This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mc kiernan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5358.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Elias: County Leitrim shows 2 birth records for a Catherine Mc Kiernan for 1864: 1. District Longford, Vol 8, pg 283 2. District Mohill, Vol 13, pg 264. Neither lists the names of her parents. I found 2 female Mc Kiernan entrances into Castle Garden Immigration Port in 1870: Anne Mc Kiernan, 24, matron, 7 Sept 1870, England, Manhattan Mary Mc Kiernan, 50, matron, 7 Sept 1870, England, Manhattan. Both Ann and Mary are found living in the same household in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA in 1880. The head of household is Christopher Mc Kiernan, 58, NJ, insurance broker, parents Ireland. Anne is his wife and Mary is his mother. The Mc Kiernans were one of the oldest Catholic families in Paterson in 1830. The male Mc Kiernans there in 1830 were: Hugh, James, Christopher, Dennis, John, Cornelius, Samuel G. and Terrence. Thank you again for your patience and thoughtfulness of which both are greatly appreciated. I look forward to your comments and expert suggestions. Sincerely, Patricia Montero San Jose, Costa Rica patmontero25@hotmail.com