Hello Listmembers: I have been searching for our ancestors, Patrick O'Keefe and Margaret Ni Toole, who apparently married in Ireland before they went to London, England circa 1847. I have had searches made of most of Cork City, West Cork Heritage Center (Bandon, Courcey, Enniskeane, & Kilbrittain parishes), Tipperary Heritage Unit's records of the Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly, the Diocese of Cloyne, and Mallow Heritage Center, but without success. I have also looked through the fifteen volume work "O'KIEF COSHE MANG, SLIENE LOUGHER, AND UPPER BLACKWATER, IRELAND" by Albert Eugene Casey for traces of the marriage of our great great grandparents, Patrick O'Keeffe & Margaret (O') Toole, usually spelled Tuohil(l). In spite of looking at every entry for a Tuohil(l) or Tool(e), I could find no entries before the year 1847 which were related to a Patrick O'Keef(f)e - Margaret (O') Toole marriage. Here are the meager details we have about our ancestors. Patrick O'Keeffe and Margaret O'Toole, came from the Cork area in the late 1840's to London, where they had two sons, Edward O'Keeffe, who was born August 11, 1847 and baptized September 19, 1847, at St. Mary's, Cadogan Street, Chelsea, London, S.W., and David O'Keeffe, who was born July 26, 1849 and baptized August 12, 1849, also at St. Mary's, Cadogan Street. Witnesses to David's baptism were Edward and Sarah Quin. Patrick O'Keeffe was blacksmith and a fireman / laborer in a steam wheel works. The family was poor. Apparently, Margaret Ni Toole O'Keeffe died before 1857. David O'Keeffe was our family's ancestor. There was a teacher in our family, too. We think, Edward. There is a gap of seven years before Patrick O'Keeffe reappears in St. Mary's, Cadogan Street's sacramental records. Subsequently, Patrick apparently married Margaret Hughes. We believe she may have been born in England. But we don't know for sure. They had two children, Joseph, born on August 14, 1857, and Mary, born on April 25, 1860. We don't know what happened to Joseph. Mary was adopted. They resided at 2 Ebury Square in Pimlico. The 1861 British Census records for Pimlico-Belgravia are missing. Both children were baptized at St. Mary's, Cadogan Street, London. Margaret Ni Hughes O'Keef(f)e died Oct. 7, 1864, at the age of 36. Thus, she was born sometime around 1828. We believe that she is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Harrow Road, London, in a common grave. Thanks for any help you may provide. David F. O'Keefe PO BOX 820344 Houston, TX 77282-0344