Ancestry/Genealogy

WePurrsevere

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17. That's great! I'm so glad you have so much in common...

Sat Oct 24, 2020, 02:25 PM

Oct 2020

with her. I have a paternal cousin who's only a few years younger but is my 'twin' in so many ways it's wild to me.

Finding my bio families certainly has convinced me that not only appearances but genetic memory is a real thing though. I never truly 'fit' with my adoptive parents. Finding my bio families (my parents are unfortunately both deceased), especially my Canadian paternal side, was like finding a pair of comfy slippers that you had packed away and rediscovered while clearing out the attic.

I hope you can all get together soon. This is a whole new and exciting (and and possibly a bit scary) chapter for her and I very much wish you all joy as a family reunited.

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well i found an irish cousin. adopted. also, this guy- [View all] mopinko Oct 2020 OP

With a rebel yell ... blm Oct 2020 #1

no shit. mopinko Oct 2020 #4

Great for you ! I presume with a name like Dwyer, your ancestor probably OnDoutside Oct 2020 #2

some there, yes. mopinko Oct 2020 #3

Mayo's lovely...had a lovely week at the Mulranny hotel out by Achill OnDoutside Oct 2020 #5

i cant wait to go. mopinko Oct 2020 #7

Any idea when he travelled to America ? 1890s ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #9

1842 mopinko Oct 2020 #12

I see a tree on Ancestry where there's a Daniel Cahill and an Ellen Louise Hipwell. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #19

oh man. ty. mopinko Oct 2020 #20

Well in that case, this one looks more like it OnDoutside Oct 2020 #22

Ooops I got my Kings and Queens mixed up ! OnDoutside Oct 2020 #21

Another thing on Daniel's military career OnDoutside Oct 2020 #23

mind blown. the biggest part? mopinko Oct 2020 #24

Delighted to be able to help, I've been researching my own family tree OnDoutside Oct 2020 #25

fwiw, there are a few michael dwyers in my tree. mopinko Oct 2020 #26

Can you give me any dates/locations ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #27

here's what i have so far mopinko Oct 2020 #28

Here's James and Rose marriage OnDoutside Oct 2020 #37

was michael dwyer sent to botany bay? mopinko Oct 2020 #38

If this is the correct Ann Lawler, then her spouse was John OnDoutside Oct 2020 #39

i may have been confused. mopinko Oct 2020 #40

This looks like Ann's Birth details ! OnDoutside Oct 2020 #45

ok, basically, yes. mopinko Oct 2020 #43

blacksmith makes sense. gramps was a ferrier. mopinko Oct 2020 #41

so, john here is michael dwyer's brother patrick's son. mopinko Dec 2020 #55

ok, found this- mopinko Oct 2020 #35

bingo mopinko Oct 2020 #36

ok, that's confused. mopinko Oct 2020 #42

i find it appalling that he ended up a famine refugee. mopinko Oct 2020 #29

No he joined before the famine, and the British Army was built on the OnDoutside Oct 2020 #30

yeah, but he came here in 42 as a famine refugee. mopinko Oct 2020 #31

Where did you see that Daniel Cahill arrived as a famine refugee in 1842 ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #32

ellis island records. mopinko Oct 2020 #33

might be 44. dont remember atm mopinko Oct 2020 #34

Just to be clear, we're talking about Daniel Cahill ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #44

hmm. well it wasnt her only mistake. mopinko Oct 2020 #46

Well to be fair, Daniel Cahill isn't too uncommon a name, so understandable. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #49

true. mopinko Oct 2020 #50

yeah the brits. mopinko Oct 2020 #47

Meticulous for sure. The unfortunate thing is that a lot of census records were destroyed by OnDoutside Oct 2020 #48

didnt a lot of the irish records get burned too? mopinko Oct 2020 #51

Yes, there were 3 separate incidents OnDoutside Oct 2020 #52

that would be awesome. mopinko Oct 2020 #53

Congrats! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #6

yeah. learning the drinking songs. mopinko Oct 2020 #8

If you are going to Tipperary, this is the one to know OnDoutside Oct 2020 #11

that's a great one. thx. mopinko Oct 2020 #13

It is amazing! snowybirdie Oct 2020 #10

no kidding. mopinko Oct 2020 #14

Very cool! I'm so glad you accepted and helped her... WePurrsevere Oct 2020 #15

we were joking this morning- mopinko Oct 2020 #16

That's great! I'm so glad you have so much in common... WePurrsevere Oct 2020 #17

i have a nephew. mopinko Oct 2020 #18

michael dwyer's brother patrick is my ggrandfather. mopinko Dec 2020 #54