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Re: CONOLLY

Joannconollycousino — 2011-06-25 12:10:54Z

my grandfather was lowell conolly.He married gladys loomus.Has 7 sons. James which is my father,russ,dale,norman,roger,larry and butch.

Grand Cayman Island - Conolly

aewoolford — 2011-01-17 19:36:26Z

Hi,

I am looking for any information about Lambert W. Conolly. He was married to Macie Winston and had 4 kids (David, Leanora, Eldeen, Lambert Alfredo and Numan). Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

CONOLLY Sidney M Jr honor our hero who died in Vietnam - Wall section 56W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2010-09-12 20:55:08Z

CONOLLY Sidney M Jr honor our hero who died in Vietnam - Wall section 56W

Honor our Vets. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 216,566 photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Conolly

tonyjubb — 2010-01-28 14:40:10Z

Hello Peter
As you see I am a Conolly. The family originally was from Ireland and my ggg grandfather was Daniel, purportedly related to Thomas Conolly, of Castletown, Celbridge, County Kildare although I'm having problems going further back due to the problem with Irish records and the Troubles. My husband and I have seen the house, typically Georgian and grand and currently being restored by the Guiness family. If you have an gen at all prior to 1852, I would be really interested.

Re: BARNADO HOME CHILDREN -CONNOLLY

tanyagraham11 — 2009-03-02 23:47:20Z

G-day

I have got Connolly's in my family tree. Her name Emma Mary Connolly and her parents are Matthew Connolly and Eliza. I found in my Grandfathers Family tree book that his mother was related to the Barnado Home so maybe we could be related.

Cheers

Re: Conolly, George

nealconolly — 2008-04-07 00:22:13Z

James Copolly of Rochester is of the same family tree. Please forward

Re: Conolly, George

jennymaguire161 — 2008-04-06 22:43:43Z

Hi,

Thank you so much for replying I really appreciate it.

My George Conolly was possibly from the Dublin area. he immigrated to Philadelphia about 1830. He was born about 1813. I believe he was a protestant. Around 1930 my grandfather inherited an Irish castle or at least he was among the list of people who inherited. Unfortunately the name is long forgotten. My father thought it was in the Dublin area but was not sure.

My George married in PA and also lived in VA and Ohio and finally settled in MI. There seem to have been several Conolly families in Michigan at the time but I have not been able to connect them.

I don't think my family fits w/ yours but would it be alright if I forward it to Jim Conolly who lives in NY? I think he has bookbinders in his family.

