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NYC Directory - What is "r" versus "h"?
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I tried this question in the NY group, but no takers so trying again here in the open forum.This may be a rookie question, but.. While tracking downsome folks in the 1915 - 1917 NYC Directories I…Continue
Tags: newyork, nyc, manhattan, ny, directory
Started this discussion. Last reply by John J. Tierney Apr 9, 2010.
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John J. Tierney replied to GALE GENTILE (NEE BREADMORE)'s discussion Annie Murphy married in Ballymodun - Where is Ballymodun???? in the group Ireland and Irish AncestryJohn J. Tierney left a comment for Jacky Tierney"Hello Jacky,
Surfing around Genealogywise I came upon your profile - I see some of your research is in NY, where my Tierneys came to around 1880 and stayed (mostly.)
I am still not sure where they came from in Ireland and working towards that goal…"
John J. Tierney replied to Ruby Sawyer-DeCaire's discussion townlands in the group Ireland and Irish Ancestry"This site has a good breakdown of the Irish land divisions:
http://www.ballybegvillage.com/land_division.html"
John J. Tierney commented on Leah's group Long Island Genealogy"@Michael I live down the road from the Old First Church in Huntington. Have you inquired with them if they have records available?
While I live here I don't have any ancestors from the area so am not sure about records availability here in…"
John J. Tierney added a discussion to the group Southern New York Genealogy
NY Police Department Records
I just had a nice success and thought I'd share: for anyone who has ancestors who were on the New York City police force, you can send them a request for information.I sent a request in for my great-grandfather's records at the end of March and by mid-July I received a nice cover letter, his "Force Index Card" and "Transfer and Assignment Card."From those I learned some excellent information: His exact birth date, naturalization date, addresses, precincts, previous work before going on the…See More
John J. Tierney commented on Stephen Garnett Cox's group Czechoslovakian Genealogy"Translate.Google.com can do some fair translation."
John J. Tierney replied to Donna Burseth's discussion I am looking for my Grandfather's family in the group Czechoslovakian Genealogy"I'll let you know if I think of anything else - I am fortunate on my Czech side that my Mom did a wonderful job of putting info together so I have only just reached the point where I am going to need to do some deeper digging back in the Czech…"
John J. Tierney replied to Donna Burseth's discussion I am looking for my Grandfather's family in the group Czechoslovakian Genealogy"If you can find him on the ship passenger list for his emigration you will often find an origin town in Czechoslovakia. All of my grandparents and their siblings who came over after 1900 have theirs clearly marked on theirs.
You want to check both…"
John J. Tierney commented on Heather Wilkinson Rojo's blog post Old San Juan Cemetery"Nice shot and description - thanks for sharing!"
John J. Tierney commented on Leah's group Long Island Genealogy"@Barbara M Leydecker
Well, I'm not sure of any cemeteries further into the current Nassau & Suffolk counties that were active in 1874. But, when it came to folks dying in NYC, Queens is a good place to look and First Calvary is owned by the…"
John J. Tierney replied to John J. Tierney's discussion NYC Directory - What is "r" versus "h"? in the group Southern New York Genealogy"Catherine,
Thank you! I had looked around for a legend in the copy I was looking at (on Footnote) with no luck, but realize now I needed to be more comprehensive in my look around.
The location in question is the city of Manhattan, so listing some…"
John J. Tierney commented on Leah's group Long Island Genealogy"@Barbara M Leydecker:
Pardon me for a generic answer, but LI is a fairly large area so if you have possibilities of a more specific location it would help.
Here's a listing of LI cemeteries:
http://longislandgenealogy.com/cemindex.html
Look…"
Catherine Davis replied to John J. Tierney's discussion NYC Directory - What is "r" versus "h"? in the group Southern New York Genealogy"John,
This is not a rookie question since abbreviations can be the bane of all of us. And, yes, the abbreviations are important to your research.
Most city directories include a key to their abbreviations somewhere, sometimes at the very front of…"
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- What surnames are you interested in researching?
- Tierney, Egan, Farrell, McDonald, Murphy, Dougherty, Kenny, Keenaghan, Vanac, Simanek, Klecka, Straka, Balsan, Jareb, Duffy, Levine (Lewis), Keagan, Petrillo
- What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
- USA, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Czech Republic, Croatia, Russia
- What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
- Intermediate Family History Researcher
- If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
- Awesome sour cream lemon cake. Wait, what?
- For what reason did you start genealogy research?
- Trying to make all the connections with family stories (there were lots of gaps).
I happen to be an information security professional - while much of the job has to do with protecting information, a crucial aspect of doing it well involves finding data that is exposed.
That expertise has proven to be a valuable thing to have in genealogy research.
I plan to start recording my research and family thoughts in a blog to save for my family - not one there yet, but my site link is below.
- Do you have a genealogy website or blog?
- http://currach.johnjtierney.com/
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- At 2:24pm on March 29, 2010,
Cheryl Dynan said… - Hi John, I am researching a Mary Tierney who left Ireland Between 1840 - 1850 with her husband John Martin.I have seen her maiden written as both Tierney and McTiernan. Do you know much anout which counties Tierney's were apt to come from? I have looked for her husband's naturalization papers but there are several John Martin's naturalized about that time here in Ma and there are not enough identifiers to determine which is his. Actually the one I susoect is his on the index roll, the actual papers went missing at the Natural Archives. Very frustrating to think they might be in someone's scrapbook.
Cheryl Dynan
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