Please! If anyone recognizes any of the following surnames (and/or
information) named Leary or O'Leary, and still living in Wales, please
contact me via my e-mail address below. Looking for any info that may lead me
to lost descendants of my forefather's siblings who, for some reason, may
have stayed in the UK when the others emigrated to America and other
countries between 1850 & 1890. Looking for other branches of clan to complete
family tree.
Thank you very much.
Donald B. O’Leary 8627 Skyway Drive Indianapolis, IN 4621:
Ph:1.317.897.0596 E-Mail: dbjoleary(a)aol.com
G.G.Grf. RICHARD LEARY, b. approx. 1800, Co. Cork or Co. Kerry.
Occupation listed as farm labourer on my g.grandparent’s wedding certificate.
No info on birthtown, baptism, siblings, marriage or death. (Wife may have
been ANNE DUMAS of Booleenshare, Causeway Parish, Co. Kerry. I’m still
checking out this possibility)
G.G.Grf. PATRICK SULLIVAN, b. approx. 1807, Co. Kerry. Occupation
was a farm labourer in Co. Kerry and a forge labourer in Wales. Died in 1873
in a workhouse in Bedwellty, Wales at age 66, due to complications from an
extended bout of bronchitis. No info on birthtown or siblings in Co. Kerry.
G.G.Grm. ELLEN MORIARITY, b. approx. 1811, Co. Kerry. Died on
Christmas Eve at 35 Augusta St. Victoria, Wales in 1886 from a stroke at age
75. No info on birthtown in Co. Kerry and other Moriarity family members.
G.Grf. MICHAEL LEARY, b. 10/13/1831 (?) Co. Kerry. Emigrated to Wales during
or just after the famine. Married JOHANNA SULLIVAN at St. Illtyd’s Catholic
Church, Dowlais, Wales on 11/17/1855. Witnesses were TIMOTHY & MARY SULLIVAN.
Mike & Johanna emigrated to America in 1890 with three youngest children
Catherine, William & Anna. Mike died in 1902 in New Castle, PA. USA. No info
on birthtown or siblings in Co.Kerry. Mike was an iron moulder in Wales.
G.Grm. JOHANNA SULLIVAN, b. Sept. 1837, Co. Kerry. Had a sister
ELLEN, b. 1845, Co. Kerry, who married a JOHN DACEY (Deasy) and
emigrated to America prior to 1880. They had three children, DENIS,
JOHN & MARGARET, all born in Wales. Brother JEREMIAH, b. Co. Kerry 1847.
Johanna Sullivan O’Leary died in New Castle, PA. USA on Dec. 15,1900. No info
on birthtowns in Co. Kerry.
Grf. MICHAEL PATRICK O’LEARY, b. Sept. 24, 1856, Beaufort Square,
Llangattock, Wales. Baptized on Sept. 27, 1856, Tredegar, All Saint’s
Ebbw Vale, Wales. Sponsors were JOHANNA KEATING & ELLEN
SULLIVAN. Married MARIA ELIZABETH DOOLAN April 19, 1880 All
Saint’s Church, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Wales. He went to work in the iron mills
about age 12, emigrated to America from Liverpool, arrived in New York’s
Lower Manhattan Wharf on the ship Rome on Oct. 25, 1881. Naturalized a
citizen Sept. 23, 1890 in New Castle, PA Died Feb. 27 1932 in New Castle,
PA. USA
MARIA ELIZABETH DOOLAN, b. Nov. 1, 1858, Co. Waterford, Ire.
Had a sister CATHERINE who married a TIMOTHY HENNESSEY in 1882 at All Saint’s
Church, Ebbw Vale, Wales. Maria’s mother’s maiden name was MARY PHELAN.
Father’s name was JAMES or DENIS DOOLAN. No info on birthtowns in Co.
Waterford but family story is that Maria was raised by an Uncle WILLIAM
PHELAN in Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny, Ire. She emigrated to America in 1882 with
dtr. ELIZABETH to Sharon, PA Maria died on March 14, 1941 in New Castle, PA.
USA.
G.Aunt ELLEN LEARY, b. March 21, 1859, Garndiffath, Trevethian,
Wales. (Pontypool) Baptized at St. Alban’s Church, Pontypool.
