James Joseph Kilroy (1902 - 1962)

Born 25 Sep 1902 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

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Biography

James Kilroy was a Massachusettsan.

James Joseph Kilroy, son of James J and Annie (Kilday) Kilroy. His parents were both Irish immigrants.

He grew up with siblings Margaret/Mary, Lawrence, Anne, Thomas, Ellen, and Joseph.

He married Margaret Earner. They had at least 6 children before 1940.

Kilroy was purportedly the originator of the “Kilroy was here” graffiti that was prevalent during World War II.

Kilroy died in 1962. He was buried in the Central Cemetery, Halifax, Massachusetts, alongside his wife Margaret.

Census Records

In the 1910 census he lived in Boston with his parents, James and Annie, and his siblings, Margaret, Lawrence, Anne, and Thomas.

In the 1920 census he lived in Boston. His mother Annie was the head of house but still listed as married. He also lived with siblings Mary, Lawrence, Anna, Thomas, Ellen, and Joseph.

In the 1930 census he was married and living with his wife Margaret. He was still in Boston.

In the 1940 census he lived in Boston still, with his wife Margaret, and children: Margaret, James J, Mary A, Robert E, Ellen F, and Ann M.

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4Y-81N : 10 March 2018), James Joseph Kilroy, 25 Sep 1902, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #v 523 p 347, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,389.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M224-FJW : accessed 13 September 2018), James Kilroy in household of James J Kilroy, Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1599, sheet 28A, family 573, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 623; FHL microfilm 1,374,636.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFMY-Q8S : accessed 13 September 2018), James Kilroy in household of Annie Kilroy, Boston Ward 15, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 394, sheet 8B, line 80, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 736; FHL microfilm 1,820,736.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQR7-Y37 : accessed 13 September 2018), James J Kilroy, Boston (Districts 251-500), Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 337, sheet 5B, line 85, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 949; FHL microfilm 2,340,684.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4JY-7YX : 15 March 2018), James J Kilroy, Ward 11, Boston, Boston City, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-392, sheet 14A, line 18, family 357, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1669.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 September 2018), memorial page for James Joseph Kilroy (26 Sep 1902–24 Nov 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #10932011, citing Central Cemetery, Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave.
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Kilroy