Hello,
I am searching for information for my husband's family. John and Agnes O'Hare would have been my husband's Third Great Grandparents. They immigrated to the United States roughly around late 1871, and ended up settling in the state of Pennsylvania sometime in 1872. Prior to their immigration to America, they lived a short time in Scottland, and prior to that Ireland.
What has brought me to this message board is I recently found a Ireland Catholic Parish Registry of Marriage through Ancestry.com for John and Agnes (McCann) O'Hare, they were married 27 May 1856 in Kilmore, Armagh, Ireland. This has been my first discovery of any records for this part of my husband's family officially linking him to Ireland. I have John's parents names from a death certificate I obtained, their names John O'Hare and Mary (possibly Lavel? or Land? I am not certain. Penmanship is difficult to make out her maiden name).
I am hoping to possibly obtain any type of record to help support that John and Mary were John's parents. Sadly I have been searching blindly in hopes of any information. But with my geographic location being a challenge as well as the lack of records available to those researching their Irish heritage (due to loss of records etc.), as well as the name John O'Hare appearing to be very common, my searching has been a taxing to say the least. (laugh out loud).
So, if any one can direct me to anywhere that may help me locate any information on my husbands 3rd and 4th grandparents, it would be appreciated greatly.
Thank you for your time,
Jodie (and John) O'Hare
JTOhare73
Tuesday 15th Mar 2016, 07:38PMMessage Board Replies
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You say that the family were in Scotland for a period. That’s pretty common with emigrants from Ulster. They often went to the Glasgow area to work in industries there, and then later moved on. You say they arrived in Pennsylvania in late 1871. So have you looked for them in the 1871 Scottish census? (Taken in April 1871).
Did they have any children born in Scotland? Especially from 1861 onwards because if they did, after 1861 the children’s birth certificates should have the parents date and place of marriage on them. That in turn should tell you whether the marriage you have found in Armagh is the right one.
You can search for the censuses and birth records on Scotlandspeople:
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 15th Mar 2016, 10:19PM -
Thank you for the Scotland link. I do have the census record from 1871 (when his family was in Scotland) Surprisingly it was available on Ancestry. I also have a Index record of the two of the 10 children that were born in Scotland. But is still worth a look on the site.
I recently found Irish Catholic Parish birth records of their Three eldest children born in. Armagh, Ireland. I am fairly confident the marriage listing I ran across is my husbands 3rd great grndparents.
I just seem to be having difficulties tracing his family before 1858 which is the year of the marriage registry.
I do appreciate the link. Any info is helpful, especially since I am very unfamiliar with the areas.
Thank you again
JTOhare73
Thursday 17th Mar 2016, 02:55AM -
In my first post, I suggested that the birth certificates of the 2 Scottish born children should show where and when the parents married. Is that the case? (You haven't said). If so does that information match what you already know?
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Friday 18th Mar 2016, 10:48PM