Kirsty, Yes! We likely share some common heritage in Tyrone, albeit our ancestors went in different directions!. I'm also searching for any more specific Irish origins of my GGGrandfather Dennis (or Denis) McAleer. He was able to identify him on my GGrandfather John's 1923 death certificate which identified his parents as Dennis and Mary. Per my document source from the NJ State Archives Dennis died in the city of Bridgeton, Cumberland County New Jersey on Sept. 1, 1878 @ age 29, born Ireland, resident of USA 11 yrs. The certificate lists his parents as William and Ellen but spells parents as McLear, ( I presume this was intentional?) as HIS surname on the death certificate was spelled McAleer. Dennis' wife - Mary (maiden name Noland) in 1880 US census and city directory in Bridgeton shows her age 29, widow of Dennis, with son John (8 - my GGrandfather) and daughter Helen (3) living with an Aunt Mary Kane (58). Also listed same in US Census. I have found an Irish ship pasenger List to Philadelphia (Philadelphia is a logical point for Southern NJ/Bridgeton) on the ship Mohongo, 3/67 with a Denis McAleer, which matches dates - i.e. 11 yrs. in US, but I have no idea if it's him. The passenger list has as origin "Carrickane, near Newtownstewart". I was told by another source that this is likely a misspelling of Carrickone? ALSO in Bridgeton there was a James McAleer, who died there 1877 age 40, death info lists same parents as Dennis (making him most probably a brother to Dennis?). James is also listed in the 1860 US census with wife Margaret, 2 children, Hannah E, (5) & Wm. M. (2) and also co-resident William, age 23, identified as a "relative". William appears to have gone forward with a family there, as the 1880 census shows wife Eliza, 40 born in Ireland, daughter Annie 19 born in Ireland and 2 younger born NJ. Seems to be a McAleer extended family? I cannot find any clear links to Tyrone although I know many McAleers originated there. I have not found parents William or Ellen in US records or elsewhere and obviously have no idea whether they also emigrated or stayed in Ireland. I have no indication as to religion, although my Grandfather (also a John McAleer was baptized in 1897 in an Episcopal church in Brooklyn, New York, although I'm told many McAleers in Ireland were Catholic. I have done some research in Griffiths Valuation but have no way to tie the McAleers I've found to my ancestors. I do see that there were many McAleers concentrated in Tyrone. I am also seeking any information that leads more specifically and provably into Dennis McAleer's origins and family ancestors in Ireland. Last November I did engage a genealogist - Robert at Ulster Ancestry Genealogy and family history research in Northern Ireland to do 12 hours of research to see what he could find with this limited information. He was expected to take about 2 months but I have not yet heard back. Best regards, John McAleer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 3:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: COTYRONEIRELAND Digest, Vol 9, Issue 8 You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the CoTyroneIreland-D mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, or wish to search or browse the archives or unsubscribe from digest mode and subscribe in list mode, see http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NIR/CoTyroneIreland.html for links and instructions. See http://cotyroneireland.com/ for our associated web site. Today's Topics: 1. McAleers of Omagh, County Tyrone (Kirsty Catalano) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:15:35 +1000 From: Kirsty Catalano <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyIre] McAleers of Omagh, County Tyrone To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, I am relatively new to this forum but wondered if anyone is researching any of the McAleer families of Omagh, County Tyrone. My g-g-grandfather came to Australia in the mid 1800's. His death certificate indicates that he was born in Omagh, County Tyrone but no details of his parents are listed. He named his first son Thomas and was a Roman Catholic. Are there any others searching for information on these families? I know there weren't many compared to other Irish surnames and they seemed to live in the same area at the time. I have exhausted most Australian avenues so am now looking for overseas connections, if there are any. Any help would be greatly appreciated. By the way, this is a wonderful resource! Thanks so much! Kirsty ------------------------------ To contact the COTYRONEIRELAND list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the COTYRONEIRELAND mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of COTYRONEIRELAND Digest, Vol 9, Issue 8 *********************************************