This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oceanstrands Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/1732.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Mollie, The 1901 Mayo census shows the following Higgins in Cong Civil Parish: Townland,Civil Parish, Barony,County,Description, Head of household surname,Head of household Given, Head of household Occupation, Other occupants Dringeen Eighter Cong Kilmaine Mayo Household Higgins James(35) farmer Julia(32) wife-Thomas(2)-Mary(1)-John(1mo.)-Mary(70) mother/widow Drumsheel Upper Cong Kilmaine Mayo Household Higgins Thomas(43) farmer/not married Mary(40) sister/not married/farm servant Funshinaugh Cong Kilmaine Mayo Household Higgins Anne(65) nursery business/widow born Co. Galway-Michael(17) (possibly son but not indicated)-James(15) nephew-Patrick(14) nephew Just one Kerwin family spelled Kirwin in County Mayo: Ballinrobe T./Abby St. Ballinrobe Kilmaine Mayo Household Kirwin Timothy(40) solicitor/born Co. Galway Delia Agnes(41) wife-John James(10)-Charles(7)-Norah(6)-Frances(3)-Sarah O'Boyle(58) aunt/widow-Julia Connelly(23) servant/not married/born Co. Galway Ballinrobe town is just northeast of Cong. One O'Malley in Cong: Cong T. Cong Kilmaine Mayo Household O'Malley John(60) shopkeeper/grocer Mary(50) wife-Mary(18)-David(16)-Agnes(11)-James(9) O'Malley and its many variations is an extremely common surname in County Mayo with 210 families listed in the 1901 census with just that surname, 28 Melia/O'Melia families, 7 spelled Malia/O'Malia just to give a few. You'd need to find out from Annie and Ellen's records in the US and their children's where they were born in County Mayo. Church parish records that survive are the sources to search to find family information for their birth location. Cong Catholic parish records unfortunately only go back to 1870 which is too late for your ancestors records. See: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Cong&churchid=1058 Here's the link to all the Roman Catholic parish maps in County Mayo, click on each parish on the map to find out the years covered in the records and where they can be accessed: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/mayorc.htm And here are the links to the Roman Catholic parish maps for County Galway: West Galway: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/galwaywrc.htm East Galway: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/galwayerc.htm There aren't any records in Ireland about who emigrated, where they went or what happened to them after they left. Oceanstrands There aren't any census records before 1901 and no vital records before 1864. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.