The families I'm researching all migrated to Liverpool in the mid-19th century. Father's family settled in the Bootle/Kirkdale area; mother's lived close to the centre and in Everton. Below are the great-grandparents: the buttons on the left will tell you more.

On my father's side...

• Joseph LAWLER (1838-1917) born Co Kildare, Ireland (see link to Barrowhouse churchyard)
• Annie HOWARD (1850-1883) born 'at Preston's', Athy, Co Kildare, Ireland
• Christopher SHERLOCK (1853-1905?) born Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland
• Margaret LAVELLE (1855-1920) born Carrickedmond, Faughart, Co Louth, Ireland

and associated names and places...

• FITZPATRICK and REDMOND in Tankardstown, Counties Laois (formerly Queen's Co) and Kildare.
• CONNOR in Athy, Co Kildare and in Bootle, LAN.
• BRENNAN in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
• GARLAND (GARTLAN, GERNON) and O'HARE in Faughart, Co Louth

And my mother's ...

• Thomas David JONES later ROLF (1853- ) born Liverpool, to Margaret JONES (father unknown: he later adopted his stepfather George ROLF's surname)
• Mary Ann MURRAY (1854- ) born Liverpool, England (father b. Castlebar, Co Mayo, mother b. Madras, India)
• Hugh NORRIS (1840?- ) born Chorley? England
• Ann HART (1850- ) born Dublin, Ireland

and associated names and places...

• SWEENY in Dublin and Madras, India and MARSH in Madras, India

Anything familiar? please mail me

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