Most sincerely,
Jenny Maguire

Re: Conolly - Dublin and Galway George

nealconolly — 2008-04-06 21:10:05Z

Sean O'Neil of Dublin research finds that George
>Conolly (2.) [thought to be ours] was likely the son of
>George Conolly (birthdate unknown) and mother Esther, who was baptised
>July 12, 1747 a Catholic in the St. Andrews Church in Dublin. George 1.
>died
>in 1764. Each of these ancestors were cordwainers, the makers of fine
>leather shoes, and shoemakers. Their work with leather evolved into book
>binding and then printing. Perhaps there was some blood relation to the
>family of Speaker Conolly futher back but not found on this research.
>
>By 1775 the second (our) George had died or gone away as he disappears from
>the records. George's son, Caleb Conolly was born in 1774 with
>a
>first name that is virtually unknown to Catholics which indicates that his
>father had become a protestant. Caleb lived in Dublin at 30 Anne Street
>with
>latter records indicating his relocation to Galway by 1816. Caleb had a
>brother, George, who also lived in Dublin through 1797, and then removed to
>Galway.
>
>As you will see, there are some holes in his research which you may be able
>to fill from yours, as Sean was not provided with much other than Caleb
>Henry's brief notes on 1747 George and his protestant religion and his
>sketch of descendents.
>
>The two sons of George 2. were of different religions by the time of the
>1798 uprisings, each serving with an opposing faction, each being captured
>or briefly interned. [On my first trip to Ireland this summer I was told by
>John Bourke of Galway that it was extremely common for families to have a
>member choose a different religion in order to survive, and that not to
>think ill of the same in the first instance].
>
>It appears that the family then ultimately removed to Galway, where the
>protestant George became the printer of a newpaper in Galway[ referred to
>by
>Sean as a "Royalist" rag]. At his death in 1837 his son Thomas publish an
>obituary which Sean excerpted:
>
>He was the OWNER of the GALWAY WEEKLY ADVERTISER and died at his house at
>CROSS STREET at 4 o'clock pm on Tuesday. He was born in Dublin 1767 ( but
>this is contradicted by his burial record). He adopted the trade of
>Bookbinder and it states without proof that he "was resolved to live
>independently of his parents who were of an ANCIENT and RESPECTABLE
>family".
>It appears he worked his away around the main towns and cities of Europe
>and
>settled 45 years ago at Galway town. "His hostility to the Church of Rome
>was unbending". At the outbreak of the 1798 rebellion while he was in
>GALWAY
>he joined the Yeomanry under General Le Poer Trench and " left his
>booksellers shop to encounter the horrors of war". He was taken prisoner by
>the French who then marched on Castlebar with prisoners and he was later
>liberated by General Humbert. He suffered a paralytic stroke in 1834. His
>eldest son was given as Thomas. In the same newspaper Vol.xx.No.28 13th
>July
>1839 THOMAS CONOLLY announces in an advert. that he is now the proprieter
>of
>the newspaper and asks that all outstanding bills be paid.He also
>advertises
>for an apprentice "who shall be treated like one of the family".
>
>Sean also notes: GEORGE CONOLLY of CROSS street is named in the burial
>records of St.Nicholas Church of Ireland GALWAY town (P. 519 RCBL) and was
>interred 20th June 1839 aged 65 years. This means he was born c.1774 which
>would mean he was born 1773-1775 around the same time as CALEB CONOLLY b.c.
>1774.
>
>The Caleb Conolly--Catholic side of the family can be traced in Dublin
>through a series of recorded instruments (seven in total copied by Sean and
>the copies are now in the possession of my father). In 1814 Caleb Conolly
>was addressed in the preface of one insturment of conveyance in Dublin as
>Caleb "Connolly", but he signed the same as Caleb Conolly. Sean repeated to
>me that the Irish were notoriously casual about their spelling of the
>surname and that one can be seriously mislead if not willing to accept that
>the surname spelling is changed from time to time.
>
>In another instrument Caleb's move to Galway is confirmed: Dated 10th Feb.
>1819
>OWEN to JACKSON.CALEB CONOLLY (1) of GALWAY named as a bookseller and
>also
>of Camden street, DUBLIN CITY. Referred to thus in regard to premises in
>Camden street :
>
>"and are generally tenanted by said CALEB CONOLLY, BARRETT FERRIS and
>CHARLES JAS. McDONNELL".CALEB (1) is just mentioned in passing in this
>memorial but it does prove that CALEB CONOLLY (1) of Camden street,
>DUBLIN
>ended up in GALWAY town sometime 1816-1819. His son THOMAS ZACHARIAH
>CONOLLY
>(3) may have been born in GALWAY area in 1811 but the RC register of Galway
>town only starts in c.1814. Thomas is not found in the Church of Ireland
>St.Nicholas register Galway.
>
>In yet another instrument the connection to our family is made:
>
>6.
>738/510/503245
>Dated : 22nd March 1819.
>
>This involves GEORGE CONOLLY (3) of the town of GALWAY, a stationer, and
>refers to a memorial of 1802 involving Patrick Darcy and George Conolly
>(land just outside Galway town). This memorial also involved a JOHN GALWAY
>of Summerhill in DUBLIN CITY.
>
>This GEORGE CONOLLY (3) is no doubt the brother of CALEB CONOLLY (1) who
>probably ended up in GALWAY town to assist him during the 1816-1819 period.
>This GEORGE CONOLLY has a WILL extract recorded in National Archives of
>Ireland, Bishop street, Dublin, Grant of Probates Folia 166A. He died the
>18th June 1839 and the WILL was registered 7th August 1839.
>
>He is named as a BOOKBINDER and BOOKSELLER in this WILL extract and his
>natural and lawful son is named as THOMAS CONOLLY (2). This THOMAS CONOLLY
>(2) would be a cousin I presume of THOMAS ZACHARIAH CONOLLY (3) who was
>son
>of CALEB CONOLLY (1). This WILL extract cannot be photocopied because its
>part of a large volume of WILL extracts and not yet on film or fiche. He
>left £1,384 sterling which was a lot of money in 1839. This GEORGE CONOLLY
>(3) is named in PIGOTS DIRECTORY of 1820 as been a bookseller and a printer
>at HIGH STREET, GALWAY TOWN.
>
>Strangely in the Roman catholic register of Sligo town pos. 4603 we see
>that
>when Thomas CONOLLY married Mary McGowan 12th Feb. 1861 he gave an address
>of HIGH STREET and his parents address was given as 12 Capel street. There
>is a High street in Dublin and Galway but Capel street is definitely in
>Dublin city.
>
>Your research may be able to discern from which family Thomas, who married
>in Sligo, is from.
>
>Finally, in his last bit of research, Sean provided the following which
>suggests that George (1) could be the son of John Counly likely born prior
>to 1686:
>
>SAINT NICHOLAS WITHOUT
>Dublin city
>Church of Ireland
>Printed 1912.
>Dates:1694 to 1739.
>
>The "parish clerks idea of spelling of names was often strange" so says the
>preface to this printed volume. For example they spelt CALEB as KEAYLUP and
>GEORGE as JORGE and other variants. O'Neill was spelt as Neale, Nale, Neal,
>Neil, Oneal and O'Neale. So it could be that the name COUNLY is a
>misspelling of the name CONOLLY but it hard to know. He has Connelly and
>Connily for Conolly as well. Since I cannot be certain all I can do is give
>the following and suggest that they may be of your family if they are
>indeed
>CONOLLYS. It seems the baptisms in this register would be mostly
>established
>church but the burials are a mixture of everybody.
>
>There seems to be three brothers called WILLIAM, JOHN and GEORGE COUNLY.
>
>JON (John) COUNLY (Conolly or Cownley ?) married 29th July 1707 to ANN
>BOYDON
>I presume JOHN COUNLY was born pre. 1686.
>Three known children :
>1.
>GEORGE bapt, 1st May 1712
>Lived at PATRICK STREET
>
>[Is this our George?]
>
>
>
>
>I would very much like to have your reaction to Sean's information. What a
>project it would be to try to take this back beyond George Caleb and Jon
>Counly if they are ours.

