It seems that the researchers with whom I am in contact are not my relatives. (see ‘Multiple Clans’ https://www.roscommonstanley.me.uk/geography/ireland/multiple-clans/) And most of my relatives do not appear to be researchers. This all changed when the wonders of DNA threw out a solid connection to someone with a sizeable family tree. At long last! A very…
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The Great Famine
In almost every country in the world, there are events that are central to the collective memory. Examples include the release from prison of Nelson Mandela (1990), the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997), the attack on Pearl Harbour (1941) and the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989). These events act as a pivot…
More about Mary’s brother John
The first born child of the Stanley/Ormsby marriage was John (born 1866 in Roscommon). The 1891 census has him born in 1867. At that time, he was single and lodging with his married (half) sister Catherine (or Kate) Senior. So what happened to him subsequently? In 1901 he is still working as a Mason’s Labourer.…
Ellen Kenny connections
Ellen married John Stanley in 1884. (Three of their children were born in New St. Dewsbury) I looked forward to 1891 to see what happened to other members of her family. Her brother James E Kenny (aged 16 by this time) is lodging with Edward and Bridget Shiel who are Irish. This couple can be…
Another Kenny
John Stanley (b 1857/1861, in Dewsbury) married Ellen Kenny in 1884. According to the 1881 census, Ellen’s parents were William, born 1840 in Ireland, and Ann, born 1841 in Dewsbury. In 1871, their dates of birth are 1844 and 1845 respectively. Ann is now stated to have been born in Ireland. Staying with them was…
Yorkshire born Stanley
Having discovered a locally born Stanley family with a strong geographical connection (New St) to my Irish ancestors, it was an obvious line of enquiry to follow. The same family appears in 1891. John’s date of birth is now shown as 1855. Their address is Carlisle St. This is another address that does not seem…
More Stanley people in New St Dewsbury
In my endeavours to make sense of the family tree, I have followed leads in all directions. As the golfer Gary Player observed, “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” I am not sure if it was inspiration, perspiration or blind luck, but I came across the following 1901 census entry. The head of…
Kate Senior
Kate appeared on the 1891 census. Born in 1851, she was already married to Uriah and had two daughters, aged 6 and 2. The Senior surname is quite common in West Yorkshire. The name Uriah is far less common. They are easy to find on the 1881 census. Kate and Uriah are both shown as…
Looking for one relative – finding another
Patrick and Mary Muldoon (nee Stanley) were living in Dewsbury in 1891. (See Mary Muldoon) Was she the first of the family to go to Yorkshire? It appears not. Another 1891 record for Dewsbury seems to show two more family members in the town. Address 13 Back New Street Parish Dewsbury Forename Surname Age…
Home based militia?
I am indebted to Karl Noble of Rotherham Council’s Museums Service for a chance comment that he made in an email. “Out of interest the 3rd Battalion were used only once as an independent unit overseas, from January to August 1902 they served in South Africa on garrison duty and protecting supply lines. They had…