Listers, My mother's grandmother's maiden was Margaret Brady. According to family history, Margaret was born in Conty Mayo, Ireland on 31 May 1873. She married William Walsh (Welch) in Chicago on 13 April 1895. The Chicago marriage certificate gives his name as William J. Welch 35 years old and her name as Maggie Brady 22 years old. I am about 100% sure these ar my gr grandparents, but because William's surname is not Walsh and Margaret's forename is Maggie, there was some doubt. However, because I am aware that Maggie is a common nickname for Margaret - having several Margarets in my family (Marge - mother, Peggy - sister, and Marg - a cousin) - and that Walsh being pronounced with a thick brogue would sound like Welch. Actually, William appears in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census from Chicago and Lemont township as Welch. His grave states Welch. The 1900 Chicago census says Walsh. They had four children: William, Margaret, Catherine, and Thomas. William, Jr. died in WWI aboard a ship (the Von Steuben). Thomas died at an early age - not sure of what. Margaret married Edwin Columbus O'Toole. They had 2 daughters - Margaret (my mother) and Joan. Catherine married William O'Connor. I am looking for any Brady connections to Margaret or Maggie. I have no information regarding Maggie's parents at all. Some have sent me information from County Mayo, but none with a birthdate of 31 May 1873. Any help would be appreciated. Bill in Peoria, IL., USA

Do you have the death certificates? If they died after 1910 you should be able to find the parents' names (if the informant knew). Then, get the obit as it might have the names of any siblings. The Irish civil registration of BMDs began in 1864 so you might find her birth certificate which will have the parish. Then, order the microfilm for the parish from the Family History Library and collect the names and bap dates of the siblings. The marriage cert should have the parish name so try to locate the sacramental register for the date you have on the civil marriage cert. Good luck, Ellen -----Original Message----- From: wm.karr@insightbb.com To: Welch <WELCH-L@rootsweb.com>; Welsh <WELSH-L@rootsweb.com>; MAYO-L <MAYO@rootsweb.com>; BRADY <BRADY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 2:06 pm Subject: [MAYO] Maggie Brady Listers, My mother's grandmother's maiden was Margaret Brady. According to family history, Margaret was born in Conty Mayo, Ireland on 31 May 1873. She married William Walsh (Welch) in Chicago on 13 April 1895. The Chicago marriage certificate gives his name as William J. Welch 35 years old and her name as Maggie Brady 22 years old. I am about 100% sure these ar my gr grandparents, but because William's surname is not Walsh and Margaret's forename is Maggie, there was some doubt. However, because I am aware that Maggie is a common nickname for Margaret - having several Margarets in my family (Marge - mother, Peggy - sister, and Marg - a cousin) - and that Walsh being pronounced with a thick brogue would sound like Welch. Actually, William appears in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census from Chicago and Lemont township as Welch. His grave states Welch. The 1900 Chicago census says Walsh. They had four children: William, Margaret, Catherine, and Thomas. William, Jr. died in WWI aboard a ship (the Von Steuben). Thomas died at an early age - not sure of what. Margaret married Edwin Columbus O'Toole. They had 2 daughters - Margaret (my mother) and Joan. Catherine married William O'Connor. I am looking for any Brady connections to Margaret or Maggie. I have no information regarding Maggie's parents at all. Some have sent me information from County Mayo, but none with a birthdate of 31 May 1873. Any help would be appreciated. Bill in Peoria, IL., USA ====MAYO Mailing List==== Add your name in the County Mayo Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.net/Mayo/ Do you have a County Mayo website you would like to see in this space? Send an email to Mayo-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - http://webmail.aim.com