Fellow MAYO "ancestor-seekers": I come to you seeking any information or linkage to my Great Grandfather, William CAREY, b. County Mayo in 1808/9 timeframe, who I believe to be from or near Bangor Erris. He emigrated from "County Mayo via Sligo", which I take to mean he boarded the ship at Sligo Harbor. With him was his fiance', Margaret KILROY, b. in County Cavan in 1804. and possibly Margaret's mother, Ann Kilroy, also b. in Cavan in 1780. I don't know Margaret's father's name. She and William emigrated in 1829 to Quebec, Canada [either Montreal or Quebec City] where they married in 1829 in a Catholic Church in one of those two cities. By 1830, they had already further emigrated to the State of NY, Albany County, to a town about 15 miles south of Albany named Coeymans. By the 1850 census, they had five children as follows [hoping his helps to determine their ancestors, presuming they followed the Irish naming patterns]: Patrick, b. 1833, Robert, b. 1834, Richard b. 1839, James Joseph b. 1844, and Ann, b. 1847 [and named after her Grandmother]. William's parents names were John & Catherine Carey, presumably of the same vintage as Margaret's mother--- i.e. b. 1770's or 1780's. Unfortunately, I don't know Catherine's maiden name, but presume there aren't too many towns in Mayo in the early 1800's with a John & Catherine Carey and a son William living near an Ann Kilroy with her daughter Margaret. Indeed, my guess is that they went to the same Catholic church. Why Bangor Erris? Because it's one of the places in Mayo where I found both Carey & Kilroy surnames, and I'm presuming in the early 1800's, transportation limitations being what they were, that William didn't travel all the way to County Cavan to court Margaret, and further presuming that Margaret and her mother didn't take off for Canada with William without there being a somewhat serious commitment from William---- serious enough to emigrate with both his fiance AND HER MOTHER. But if not Bangor Erris, then some other Mayo town where there are both Carey & Kilroy families living near one another. Appreciate hearing from any MAYO List Members that might have information on the CAREY & KILROY surnames in this era, and of course, any other ancestors or descendants that existed back then or earlier/later. Any and all responses much appreciated. With all good wishes, Jim Carey Washington, DC