Hello,
I’m searching for information about my great great grandparents Mary Connelly and John Connelly (married in Coleraine in 1912).
It’s a complicated story but it seems that Mary ran away from home when she was 15 so there’s no confirmation of her family name, although some people have mentioned it was Bradley or Macallister but there is no proof. She had several children with John, one of who was my great grandma, Martha Connolly, who married Jamie Spence.
I would like to know if anyone has any real confirmation of Mary’s surname and birthdate. The birthdate mentioned by others searching says 1849 and John was born in 1827.
My great grandma’s birthdate (according to others) was in 1874 and Jamie’s was in 1884. I have the record of James’ but not Martha’s (other people have linked it but the link goes nowhere).This puts her 10 years older than her husband. I’m wondering if this information is in fact correct as I can’t find her in the census if that’s the case. She was a servant and I’ve searched every possible spelling of that name.
Secondly, Martha had 2 illegitimate children (one was Kathleen) and rumor in the family was that it was the master of the house where she worked but I have no information on where she worked to even look into that.
I’ve searched genealogy sites and old newspapers, but I can’t find any leads. I’d really appreciate it if anyone can help!
Thank you in advance!
