Updates

Thanks mainly to information I receive from visitors to this website, I'm in the happy position of needing to update the site a couple of times a year. Please keep the updates coming. Be they large or small contributions, I'm always delighted to receive any new information or photos. If you would like to add anything, please e-mail me at helen@helensfamilytrees.com. Many thanks.

Note that in addition to the major updates listed below, each new version of this website contains corrections, additional dates and placenames, details of recent births, marriages and deaths, etc., which are too numerous to mention individually.

April 2008

More HUDSON photos.

Further information on two O’HARA families, those of Jane O’Hara (born 1848, Cloongreghan, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon) who married Patrick Lavin, and of Nora O’Hara (born 1869, Moigh, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon) who married Michael McCormick. More O’Hara photos.

March 2008

Information on children of direct ancestor William BERTRIDGE (born abt 1770, died Cloonfeacle, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim).   

Additional information on George Buckley of Huntly, Aberdeenshire (born 1861, Covent Garden, London), son of John Buckley and Elizabeth BUTLER. Butler photo.

CUNNINGHAM photo.

Addition of probable direct ancestor Maria DALTON (born abt 1810, prob. Athea, Co. Limerick) who married Patrick O’Connor and lived in Kilbaha, Newtownsandes.

DOODY photo.

More GORDON photos.

HUDSON photos.

Further information on children of Patrick O’CONNOR (born abt 1800, prob. Dirreen Lower, Athea, Co. Limerick) and Maria Dalton. O’Connor photo.

Information on two O’HARA families: those of Michael O’Hara (born 1840s, Moigh, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon) and of Elizabeth O’Hara (born 1858, Glooria, Cootehall). O’Hara photos.  

Another SHANAHAN photo.

June 2007

Addition of direct ancestor Michael DEVINE (born abt 1797, Co. Kerry) who lived in St. Giles in London and later in Kensington, London. Further information on his family.

Addition of direct ancestor Ellen FOLEY (born abt 1800, Ireland), who married William Hussey and lived in Kensington, London.

Further information on the building work in Kensington of Thomas HUSSEY (1834-1919)

Addition of direct ancestor Catherine JONES (born abt 1798, Co. Kerry) who married Michael Devine above.

Addition of direct ancestor Margaret NEAD (born abt 1802, Dublin) who married George Butler and lived in Covent Garden area of London

October 2006

Further information on brothers Eugene and Patrick MORAHAN (born 1880s, Cloonfeacle, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim; died U.S.). More Morahan photos. 

Another O’HARA photo.

June 2006

Addition of George Buckley of Huntly, Aberdeenshire (born 1861, Covent Garden, London), son of John Buckley and Elizabeth BUTLER, along with information on his descendants.

Further information on descendants of Mary (‘Mud’) O’HARA (born 1863, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon), daughter of William O’Hara and Jane Bambrick. Baptismal dates for more than 60 members of O’Hara family born between 1843 and 1880. Another O’Hara photo.

February 2006

Additional information on direct ancestor George BUTLER (born abt 1795, Dublin) and his children (born Dublin and London).

Further information on descendants of John GORDON (born 1830) and Mary O’Connor, of Sheepwalk, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. Another Gordon photo.

Addition of direct ancestor William HUSSEY (born abt 1760s, Co. Kerry) and his son William (born 1797 Castleisland, Co. Kerry; died prob. Kensington, London).

Addition of probable direct ancestor Mary LOOBY (born abt 1790s), wife of John Treacy, Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary.

Further information on descendants of probable brothers John (1787-1848) and Nicholas TREACY (1805-1848) of Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary. 

October 2005

Addition of more than 300 names to our HUDSON family tree, spanning multiple generations and including Hudson-descended families in Ireland, the U.S. and Australia

Addition of Reports section to website

May 2005

Addition of Fr. William BUTLER (born abt 1837, Covent Garden, London), brother of direct ancestor George. Addition of Lucy and Mary Ann Buckley (born 1850s, Covent Garden, London), daughters of John Buckley and Elizabeth Butler, and nieces of Fr. William.

Further information on HUSSEY brothers (born late 19th century, Kensington, London), sons of direct ancestors Thomas Hussey and Agnes Devine. Addition of Fr. James Hussey (born 1829, Westminster, London), brother of Thomas. Another Hussey photo.

February 2005

Addition of Bridget GORDON (born 1849, Aughalustia, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon), daughter of Michael Gordon and Anne Finn, along with information on her descendants.

Information on family of Emily O'HARA (born 1912, Cloongreahan, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon; died Birmingham, England) and her husband Frank Johnson. O’Hara photo.

Information on an O'SULLIVAN family of Caheraveelane, Co. Cork, who are probably connected to our O'Sullivans from the same townland (see Other Families section).

October 2004

Information on descendants of Anne CUNNINGHAM (born abt 1830s, Kilbaha, Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry) and her husband Pat O'Connor. Addition of list of children, with baptismal dates, of Anne’s sister Johanna (born 1840, Kilbaha) and her husband Tom Cronin.

Information on family of Michael GORDON (born abt 1886, Aughalustia, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon) and Katie Cunnane.

Information on descendants of Patrick O'HARA (born 1869, prob. Glooria, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon) and his wife Mary Kate Glynn. Additional information on family of Patrick’s second cousin Evelyn Mary O'HARA (born 1889, prob. Clegna, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon) and husband Jim Glynn.

July 2004

Further information on family of James GORDON (born abt 1855) and May Cullen, of Cureentorpan, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon.

Addition of direct ancestor Johanna LYNES / LYONS (born abt 1800), wife of Myles Cunningham, Kilbaha, Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry.

MORAHAN photos.

Further information on family of Jamsey Dan O'SULLIVAN (born 1883, Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork) and Kate Murphy.

March 2004

HUSSEY photos.

Additional information on MORAHAN family, relating mostly to descendants of Michael Morahan (born 1879, Cloonfeacle, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim; died Denver, Colorado).

October 2003

Creation of website.

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