Three siblings from Ireland were in Cattaraugus County, New York State, USA 1840s thru 1880s. They were Mrs. Edward Jones, Margaret O'Connell, b about 1810; her sister Mrs. Thomas Brown, Jane O'Connell, b about 1808; and presumably their brother Andrew O'Connell, b about 1805. All USA records seen on these three give their surname as O'Connell. In the 1880 census Margaret and Jane stated they were from Westmeath. Records from the RC Church at Clonmellon which covers a portion of both Westmeath and Meath gives the name as Connell. Margaret Connell m. Edward Jones of Archerstown, Westmeath in 1840 . There is no record of the baptism of Margaret, Jane or Andrew Connell at Clonmellon nor is there a record of Jane Connell's marriage to Thomas Brown. They must have lived in a nearby RC parish in Meath or Westmeath. Margaret's death certificate lists her father as "J." O'Connell and her mother as Mary (blank). Edward Jones and Margaret O'Connell named their second son James. Perhaps Margaret's father was James Connell. Also, the 1796 Flax Growers list showed a James Connell and Thomas Connell in Killallon, Meath. The Clonmellon RC Church records go back to 1757. Unless there were changes over the years to the church parish boundaries, I don't understand why all these names don't appear in the baptism and marriage records. Any help to unravel my Connell/O'Connell problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tom O'Hare, Buffalo, N.Y., USA.