Hi all, I am trying to track my great grandparents and don't know where to begin, so I will list what I know and someone out there might be kind enough to offer some advice. Martin O'Grady born about 1832, Queens County Ireland son of Michael O'Grady and Mary Ann Kenny married Margaret Catherine Purcell approx 1862 in Kil Ninney or Kilkenny (cant read the writing) Roman Catholic. Margaret's parents were Phillip Purcell and Julia Lacey. Martin and Margaret emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1862/3 along with possibly her parents. Family folklore has it that Martin may have been a policeman in Ireland. Any Help would be great. Regards Patricia

Colleen, there's a MARTIN GRADY marries a MARGARET PURCELL in BALLYRAGGET RC parish on the IFHF site for kilkenny. Record id 695681 I can't say that you will get any further information from the record as its just a church record and father/mother may not be mentioned. There may be a sibling though in the witnesses to the marriage and an address. Tom. ________________________________ From: Colleen Hodgson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:47:14 AM Subject: [LAOIS] O'Grady, Purcell, Kenny Hi all, I am trying to track my great grandparents and don't know where to begin, so I will list what I know and someone out there might be kind enough to offer some advice. Martin O'Grady born about 1832, Queens County Ireland son of Michael O'Grady and Mary Ann Kenny married Margaret Catherine Purcell approx 1862 in Kil Ninney or Kilkenny (cant read the writing) Roman Catholic. Margaret's parents were Phillip Purcell and Julia Lacey. Martin and Margaret emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1862/3 along with possibly her parents. Family folklore has it that Martin may have been a policeman in Ireland. Any Help would be great. Regards Patricia ========IRL-LAOIS Mailing List======== Leix/Laois websites: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Leix/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllex/index.htm Add your Leix/Laois surname to the Surname Registry. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Re "Family folklore has it that Martin may have been a policeman in Ireland." The URL http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=6087&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY gives the names of 22 Martin O'GRADYs in the RIC Irish Genealogy - A Family History Primer at the URL http://postmanbill2.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=postmanbill2&view=78&rand=998510500&storyid=616 may help - see the section on the Royal Irish Constabulary whose records include full name; ? age; ? height; ? religious affiliation; ? native county; ? trade or calling; ? marital status; ? native county of wife; ? date of appointment; ? counties in which the man served; ? length of service; and ? date of retirement and/or death. The name of a wife is not given, nor any information about parents. See Kilkenny at the URL http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/KIK/#Maps Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Hodgson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:47 AM Subject: [LAOIS] O'Grady, Purcell, Kenny > Hi all, > > I am trying to track my great grandparents and don't know where to begin, > so > I will list what I know and someone out there might be kind enough to > offer > some advice. > > Martin O'Grady born about 1832, Queens County Ireland son of Michael > O'Grady and Mary Ann Kenny married Margaret Catherine Purcell approx 1862 > in > Kil Ninney or Kilkenny (cant read the writing) Roman Catholic. > Margaret's parents were Phillip Purcell and Julia Lacey. > > Martin and Margaret emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1862/3 along with > possibly her parents. Family folklore has it that Martin may have been a > policeman in Ireland. > > Any Help would be great. > > Regards > > Patricia > >