Re: Conolly, George

nealconolly — 2008-04-06 20:55:18Z

I have quite a bit of information regarding 3 generations of George Conolly's from Dublin starting in mid 1700's -- they were shoemakers and bookbinders -- later moving to Galway and then returning to Dublin. They resided in Cutpurse Row. Thomas the emigrant came to the US in 1871 and his decendents settled in Rochester NY as printers.

Robert William Conolly husband of Anna Murphy

PeterClarke147 — 2007-11-03 20:45:49Z

I would be grateful for any information on the ancestry or descendants of Robert William Conolly, son of John Conolly, who married Ellen in the 1860s, and then, after her death married Anna Murphy in 1884. All three were born in Ireland (probably Dublin) but their married lives were lived in London. Ellen gave birth to a son Francis (Frank) abt 1869 in Middlesex. Anna bore 4 children: Mary Ellen (Nelly) abt 1886; Evangeline Margaret (Eva) abt 1888; Gertrude (abt 1889) and Robert (abt 1889).

I shall of course be happy to share the information that I have on this family.

Peter Clarke

Mary Conoley/Conolly of Essex Co Va

olclarke — 2007-10-19 00:48:41Z

Seeking parents & siblings of Mary. She was b abt 1815 in Essex marr Benjamin Williams 17 Feb 1834. Need parents & sibling sfor him also.
Their children were:
Matilda C. b abt 1841 marr Merriday Brown Jr. 4 Apr 1900
William A. b abt 1845 marr Sally F. Watts 28 Jan 1868
1st husband of Matilda was Rufus A. Watson marr 3 May 1865
Any info appreciated.
Ollie

Re: Conolly

marymoogk — 2006-12-21 18:11:00Z

Hope you still can be contacted!
Vivian Eustace P. Conolly married Beatrice M Gladwell in Camberwell, London in 1914.
Do you know anything about this couple?

Re: Louisa T. Conolly