I am looking for anyone with a connection to Thomas Costello born in Ireland about 1828. I don't know what county in Ireland. His father's name was Michael and his mother's name was Mary which I learned from his marriage record. There is a Thomas Costellow listed in a Lowell, MA directory in 1849 who could be him, but I can't find him in the Lowell 1850 census. Thomas Costello age 32 is in the 1860 Lowell, MA census along with a Michael Costello age 35 who could be his brother. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ostrander, born in Plattsburg, NY on 3-18-1861 in Lowell and the family later lived in Billerica. Below is a link to my rootsweb page on Thomas Costello. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johanson&id=I177 Any hints or help on his county of birth in Ireland and immigration to the US would be appreciated. Susan -- --- Susan C. Johanson, Haymarket, VA http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...

Have you looked for his naturalization papers at the National Archives branch in Waltham? If he became a citizen, the papers could be there, or he could have been naturalized in the Lowell Police Court. I think the latter records are at the Mass. State Archives. If he became a citizen, the ppaers may show county of origin, date and port of arrival and date of birth. You should also look for death record, obituary and tombstone in Lowell. -dja