I think that's one of the hardest parts of this research into TFW, Sr. and Andrew. Although census records say that TFW's parents were Irish I don't have any hard proof. I found with another line that if I hadn't researched the family further we would be thinking that they were Scottish rather than Irish. The McGarry's were from Ireland but the children were born in Scotland while they were awaiting transportation to the US during the potato famine. On census records it said that Annie was born in Scotland but she is of Irish heritage since both parents were Irish. It's a tough nut to crack to find his roots. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Tracy J. [mailto:tracyj1@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 12:19 AM To: CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CTMID] looking for birth record Branford was a big Scots Irish area. TRacy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Wetmore" <webmerlin@cox.net> To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [CTMID] looking for birth record > Yep, Wilson is usually a Scots surname. But there were plenty of > Scotch-Irish in Ireland. My Scotch-Irish ancestor (the only one I've > found) was a GGG-GF named Craig, who lived in Limavady, Co. Derry, > Ulster. > > Warren > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carole Buehler" <carolebuehler@sbcglobal.net> > To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [CTMID] looking for birth record > > > | Hi Pat, > | > | I checked the 1880 census, which is the only complete one that I > have. > | Found Thomas Wilson, b. Branford, New Haven cnty CT, 1862. > | There were just him and his mother Eliza Wilson, b Ireland in this > | household. Says his father was born Scotland. National Archives > film # > | T9-0107, page 527c. Seems odd that his younger brothers were not > listed, > | which makes me think it is the wrong Thomas. However among the > neighbors > | same film # page 539D was listed Annie McGarry b 1862, Branford CT > as well. > | She is shown as the stepdaughter of James Callahan. Looks like her > mother > | married again and there were a few younger Callahan kids. States > both her > | father and mother b Ireland. > | This is most likely of no help, but thought I would toss it over to > you, see > | if anything makes any sense. > | I have an Abraham Snow, born in Mansfield or Ashford CT around 1700 > and I > | feel the same about him, being dropped from the sky. > | > | Carole CT > | > | > | ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > | For anyone who missed them, Robert Squire has posted images of > | Middlesex County section of John Warner Barber's Connecticut > Historical Collections at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ctimages/ > | > | ============================== > | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in > the > | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > | > | > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > For anyone who missed them, Robert Squire has posted images of > Middlesex County section of John Warner Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ctimages/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ______________________________