Hi,
Here is my oldest Cantwell., James is my line.
Edward Cantwell
Generation No. 1
1. EDWARD1 CANTWELL was born abt. 1795 in Ireland, and died Bef. 1860 in
Schuylkill County, PA. He married MARY CURRAN. She was born abt. 1795 in
Ireland.
Children of EDWARD CANTWELL and MARY CURRAN are:
2. i. JAMES2 CANTWELL, b. abt. 1821, Ireland.
3. ii. PATRICK CANTWELL, b. abt. 1826, Ireland; d. Bef. 1880,
Shenandoah.
4. iii.THOMAS CANTWELL, b. abt. 1829, Ireland; d. Bef. 1880,
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA.
iv.ANNE CANTWELL, b. December 02, 1830, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny,
Ireland.
5. v. ROBERT CANTWELL, b. abt. 1832, Ardra, Castlecomer, Co
Kilkenny,Ireland.
6. vi.EDWARD CANTWELL, b. abt 1837, Ireland; d. April 09, 1910,
Brooklynn, NY.
I note with interest that a James in Nfld, CA was rumored to be from Co.
Kilkenny. I have several MSWord files on the Cantwell name and history for
anyone that is interested.
The naming patterns in families are usually significant in the first order
of exploring links. Also, my Cantwells moved back and forth with Canfield
names in the US Census records. Something may be happening with the Irish
vs. English traditional spellings/pronunciations.
Cheers
Gary Cantwell