Helen's Family Trees - O'Connor

Descendants of Patrick O'CONNOR / CONNORS

Second Generation

5. William O'CONNOR (Patrick ) was born prob. Oct 1835 in prob. Dirreen Lower, Athea, Co. Limerick and was christened prob. 19 Oct 1835 in prob. Athea, Co. Limerick. He died Apr 1920 in prob Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Sponsors at William's baptism were Daniel Mullane and Johanna Casey.

William farmed in Kilbaha North.
In the 1901 census there's a return for the household of Kate O'Connor, also of Kilbaha North. She's the only one listed for the household, and her occupation is "agricultural labourer". The writing on the census is too faint to make out her age. She's not listed in the Kilbaha returns in 1911. If she wasn't related to our O'Connor family perhaps she was connected to Patrick O'Connor who moved to Kilbaha from Shronebeirne, Duagh in the mid-19th century (see notes for Patrick O'Connor, father of William above).

William married Johanna CUNNINGHAM, daughter of Bryan CUNNINGHAM and Johanna HUDSON, on 12 Feb 1871 in Newtownsandes (Moyvane). Johanna was born about 1850 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. She died 12 Dec 1927 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Witnesses to the marriage of Johanna and William were Michael Hanrahan and Daniel Connell.

They had the following children:

8 M i

Patrick (Paddy Otter) O'CONNOR was born 20 Nov 1871 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 9 Nov 1963 in Beenbrack or Lisaniskea, Knockanure, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Paddy was known as "Otter" because he had a passion for fishing. He lived into his early 90s and was still cycling up to shortly before his death.

Patrick married Hannah AHERN. Hannah was born in Moyvane, Co. Kerry. She died in prob. Beenbrack or Lisaniskea, Knockanure, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Paddy and Hannah lived in Beenbrack in Lisaniskea, Knockanure. They had no children. The farm passed to a relative of Hannah's (perhaps a niece?) named Margaret Ahern who was married to a Joe Collins.

9 M ii

Bryan O'CONNOR was born 6 Dec 1872 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died young?.

There doesn't seem to be any recollection of Bryan as an adult. It's possible he died young.

+ 10 F iii Mary Anne (Mainanne) O'CONNOR was born 19 Apr 1874 and died 11 Sep 1951.
+ 11 M iv John (Jack Bill) O'CONNOR was born 23 May 1876 and died 8 Nov 1959.
+ 12 M v Edmond (Eddie or Ned) O'CONNOR was born 24 May 1877 and died 25 Mar 1960.
13 M vi

Michael O'CONNOR was born poss. 2 Jun 1880 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 3 Mar 1912 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Old Cemetery, Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Michael died around the age of 30. According to his death certificate, he died from pneumonia.

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