This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Durkin, Hanagan, McAveney, O'Hara, Jackson, Harrington, Devaney, Leith, McDonough Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hBU.2ACEB/326.1 Message Board Post: My Ancestors (great great grandparents) where born somewhere in Ireland circa 1828 and 5 days after marrying settled in Middlesbrough Yorkshire England. There Names where Michael Durkin and Ann McAveney. They had 12 chidren born in Middlesborough and later lived in an area called Linthorpe. Their children and families came over first settling in Pottsville Pa. most probably because Michael Durkin had a sister- Ellen Durkin who married a Hanagan living there. I do not know Ellen Durkin Hanagan's husbands first name and I'm wondering if the Ellen on your 1950 census info is she? Ellen Durin Hanagan had 3 chidren: (1) Mary Hanagan single born circa 1868. She later live in Bethlehem, Pa. and ran aboarding house. (2) Rose Hanagan married a St. Piere or Piere (first name unknown Lived in Bethlehem, Pa. then moved to Allentown, Pa. They had at least 2 children. (3)Patrick Hanagan single lived in Bethleham, Pa. Ithought someone may know these Hanagan's? The 12 children of Michael Durkin came to Pottsville and Later Scranton, Pa The chidren include Ellen Durkin O'Hara,(Mahonoy City near Pottsville then Scranton),Thomas Durkin, Anna Durkin Donovan,William Durkin, Catherine Durkin McDonough, Margaret Durkin Devaney, Michael Durkin, Hugh Durkin, John Durkin, Elizabeth Durkin Jackson, Sarah Durkin Harrington, and Marie Durkin Leith