On the death record (17 July 1894 in Portsmouth, NH) of my second great-grandmother ELLEN (GRIFFIN) CONDON, it lists her parents as DENNIS GRIFFIN and ELLEN BOWLES. Both were born in Ireland, and her father was listed as a farmer. Her widowed mother lived with her and the family, as seen in the 1870 and 1880 Portsmouth census pages posted below. She died on 17 Dec 1889 in Portsmouth, and the death record gives her parents names as Patrick Bowler(sp) and Mary Shea, both born in Ireland.
When Ellen Griffin married John Condon in 1868, she listed her father as a laborer of Ireland. He is unnamed, and she did not list her mother on this record. Whether he was actually alive at this time is unclear.
Research has yet to find any other children of Patrick and Mary (Shea) Bowles who may have immigrated to the US. I have come across the same problem when trying to find any siblings of Ellen (Griffin) Condon.
The search continues.
When Ellen Griffin married John Condon in 1868, she listed her father as a laborer of Ireland. He is unnamed, and she did not list her mother on this record. Whether he was actually alive at this time is unclear.
Research has yet to find any other children of Patrick and Mary (Shea) Bowles who may have immigrated to the US. I have come across the same problem when trying to find any siblings of Ellen (Griffin) Condon.
The search continues.
1870 Portsmouth, NH census
1880 Portsmouth, NH Census
| The 1870 census gives her age as 69 yrs, and the 1880 census lists her age as 80 years old. though her death record in 1889 will list her age as 76. So, an exact birth year is difficult to determine. No burial place was listed on her death record, unfortunately. As there are no visible stones in the Condon/Mulligan plot, it is unknown if she was buried with her daughter. See also: http://www.mynewenglandancestors.com/1/post/2014/03/condons-of-creek-st-portsmouth-nh.html |  |
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