July 1, 2004:

Dear Al,  I find your site very informative and interesting.  I'm researching 
Nelligan & McCarthy, my great grandparents, believed to be from Bowesville Ontario.  
Until I found your site I did not think there really was a "Bowesville".  
Thanks for all your hard work, if you have any insight on these surnames please let me know.  
 
Sincerely,  
Carol Bennett
carol_b@earthlink.net
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Hi Carol:
 
Thanks for your e-mail.
 
I have quite a bit of material regarding the Nelligans and McCarthys. 
The Nelligans at Bowesville (where the Ottawa International Airport is 
located today) came from Doneraile in County Cork, Ireland in 1823 and 
lived, beginning in the 1840's, not far from my ancestors. I have some 
census and church records from the area. I'll start a new web page.
 
... Al
September 13, 2004:

The following records are from Ellen Paul's database:

Notre Dame Cathedral, Bytown:
30 Aug 1829    
Baptism of William, aged 5 days, lawful son of Patrick Nelligan (ML) and of Catherine Buckley
Godparents: Angus McDonell and Catherine Toyner (Traynor?)

23 Nov 1831    
Baptism of John, 3 days old, son to Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley 
Godparents: Michael Lawlor and Mary Buckley  
M. Lalor, Priest

26 Feb 1834
Bytown   Baptism of Mary, daughter of Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley
Michael Donoher & Mary Donoher / Donagher

29 Mar 1836
Baptism of Thomas, 3 wks. old, son of Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley
T. T. Connor  and Mrs. Deruafortte

23 Jul 1838
Baptism of David, born 13 March of the marriage of Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley
Michael Donagher & Mary Donagher

18 Feb 1840
Baptism of James, born 30 January of the marriage of Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley
William Nelligan & Mrs. Croan / Crone?

Marriage of a Catherine Nelligan:
7 Jan 1843 
After two publications of banns, marriage of Michael O'Brien, resident here and widower
of Catherine Nelligan of County Cork, and Catherine Donovan, resident of Black Rapids 
and widow of John Sullivan also of County Cork
James Gilligan, Mary O'Brien & others

10 Mar 1843
Baptism of Patrick, aged 6 mos., son of Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley of Gloucester
William Kelly & Margaret Blanchfield of Bytown

29 Jan 1844
Baptism of Ann, born 19 January of the marriage of John O'Doherty of Gloucester and Charlotte Sparrow
(John Doherty donated land for Our Lady of the Visitation Church at South Gloucester ... Al)
Patrick Nelligan & Catharine Buckley (his wife)

25 Aug 1846
Baptism of Joseph, born 5 November 1845, son of Patrick Nelligan and Catherine Buckley
William Nelligan (brother of Patrick) & Unknown Dunah? (Donagher)


 January 8, 2012:

Hi Al & Carol,
 
I am so glad to have found this website.  The Stackpole tree posted by Joy Eastop was very helpful.  
My Michael Stackpole & Mary Ann Nelligan  are there.
 
I’m looking for help finding Mary Ann Nelligan’s parents.  She was married to Michael Stackpole.  I have their church death records, 
the 1871, 1881 & 1891 censuses from Ottawa.  Also have their children’s records.  A Patrick Nelligan attended 
Mary Ann’s funeral in 1891.  I’m wondering if this shows a connection to the Patrick Nelligan & Cathy Buckley tree.  
They had a daughter, Mary, born in the approximate time frame that I’m looking.  I’ve been searching, without success, for a marriage 
record to give me Mary Ann’s parents.  Can anyone help?
 
Thank you,
 
Michele Krogh
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Hi Al,
 
Thank you so much for your reply.
 
As for Mary Ann’s birth year, it’s about 1839, 1842 or 1844 depending on which record I use.  I have her ages on the 1871 & 1881 census 
and her death record.  I’ll attach them for you to look at.  I have found ages from those sources to be off by up to 10 years.  
It took a lot of digging to find my grandmother’s, Caroline Stackpole, baptism record.  It was 10 years earlier than the records showed, 
even the marriage record.  I have been looking as early as 1834.  
 
Mary Ann & Michael had the 4 children baptized at St Patrick’s in Ottawa, and were both buried at St Patrick’s.  So my focus was that 
church and Notre Dame.  But if they were living elsewhere before 1869 when 1st daughter was baptized, I’m looking at the wrong area.
 
Any help would be much appreciated.
 
As for the Stackpole side, I have learned so much from this website. I keep checking back to read more about Bytown and the canal workers.  
I would like to read more on the life left behind in Ireland someday, but for now I’ll study their life in Canada. It must have been very difficult.
 
Thanks again,
 
Michele Krogh