Hello- These are my O'Connors. Anyone see any connections? Also, does anyone know anything about The Neale? I've visited Co. Mayo's home page and it talks about Balinrobe, but I don't know what The Neale is. A suburb, or an estate? Any ideas? -- Erin P.S. sorry I don't really have any dates on most of these people, but if I had to guess, I'd say that Willima and Catherine lived in the mid to late 1800's. William O'Connor and Catherine Biggins : Married and settled at The Neale, Loughmas Road, Balinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland. They had eleven children: Patrick: Went to Cork, married and had two sons who remained in Cork. James: Remained at home and as far as is known, did not marry. John: Remained at home and as far as is known, did not marry. Catherine: entered the Convent. Edward: Went to London, where he married an English girl. They went to New York where they had six children. (see below) Mary: Stayed at home to take care of their mother. Denis: Went to London for a while. Left for New York where he married and had one daughter. (see below) Martin: Went to New York where he married and had six children. (see below) Agnes: Became a Governess. Spent approximately 40 years in South America, specifically Portugal, and was fluent in six languages. She died in a retirement home in Dublin at about 98 years of age. William: Went to New York for a short time and then returned to Ireland. Anthony: Remained in Ireland and as far as is know, did not marry. Edward O'Connor (son of William and Catherine) Had six childre: Fred: Traveled all over the world and, as far as is known, never married. Edwin: May have married and lived outside of New York City. Henry: Went to Texas where he married and had either three or five boys. Two of the boys where twins, Pat and Mike. Last mention has them still living in Texas. Catherine: Known as Cissy married and had two boys and a girl. Josephine: Married and had one daughter who was a nurse in Virginia. William: Married and had two children, Mary Regina and William, Jr.. Mary had six children and Will had two. Denis O'Connor (son if William and Catherine) Had one child: Helen: Helen, known to the family as Nellie never married and has been living in Los Angeles since 1948 (she may be dead by now). Martin O'Connor (son of William and Catherine) Had six children. Martin is my great grandfather. Martin, Jr.: After serving in the Army in WWI, he went to California where he married, but died shortly there after in an accident. He had no children. Monsignor William R. O'Connor: Taught at St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, New York for twenty two years. Became pastor of St. John the Evangelist Chruch in New York City around 1954. He died in 1974. He also taught at Columbia University and at Notre Dame. Was a president of the American Catholic Theological Association. Richard: Married and had three children, Paul, Catherine and Richard. Each child married and had three children. Richard died in 1965. Arthur: After his wife, Marion, died, he married Mildred, but they had no children. Arthur died in 1978. Frank: Married in Chicago and had three children (see below). Mary: Married George Callahan in 1966. They had no children. Frank O'Connor (grandson of William and Catherine) Had three children. Frank is my grandfather. He married Helen Beckwith and lived in Chicago for most of his life. He died in 1964. Patricia: The oldest, she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and later moved, with her husband James Kirby, to Norfolk, Virginia. Jim died in 1992. They were both accomplished artists. Pat now works as a museum curator. They had four children: Jeanine, Joanna, Kenneth, and Cecilie. Martin: Marty spent most of his adult life living in New York. He went to Purdue University and earned a degree as an engineer. He married Carol and they had three children: Elizabeth, Brian, and Craig. Laurence: An architect, he now lives in Indianapolis with his wife Harriett Hook. They have two children: Erin (me) and Colin. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ erin o'connor 513-841-1327 cellular/pager: 560-2697 (or 414-2391) [email protected] @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@