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Seeking descendants of Roddy & O'Neill Family from

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Sharon

Sharon Report 10 Oct 2007 23:12

Seeking further info about my mother's family

Bernard b abt 1967 & Mary Ann Roddy b abt 1865. Their children were- John Thomas b 1886(my grandfather), Cornelius b 1888,Matthew b1890, Norah b1896,Margaret b1897 &James b1901.
There are possibly more children, above info from 1901 Census.All were born in the Washington area, Durham.
My mother ,Bernadette remembers an Aunt Agnes - her father's sister as well.

John Thomas and his wife Ellen(nee O'Neill) moved south to the Kent coalfields with their children, Neil,Matthew, Jack(John),Cornelius,James,Mary Ann(Molly), Ellen & Bernadette(my mother)
James Roddy b1901 also moved south to Kent

Would also like to know more about my grandmother's family- Ellen O'Neill had a brother William(Uncle Billy) he married and moved to Kirkcady,Scotland -his children were Frank, Theresa & Redmound and his wife was called Harriet. Theresa 's daughter was also called Harriet.
Ellen & Billy had other siblings, Ellen spoke about a brother James and my mother thinks she may have had a sister. Their mother died in childbirth and their father (either John or James O'Neill) remarried, his second wife also had children of her own.

Please get in touch if any of the above 'rings a bell'

Thanks
Sharon D