington Bridge  Co. Limerick. Its 10km or 6 miles to Castleconnell.

So now with your help and others at Roots chat I hope I can pinpoint a birth certificate for John O’Connor/Connor.  Still digging for any clues, I feel lucky.

Many thanks
Debbie

[Kiltaglassan]

I have found there marriage cert on Irishgeneaology and they married in Lissodige which is in Ballynahaglish Kerry, on 25th Feb 1879.

Here's the townland of Lissodeige in Ballynahaglish civil parish.
https://www.townlands.ie/kerry/trughanacmy/ballynahaglish/ballynahaglish/lissodeige/

[Just.me]

I found Johanna as a Widow here and but her name is Walsh, is that My Johanna would she have changed her name back after Patrick O'Connor / Connor died and moved back to Kerry?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Ballynahaglish/Lissodeige/290763/
Thoughts please.?

[heywood]

They are Walsh in 1901 too
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Ballynahaglish/Lissogeige/1430846/

[Just.me]

Thank you so much. not sure how I missed that. Hmm confused now.

[Just.me]

Think I have it wrong, will search again. As thats not making sense if her husband was O'Connor/O'Connor

[Just.me]

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1880/02879/2055244.pdf

I believe I have now found my Grandfathers birth certificate. It was registered in 1880 but his birth was 21st Dec 1879 Those are definitely his parents so he was born in Tralee a place called Kilgobbin.
so in that case I should be able to find them in the 1901 census for there. The one thing that really confuses me about my grandfathers birth year is his death certificate has his age as 74 when in fact he was 90! thats a strange one for sure

[riannisuileabhain]

That would make him 39/40 when he married, did anyone in your family ever comment on him being older than usual for marriage?

I know the expectation of marriage for men was different back then so he easily could’ve been 40, however if there is a large age gap between the people marrying usually it is noted.