"L. Amico" wrote: > > > Hi, > I saw your post on CTNewHaven-L list regarding Mary C. Welch, John J. Pratt & Mary Irene Pratt. Although the family tree that I'm working on doesn't contain any of those people YET, I do have Flynn, Nugent, McCabe & Kelly. The family name that I am mainly researching is McGivney & I was wondering if you have any of them listed in your file. This family was also from the Ansonia, Derby, Birmingham, New Haven, Shelton, Orange & West Haven area. Another name is McNerney. I think there may be some connections in our files. > > Linda A Well Linda, first the bad news. There is no McNerney in Gma's book. There is Julia McGivney, who signed it on Feb 20, 1890, but did not indicate where she was from. A search of the 1880 census found the following in Derby: (Email tends to distort this info so I underlined the sources) Census Place: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Source: FHL Film 1254104 National Archives Film T9-0104 Page 132C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Patrick MCGIVNEY Self M M W 40 IRE Occ: Works In Iron Foundry Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Kate MCGIVNEY Wife F M W 31 IRE Occ: Keeping House Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Julia MCGIVNEY Dau F S W 10 CT Occ: At School Fa: IRE Mo: IRE John MCGIVNEY Son M S W 7 CT Occ: At School Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Thomas MCGIVNEY Son M S W 5 CT Fa: IRE Mo: IRE James MCGIVNEY Son M S W 3 CT Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Other signers: Flynn Annie J.--4/10/1889--Baltic,CT Phillip H--10/31/1890--Bridgeport(BP) Mrs Sarah--4/9/1889--BP ?--11/4/1889--BP Nugent (none said where) Frank--12/1887 J.L.--12/1887 George--no date Kelly Abbie F.--11/1/1890--? Andrew P.--?--New Haven Helena--11/1/1890--BP Maggie M--9/26/1887--? ( this is the person who gave Gma this book) Mamie--10/31/1890--BP McCabe (all from Shelton) F.J.--7/1/1890 Annie L.--6/15/1890 Lizzie--7/1/1890 Tessie C.--4/28/1891 All entries are poems and most are beautiful in penmamship, little of a personal nature. I hope this is of some help. If you run across "Lizzie Carey/Cary" in Derby, please let me know. I think she is a relation to Margaret C. Welch Pratt Bill