My g.g.grandfather Peter Oates was from County Longford Ireland. He married a Bridget Rowley in the mid 1840's in Templemichael, Longford. They had children in Ireland James and Hugh, Hugh died in the famine. Peter moved his family to Liverpool, England and lived with a family named Ward(not known if related or not) His daughter Ellen was born while in Liverpool---soon after they came to the Boston area and a son Peter was born. Records show Bridget and her Rowley family and the 2 Oates children came over on a different ship than Peter. They settled in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Mass. Bridget and baby Peter soon died of small-pox. Peter then married Mary Nugent Burke(widow) they had 2 sons Peter and Patrick. Peter being my g.grandfather. Mary Nugent came over from Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland in about 1849 and lived in Hopkinton Middlesex, Mass. Helen Ware