Genealogy Chat

Thank again Lady Liberty! I'd just found this one as well and reckon it could well be another of my missing O'Neils. Looks like this family were regulars at the St Joseph's Industrial Schools. Cheers. Louise

Could this be David in 1901 he's at what looks like the same school that Richard attended, Image could read Dav: Name: Dan Oneill Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Relation: Inmate Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England Civil parish: South Manchester Ecclesiatical parish: Longsight St John County/Island: Lancashire Country: England information: RG13/3699 Registration district: Chorlton Sub-registration district: Chorlton upon Medlock ED, institution, or vessel: St Josephs Certified Industrial School for Boys Folio: 130 Page: 5 Household schedule number: 1 will now try and find the parent's! * Louise I cannot find Henry and/or Mary in 1901* Sorry, Lib

Brill! That certainly looks like one of them and ties in with the girls being at St Joseph's Girls School. I think that the older boys might have gone into the forces for the 1901 as this is a branch of my tree with lots of service men but that still leaves David who would only have been 12 years old in 1901. Thanks again. Louise

Im not sure If you have Richard in 1891, as you say elder boys are missing, I had a look for them and I found this: O'neill, Richard Age: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Relation: School Boy Gender: Male Where Born: Salford, Lancashire Birth Country: England Civil parish: Chorlton on Medlock Ecclesiastical parish: Longsight St John County/Island: Lancashire RG12/3189 Registration district: Chorlton Sub registration district: Chorlton upon Medlock ED, institution, or vessel: St Josephs Boys Industrial School Folio: 133 Page: 3 GSU Number: 6098299 ********************************* Could this be Henry 1871 marriage ref: O'Neil, Henry Record Type: Marriages Quarter: September Year: 1896 District: Salford County: Greater Manchester Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 149 Allmark, Lily 1896 September Marriages Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire Chapman, Mary Hannah 1896 September Marriages Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire Johnson, William 1896 September Marriages Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire >>> O'Neil, Henry 1896 September Marriages Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire

Henry and Mary were together in 1891 with daughters Ada and Elizabeth and son, David. The elder boys were with them in 1881 but are also missing in 1891. I'm wondering if they had a habit of sending the boys away as they all lived on after 1901 but who knows where! Not me!!! Thanks for your interest and help.

Were the family group all together in 1891???

Can't see any of them under O'Neil(l) or Neil(l) with Manchester as a birthplace, but perhaps they put the district of Manchester that they were born in instead? Kate.

Whoops! I knew I'd left something important out. Anyway, Henry snr was born in Manchester. Thanks.

Louise - where was Henry senior born? Kate.

If anyone fancies a challenge, I’m in need of some help in searching for some lost ancestors on the 1901 census. I’m missing Henry O’Neil (sometimes O’Neill) born c.1850 and last seen in Manchester in 1891 working as a brush maker. Also missing are: Wife Mary, born c. 1851 in Manchester Son Henry, born 1871 in Manchester Son Richard, born 1878 in Salford / Manchester Son David, born 1889 in Manchester Two daughters have been found as in a school (St Joseph’s) so maybe the parents died but I know that David didn’t as he went on to serve in WW1! Any help much appreciated. Louise

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