Hi, I don't know if this is any help for you, but my ggg grandmother, Catherine English was born in Grange, Co Tipperary probably between 1790 and 1800. Ellen English, John English and Margaret English were sponsors at three of Catherine's childrens' baptisms. So it is likely that they were siblings. Catherine married Michael Hally in 1816 or earlier. I have not yet found much more than this on the English surname. Sandra Hawley (Hally in Ireland) -----Original Message----- From: FBMcG@aol.com [mailto:FBMcG@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 8:48 PM To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Irish-American] Need help - Mary ENGLISH and James ENGLISH IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com HI! I'm trying to find the Irish background of Mary ENGLISH and James ENGLISH. Mary ENGLISH is my gg grandmother and James is my great grandfather. I need help. Thirty-eight year old Mary ENGLISH appears on the 1860 census of the Frostberg district of Allegheny MD. There is no adult male listed with her. James ENGLISH is 16 and the oldest of six listed children. Mary and the three older children were born in Ireland. The three younger children were born in Maryland. Since 11 year old Mary was born in Ireland and 9 year old Maurice was born in Maryland, Mary and the three oldest children probably came to the United States between 1849 and 1851. Mary died in 1901 and is buried next to her second son, Hugh, in Birmingham, AL. James ENGLISH appears as a laborer on the 1860 census. He and brother Hugh married sisters Sarah and Minerva WHITE from Connelsville, PA, probably about 1870. James disappeared from Pittsburgh, PA. after the 1891 city list. He had bought a family grave site. Sarah is there and James is not. But I digress. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions concerning how I might find the ENGLISH origins in Ireland or locate their travel to the United States. Thank you, Frank McGrath ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.