Godparents were JOHN SULLIVAN & CATHERINE CLEARY or LEARY.
(Baptism record was in Latin) Ellen died at 35 Augusta St. Victoria,
Wales on April 1, 1884 and is buried in a non conformist grave in the
Ebbw Vale Cemetery.
G.Aunt MARY ANN LEARY, b. April 24 1861. Wains Row, Victoria, Wales. Baptized
on April 28, 1861 All Saint’s Church, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Wales. Sponsors
were JAMES HAYES and ELLEN FITZGERALD.
Emigration date to America unknown. Married EDWARD WILSON in
Sharon, PA, later moving to the Chicago, IL area (So. Deering) Died June 2,
1946 in a Crown Point, IN nursing home.
G. Uncle JOHN LEARY, b. Dec. 21, 1863, Wains Row, Victoria, Wales.
Probably baptized at All Saint’s Church, Ebbw Vale, but can’t find birth,
baptism records or Godparent’s names. John emigrated to America in 1885 &
married MARGARET COLBERT in Chicago, IL. in 1898. He died on Dec. 18, 1918 in
So. Milwaukee, WI. USA during the great flu epidemic of that time.
G.Uncle THOMAS LEARY, b. May 20, 1866, Wains Row, Victoria, Wales. Baptized
May 26, 1866 All Saints, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Wales. Sponsors were ELLEN
DACEY & JEREMIAH SULLIVAN. (sister & brother of mother Johanna) Tom emigrated
to America in 1885. Married MARCELLA LAMB on Feb. 18, 1903 in St. Mary’s
Church, New Castle, PA. Died Aug. 29,1931 in New Castle, PA St Mary’s
Cemetery.
G.Aunt CATHERINE LEARY, b. Sept. 30, 1868, Wains Row, Victoria,
Wales. Baptized at All Saint’s Church, Ebbw Vale, Wales Nov. 15, 1868.
Godparents were DENIS LEARY & MARGARET O’BRIEN. Emigrated to America in 1890
with parents. Married DAN MALONEY of Pittsburgh, PA. She died on Dec. 20,
1939 in Pittsburgh, PA. USA.
G.Uncle WILLIAM LEARY, b. Aug. 22, 1871, Wains Row, Victoria, Wales. Baptized
at All Saint’s Church, Ebbw Vale, Sept. 26, 1871. Godparents were THOMAS
McCARTHY & MARY ANN LEARY. Emigrated to America in 1890 with parents. Died a
bachelor in So. Milwaukee, WI. USA on Oct. 22, 1929. Buried in the Holy
Sepulcher Cemetery, Cudahy, WI.
JOANNA (Anna) LEARY, b. Jan. 20, 1874, 212 Town St. Victoria, Wales. Baptized
at All Saint’s Church March 8, 1874. Godparents were OWEN & MARGARET GUERIN.
Emigrated to America in 1890 with parents. Married TOM KEENAN. Died in
Barberton, OH. USA on Feb. 4, 1966.
Aunt ELIZABETH O’LEARY, b. April 4, 1881 at 9 Shop Row, Victoria,
Wales.Baptized at All Saint’s Church, Ebbw Vale. Godparents were
THOMAS DOOLAN & MARY ANN ETHERIDGE. Elizabeth emigrated to
America with her mother in 1882 and died shortly after arriving in
Sharon, PA. USA on May 28, 1882 due to an on board illness enroute to America.
All other aunts, uncles and parents were born in Sharon or New Castle, PA.
USA. Names were ELLEN (Nelly) CECILIA O’LEARY, b. 1883. Married Dr. ARTHUR
SMYTH. JOHANNA ELLEN O’LEARY, b. 1885. CATHERINE VICTORIA O’LEARY, b. 1887.
Married JOHN J. MAHER. MARY GERTRUDE O’LEARY, b. 1889. Married JAMES
DONNELLY. JOHN VINCENT O’LEARY, b. 1891. Married HELEN TRAVERS. JAMES THOMAS
O’LEARY, b. 1893. Married MARIE MORRISSEY. MICHAEL JOSEPH O’LEARY, b. 1895.
Married MARGARET VATTER.