Dunphy Family: William, Fanny, William, Edward 1901

Mary Ellen:

Do you know where Ellen Hennessy was from in Ireland or the names of her parents?

Roger McDonnell

Hi Mary Ellen,

If you google eircomphonebook.ie you can search Residential for Dunphy in Kilkenny; there are quite a few.

Killaloe is in Clare and there are a couple there also.

Col

Roger,

We think Ellen Hennessy (sp?) was daughter of James Hennessy and Johanna Knox.   Ellen was born May 22, 1872, in Kilmacow Parish, Kilkenny.  She had 7 or 8 siblings, one of which was a younger sister named Joanna. 

Mary Ellen Gilman

Roger,

We think Ellen Hennessy (sp?) was daughter of James Hennessy and Johanna Knox.   Ellen was born May 22, 1872, in Kilmacow Parish, Kilkenny.  She had 7 or 8 siblings, one of which was a younger sister named Joanna. 

Mary Ellen Gilman

Mary Ellen:

Take a look at this 1901 census record. Could this be Ellen's mother and three siblings?

Roger

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kilkenny/Aghlish/Kilmacow_Lower/1457836/

Mary Ellen:

Take a look at this 1901 census record. Could this be Ellen's mother and three siblings?

Roger

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kilkenny/Aghlish/Kilmacow_Lower/1457836/

Roger:

Yes, it could be Ellen's mother.   Name, age and place are good fit.   And Ellen had a sister Johanna who was witness at Ellen's marriage in America.

Thanks so much for this!

Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen,

I am distantly related to you on your great-grandfathers side. I can't provide you with a lot of information, as my mother's family is quite a private group of individuals, but if you want to email me, I can give you some more information about my great grandfather Robert Dunphy, who would be your grandfather's brother.

Kind Regards,

Bernadette Frances

Hello Bernadette R and Mary Ellen, I am also looking for more information on William Dunphy. I had build a family tree. It begins with Owen Dunphy 1 and the 2 kids of Robert Dunphy are the last decendents I have back in Ireland. I would like to know more and share what I had found. Mary Ellen Gilman you are my father-in-law cousin, Ed Dunphy, He recently passed away. Also Gerry and Terry cousin.

Dear Bernadette and Val,  Would love to share more.  Saddened to hear of my cousin Ed's death.  He was an admirable man and I have some stories to tell about him and his father, Edward.Please email me at maryellengil@gmail.com.  Mar Ellen Gilman

Hello All,

Mary I was speaking to you previously regarding our family, and unfortuantely due to my own brother's sudden death, I stopped following up on my family tree. I'm very sorry for not replying, but as you can imagine, it was a very difficult time for me and my family.

Again, Valerie, Edward is my great-grandfather's brother.

The Dunphy land fell to my great grandfather Robert Dunphy as both Edward and William (his brothers) emigrated. My great grandfather passed the land to his own son William, who went missing in the 1930s and evetually on the death of Robert Dunphy in 1956, the land passed to my grandmother, Frances Dunphy, who sold it as she could not look after the land herself. That was the last of our land in that district connected to our family. 

My own grandmother Frances Dunphy was the last Dunphy directly related to Edward and William. When  her brother went missing she apparently wrote to relatives in America seeking his whereabouts. If you possess any letters from my grandmother, I would be extremely grateful to see them. She missed him very much and never located him.

Bernadette

Bernadette and Mary Ellen, that's summarized tree I made. 

1 Owen Dunphy (1804-1860) 

1.1 William Dunphy x Frances Townsend (Dairyhill, Ireland)

    1.1.1 Alice Dunphy ( Pennsylvania)

    1.1.2 Owen Dunphy (Butcher in NYC)

    1.1.3 Catherine Dunphy's x Michael Towey (NJ)

    1.1.4 Ann Dunphy (Disable)

    1.1.5 William Dunphy x Ellen Hennessy (NJ)

        1.1.5.1 Josephine Dunphy (1904-1923)

         1.1.5.2 William F Dunphy x Rosie Paglinco

               1.1.5.2.1 William J Dunphy x Susan

               1.1.5.2.2 Kennedy F Dunphy x Marie

        1.1.5.3 Frances C Dunphy x John O'M

             1.1.5.3.1 Mary Grace O'M

              1.1.5.3.2 Tereza O'M

               1.1.5.3.3 Geraldine O'M

                1.1.5.3.4 Patricia O'M

        1.1.5.4 Thomas B Dunphy x Theresa Duffy

               1.1.5.4.1  Robert T Dunphy

               1.1.5.4.2 Mary Ellen Dunphy

               1.1.5.4.3 Thomas B Dunphy

        1.1.5.5 Robert Dunphy x Mildred(no children)

        1.1.5.6 Edward C Dunphy x Grace Doster

1.1.5.6.1 Grace Eileen Dunphy x Eugene R

     1.1.5.6.1.1 Regina Rx Thomas

1.1.5.6.2 Edward G Dunphy x Patricia Doughty

     1.1.5.6.2.1 Timothy P Dunphy x Val 

1.1.5.6.3 Regina Dunphy x Charles O'

     1.1.5.6.3.1 Heather O'

      1.1.5.6.3.2 Justin O'

      1.1.5.6.3.3 Maggie O'

1.1.5.6.4 Mary H Dunphy

1.1.5.6.5 Anne F Dunphy x John B

      1.1.5.6.5.1 Ryan B

      1.1.5.6.5.2 Kristian B

      1.1.5.6.5.3 Mary B

1.1.6 Anastatia Dunphy 1877-1878

1.1.7 Robert Dunphy x Ellen Kerwich (Dairyhill, Ireland)

        1.1.7.1 William Dunphy (1915-   )

        1.1.7.2 Frances Dunphy(1916-1970)x Daniel Quinn

1.1.8 John Dunphy x Mary 

       1.1.8.1 Thomas Dunphy

        1.1.8.2 Grace Dunphy

1.1.9 Edward Dunphy (1884 -) Pennsylvania

Bernadette, 

Thank you for the information, and I'm sorry about your brother. I did these research a while ago. I love old document and find the history inside it. For privacy I omit some last names and details.   I found references of letters that Alice wrote to her younger brother Edward, inviting him to come to America and giving her address. I will ask around about these letters you had referred from your grandmother Frances. 

My email, waldunphy@gmail.com, would be nice to exchange pictures, documents, and know more about family stories. 

Val