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From: Gail Nakayama <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO-IRISH] Our Elusive Anthony O'HARA
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:59:26 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <BAY112-DAV422886ACB9BD398D1C924CF5C0@phx.gbl>


Shannon,

This is what I have found on Ancestry.ca

Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
about Anthony O'Hara
Name: Anthony O'Hara
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ireland

Residence District: Toronto East
Residence Location: St. Lawrence Ward
Ethnic Origin: Irish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Mariner
Division: 2
Microfilm Roll: C-9971
Page: 30
Head of Household Comment: This person is listed as a
head of household.

and

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
about Anthony O'Hara
Name: Anthony O'Hara
Year: 1871
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Place: Toronto, Canada
Source Publication Code: 1823.31
Primary Immigrant: O'Hara, Anthony
Annotation: Date and place of census. Census films are
available from the National Archives of Canada. Place
of birth, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district,
subdistrict, division, and page of original record are
also provided.
Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. Index to the
1871 Census of Ontario: Toronto. Toronto: Ontario
Genealogical Society, 1992. 193p.
Page: 134

and

An 1876 death in Toronto for an Anthony Ohara,
steamboat steward born abt 1801, Ireland.

Gail

--- Shannon and Dennis O'Hara-Haworth
<> wrote:

> Dear Listers:
>
> After 25 years of searching, our family has not
> found a trace of Anthony O'HARA beyond the 1851
> Census. Perhaps someone in this list can shed some
> light on him.
>
> Anthony O'HARA (b ca 1811) married Mary COCKRIN
> (sic) (aka CORCORAN?) (b ca 1811) presumably in
> Ireland.
>
> Anthony and Mary had at least 6 children from 1836
> to 1851: Catharine, Thomas, Micheal, Ellen, Ann, and
> John. All but John were born in Ireland.
>
> At some point the family immigrated from Ireland to
> Canada. In 1851, the family was living in King
> Township, York County, ON. Anthony's occupation was
> simply recorded as Laborer.
>
> In 1861, widowed Mary and son John lived in Innisfil
> Township, Simcoe County, ON. In Apr 1875, John
> married and began having children. His line is
> well-known, as he is my ancestor. Brother Thomas'
> line is also fairly well-known. However, there is no
> trace of any of the other children or of Anthony.
>
> There are a couple of family stories of Anthony, all
> seeming to focus on the railroad. Perhaps he worked
> for the railroad or a railroad contractor. Perhaps
> he rescued from injury on the tracks his own son or
> the child of someone else. Perhaps he was injured or
> even died in the incident.
>
> I cannot find any clues about his death. Has anyone
> indexed Catholic church or cemetery records from
> Ontario?
>
> Until I find out more about Anthony, it is doubtful
> that I will be able to find out more about his life
> in Ireland. No one is exactly sure where they came
> from. Was it Sligo or Mayo or some other county? No
> known records for son Thomas or John note where in
> Ireland the family was from.
>
> I also cannot find a death for wife Mary. Although
> she seems to have been alive when son John was
> married in Apr 1875, there is no mention of her in
> the 1881 Census.
>
> I know our family story is vague and the information
> is scarce, but maybe someone out there can lend a
> hand.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Shannon
> Mesa, Arizona
>
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