Bill, Your surname could be Darby. Depending on the year and the religion of the person, it is very possible they were not able to spell their names. For that reason, many of the people who recorded the names wrote them down as they sounded. Also, the practice of Anglocizing names was also predominant. For example, the name Sabri O Gallchobhair could also appear as Sarah Gallagher, Golliher, Goligher, Golligher, Galliho, etc. For that reason, always take into account the derivates of Irish names, their religion and the history of Ireland for the time of the ancestor you are considering. My gr-gr-gr grandfather has appeared as Charles McCoun, Terindie McCain, Terrens McCune and Terry McCune because it was the early 1800s and he was Catholic. Catholics were, by law, not able to become educated at the time. Good luck and I hope this helps! Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: <billmellsworth@comcast.net> To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:31 PM Subject: [Irish-Roots] surname confusion > I'm new to the list. I'm trying to read an Irish surname on a NYC marriage > record and can't quite make it out. I was hoping I might get some > suggestions from the list. > > It looks like Dowbey or Dourbey or Douebey. Could any of these be an > Irish surname? > > Bill > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Plant your Irish roots here! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Marsha: The woman was born about 1808 in Ireland. I suspect she may have been Catholic. Her granddaughter was married in a Catholic church and baptised her sons. thanks, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Sears" <msears01@mchsi.com> To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] surname confusion > Bill, > > Your surname could be Darby. Depending on the year and the religion of > the person, it is very possible they were not able to spell their names. > For that reason, many of the people who recorded the names wrote them down > as they sounded. > > Also, the practice of Anglocizing names was also predominant. For > example, the name Sabri O Gallchobhair could also appear as Sarah > Gallagher, Golliher, Goligher, Golligher, Galliho, etc. > > For that reason, always take into account the derivates of Irish names, > their religion and the history of Ireland for the time of the ancestor you > are considering. My gr-gr-gr grandfather has appeared as Charles McCoun, > Terindie McCain, Terrens McCune and Terry McCune because it was the early > 1800s and he was Catholic. Catholics were, by law, not able to become > educated at the time. > > Good luck and I hope this helps! > > Marsha > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <billmellsworth@comcast.net> > To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:31 PM > Subject: [Irish-Roots] surname confusion > > >> I'm new to the list. I'm trying to read an Irish surname on a NYC >> marriage record and can't quite make it out. I was hoping I might get >> some suggestions from the list. >> >> It looks like Dowbey or Dourbey or Douebey. Could any of these be >> an Irish surname? >> >> Bill >> >> >> ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >> Plant your Irish roots here! >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Plant your Irish roots here! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >