John Henessy

John married Elizabeth Quinn on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth was born in 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: say 1825; The family of Patrick and Elizabeth lived in the village of Fornaught, Donoughmore, Muskerry East, County Cork, Ireland, where all of their children were born. Like many disenfranchised native Irish families, the Riordan’s lived on land owned by British lords. The family of Patrick Riordan lived on a property that was owned by Lieutenant George Washington Brasier-Creagh, Esquire (1797-1876), a Royal Navy Officer and local Magistrate.
• Census: 1851, Camberwell, Greater London, England; In the 1851 British Census she was recorded, age 45, living in Camberwell, Greater London, England.
• Last Full Review: 8 May 2020

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Christened:
She was christened at St. Paul’s Church, Aghada.

Elizabeth married Patrick Riordan about 1816. Patrick (son of Patrick Riordan and Catherine McCarthy) was born on 18 Mar 1803 in Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: The Reardon family name is alternatively spelled either Reardon or Riordan; both are common spellings of this Irish surname. However, the majority of the English and Welsh historical records spell our family?s surname as Reardon. The Irish name Riordan, from ri "king" and bardan "poet", means "royal poet." In Irish tradition, poets were very highly regarded in any royal household; they acted as scholars, historians and advisors to the king.
• Moved To: Between 1854 and 1585, England; John and Margaret probably left Cork County for England between 1854-1858.
• Occupation: say 1855; Records in Wales list John’s occupation as an Excavator. In England in the 1800s, these kinds of workers were known as Navvies. From the word Navigator, it was a derogatory term that was used to describe those who were employed in the construction of roads, bridges and the widening of canals so that goods could be transported more efficiently. Since many who fled the Irish Potato famine ended up in such jobs, the laborers soon became known as Irish Navvies, even though most were not of Irish decent.
• Moved To: 1870/71; In late 1870, or early 1871, John was hurt while working and the family moved to Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales where he and Margaret resided until their deaths. They lived among many other Irish immigrants and attended St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church where five of their children were baptized.
• Census: 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1881 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 56, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was a general laborer
• Census: 1891, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1891 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 60, living in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales.
• Last Full Review: 4 Feb 2022

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Died:
He died of bronchial pneumonia at his home at 21 Upper Taff Street.

Buried:
His burial was recorded as Burial Number 21770.

John married Margaret Green on 15 Feb 1854 in Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Edmund Greene and Bridget Mannix) was born on 3 Mar 1839 in Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland; died on 10 Nov 1907 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; was buried on 14 Nov 1907 in Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil , Wales, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christened:
His baptismal record notes the family’s residence as Fornaught, County Cork, Ireland.

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• Occupation: say 1870, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; Patrick was a Coalminer and, like many youngsters of the time, began working in the coal mines that dotted the area when he was just ten to twelve years old.
• Census: 1871, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1871 Wales Census he was recorded, age 12, a pauper, living at the Cardiff Union Workhouse, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales with his mother. The Cardiff Poor Law Union, later called the Cardiff Union Workhouse, was formed on September 13, 1836. The workhouse building, now known as Model House, is the only structure that still exists on the property, and is occupied by a library, craft and design center
• Immigration: About 1885; In about 1885, Patrick Reardon and wife Elizabeth left Wales for the United States. It is believed that they left their daughter Margaret in the care of relatives (probably her Grand Parents John and Margaret Reardon). We do not know exactly when Patrick and Elizabeth left Wales, or where they arrived, but they made their way immediately to Cleveland, Ohio where they lived and worked alongside other Irish immigrants on Cleveland’s near East Side.
• Residence: 1886, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; In 1886 Patrick and Elizabeth were living at 3046 Superior Avenue.
• Residence: 1887, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; In 1887 they lived on 5902 Prosser Avenue near East 60th and Superior Avenue in Cleveland.

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Died:
He died of over heatings. His wife, Elizabeth, was pregnant at the time of Patrick’s death.

Buried:
The grave is unmarked.

Patrick married Elizabeth Ferguson on 6 Jun 1881 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales. Elizabeth was born on 29 Sep 1858 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; was christened on 10 Octoer 1858 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 29 Jun 1947 in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1871, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1871 Wales Census she was recorded, age 9, a pauper, living at the Cardiff Union Workhouse, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales with her mother. The Cardiff Poor Law Union, later called the Cardiff Union Workhouse, was formed on September 13, 1836. The workhouse building, now known as Model House, is the only structure that still exists on the property, and is occupied by a library, craft and design center
• Census: 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1881 Welsh Census she was recorded, age 20, living on 23 Swansea Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales.
• Immigration: 20 Jan 1886, Ellis Island, New York, New York; Mary Ann, and their three oldest children came to the United States arriving at the port of New York on January 20, 1886 from Liverpool. They then went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to joining Andrew who was already there.
• Census: 1900, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 38, living on 81 West Carson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Census: 1910, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 49, living on West Carson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Census: 1920, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 52, living on 1313 Wardens Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a naturalized citizen.
• Residence: 1923, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Address:
  636 South Main Street
• Obituary: 15 Apr 1923;

  Mrs. Mary Ann O'Niell Dies.

