Downtown Taghmon

Downtown Taghmon
Main Street, Taghmon, County Wexford, 2011

About James Connor and Anastasia Colfour (Colfer)

About James Connor and Anastasia Colfer

James Connor (c1818-1897) and Anastasia Colfour (Colfer) (c1821-1884) married in the Parish of Taghmon in 1842 and emigrated from County Wexford, possibly the town of Taghmon, between c1852-1854. History states that James preceded Anna by two years. Shortly after arriving in America, they settled in Evanston, Illinois. They lived and farmed in an area of Evanston now known as Stockham Park until about 1862 when they moved to the corner of Ridge Avenue and Lake Street in Evanston. Several siblings of James' also came to the U.S. around the same time and resided in Evanston. They include his twin siblings Katherine and Thomas, both of whom never married; and, his brother Patrick who married Margaret Welsch. James and Anna had six children, the first five of whom were born in Ireland. They include Ellen (Sullivan) (1843-1919), James C. (1846-1890), Bridget Lucy (Headen/Hayden) (1849-1876); John A. (1852-1932); Mary E. (Haughey) (1854-1934); and, Thomas E. (1857-1929). Anna died of typhoid pneumonia on April 15, 1884. James, lived to be 79, spending the last thirteen years living with his son Thomas. James died on October 2, 1897.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Dunbrody (Dunbrodie) Famine Ship

On James Charles Connor's 1889 passport application, it states he "emigrated to the United States, sailing on board the 'Dunbrodie' from Queenstown or Liverpool, on or about the 1st day of May 1856."

In New Ross, County Wexford, a replica of the famine ship is anchored.  They even have a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/dunbrodyfamineship

I have written them to see if they have any information regarding the trans-Atlantic crossings of the ship in 1856.

There is also a webpage for the ship: http://www.dunbrody.com/ 


Images from various Dunbrody websites.
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