Irish SIG - Using Irish Naming Convention to Discover the Delany Family

Irish SIG - Using Irish Naming Convention to Discover the Delany Family

Saturday, September 27, 2025

11 am - 12:30 pm, PDT

Presented by Susan McKee

Live online via Zoom or members may view recording upon request.

Thomas Delaney was the father of Catherine “Kate” Delaney who married Henry Burge on 5 November 1878 in Dublin, Ireland. Catherine was born about 1860 - 62 in Queen’s County (present day County Laois) in Ireland and died 24 March 1909 in Dublin. To learn more about Thomas, evidence was gathered from researching the life and family of his daughter Kate and her husband Henry. The evidence identified a specific geographical location to focus the search for records for Thomas. This case study shows how Irish naming convention can be used as a powerful tool to analyze and predict family names and aid in the search for family units in Irish records in the mid- to late 1800s.

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