On 26 June 1847, The Ottawa Daily Citizen published a list of "Names of persons who contributed to the relief of the suffering poor of Ireland." This list had been supplied to the newspaper by "the Rev. Mr. O'Connell, Catholic Pastor of Richmond." The Rev. Peter O'Connell (1801-1899), originally of Co. Cavan, Ireland, was parish … Continue reading Carleton Co. (Ontario, Canada) contributors to an Irish Famine relief fund (1847)
Category: Newspapers
Obituary for Thomas and Alexander Moran
While it may seem a glaringly obvious point, it's a point worth keeping in mind when you discover an ancestor's obituary. That obituary or death notice[1. There's no bright line, no hard and fast rule for distinguishing, between a death (or mortuary) notice and an obituary. In general, a death notice was very brief, perhaps … Continue reading Obituary for Thomas and Alexander Moran
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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 of Tuberculosis in the Ottawa Valley Irish database. Here's a family that was hit hard by the scourge of tuberculosis in a five-year period from 1915 to 1920: the family of Hugh Walsh and Mary … Continue reading Cause of Death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
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“Missing Friends” advertisements
Are you looking for someone who emigrated from Ireland to North America in the nineteenth century? Welcome to the club! The booming business of Irish genealogy indicates that we are not alone. And their early twenty-first-century descendants are not the first to have searched for some of these emigrants. In the nineteenth century, the friends … Continue reading “Missing Friends” advertisements
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Canadian Historical Newspapers Online
Canadian historical newspapers online: a great collection of links at Kenneth R. Marks' The Ancestor Hunt.
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Death of Alexander Michael Moran
Newspaper obituaries often supply loads of genealogically useful information, along with interesting forename and surname spellings. Here, for example, is the obituary for my paternal great-grandfather Alexander Michael Moran (1871-1939). A fairly standard obituary, which informs readers of the death of A.M. Moran, and supplies practical information about the arrangements for his funeral and burial. … Continue reading Death of Alexander Michael Moran
