What Happened to William Killeen? (Revisited)
A DNA Match Suggests an Answer A number of years ago, when I was researching my Killeen ancestry, I asked:…
Migration
“Now comes Thos. L. Ryan…”
Where did Michael James McGlade Reside? Sometimes you can’t find a person, no matter how carefully and thoroughly you look….
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Margaret and Ann Devey (Devy, Davy, McDavie)
A reader is looking for information about her Devey (Devy, Davy, McDavie) ancestors, who presumably emigrated from Ireland to Canada…
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Forkhill, Armagh to Lanark & Leeds, Ontario
I’m currently researching the Ireland-to-Canada emigration of my McGlade ancestors. Did your ancestors emigrate from Forkill/Forkhill (or the neighbouring parishes…
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William McKelvey, Killyleagh, Co. Down, Northern Ireland to Canada
A reader is looking for information about his great-uncle William McKelvey (Mckelvy/McKelvie/Mckelvie), who emigrated to Canada in 1924. William McKelvey,…
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The Children of John Vallely and Anna Lillian Moran
John J. Vallely (1861-1935), son of Michael Vallely and Mary Ryan, was born 21 January 1861, in Lanark Co., Ontario,…
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Samuel Morrison: from Northern Ireland to Ottawa, Canada
A reader is looking for more information about his grandfather, Samuel Morrison. Samuel Morrison was born about 1882 in Northern…
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Cause of Death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
I’ve written about tuberculosis before. See, for example, Tuberculosis in Ontario; and also see a list of those who Died…