  Mrs. Wary Ann O'Neil, died Thursday at her home, 636 Main St., Westend. She was born In England and came to this country when quite young. She was a member of St James' church. Westend. She la survived by her husband, Andrew O'Niell; four sons, P. J , B. A., M. J., and John O'Niell, and six daughters. Mrs. M. Canon. Mrs, P. Splane, Mrs. P. V. Scully. Mrs. H. Jackiawark, Mrs. C. Robert, Mamie O'Niell and Cecelia O'NIel. Published by The Pittsburgh Press, 15 April 1923
• Last Full Review: 17 Jan 2022

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Birth: Birth Year of 1864 listed on her tombstone is incorrect.

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Birth:
She was born at home on 101 King Street West, in the St. Andrew neighborhood of Plymouth.

Died:
She died at her home on 636 Main Street, Pittsburgh.

Mary married Andrew O'Neil on 11 May 1879 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales. Andrew (son of John O'Neil and Catherine Dwyer) was born on 13 Jun 1860 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 28 Nov 1941 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Dec 1941 in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: say 1870, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; Michael was a Coalminer and, like many youngsters of the time, began working in the coal mines that dotted the area when he was just ten to twelve years old.
• Census: 1871, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1871 Wales Census he was recorded, age 6 months, a pauper, living at the Cardiff Union Workhouse, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales with his mother. The Cardiff Poor Law Union, later called the Cardiff Union Workhouse, was formed on September 13, 1836. The workhouse building, now known as Model House, is the only structure that still exists on the property, and is occupied by a library, craft and design center.
• Census: 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1881 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 12, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with his parents.
• Occupation: say 1890; He was a coal miner
• Census: 1891, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1891 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 20, living in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with his parents.
• Census: 1901, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; : 31
• Census: 1911, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; He was listed as a widower. His job as a collier; : 40; Address:
  4 Chapel St Merthyr Tydril
• Immigration: 30 Jan 1922, Ellis Island, New York, New York; On 30 January 1922 he arrived with one son in New York.

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Died:
He died suddenly on October 15, 1937 at Huron Road Hospital in East Cleveland.

Michael married Margaret Corcoran on 29 Feb 1892 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales. Margaret was born about 1872 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 15 Jan 1902 in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
He died of Meningitis at his home at 7 Taff Street in Lower Merthyr Tydfil.

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• Census: 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1881 Welsh Census she was recorded, age 6, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with her parents
• Immigration: 24 Apr 1890, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Julia arrived in Boston on 24 April 1890 from Liverpool aboard the SS Roman. She was travelling with her 8-year old niece, Margaret Reardon (1822-1966).
• Census: 1910, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; : 34; Address:
  29 Rear of Bedford Ave
• Residence: 1954, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Address:
  233 Suncreast Street

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Birth: Her Death Certificate gives her birth date as 14 September 1875.

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Birth:
She was born at home on 14 Vaughan Street, Lower Merthyr Tydfil.

Died:
She died at home from a coronary.

Julia married Michael P. Caulfield in 1897 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Michael was born in Jan 1876 in Pennsylvania; died in Nov 1911 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1881 Welsh Census she was recorded, age 4, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with her parents
• Census: 1891, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1891 Welsh Census she was recorded, age 14, living in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with her parents.
• Immigration: Between 1912 and 1914; Ellen and son Nicholas M McNamara (1904-1944) arrived in the US between 1912 and 1914 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Census: 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; She is listed as a janitress working at City Hall; : 42; Address:
  660 East 106 Street
• Census: 1930, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; : 52; Address:
  East 103d
• Census: 1940, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; : 60; Address:
  13521 Emily Street

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Birth: Her death certificate lists her birth date as 12 March 1879, clearly in error.

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Birth:
She was born at home at 7 Upper Taff Street, Lower Merthyr Tydfil.

Ellen married Nicholas M. McNamara on Yes, date unknown. Nicholas died between 1905 and 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales; In the 1881 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 1, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with his parents.

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Birth:
He was born at the family residence at 11 Upper Taff Street, Merthyr Tydfil.

Died:
He died at home, 11 Upper Taff Street, of bronchitis.