James Conway (1889 - 1956)

Born 14 Mar 1889 in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland

Died 26 Nov 1956 at age 67 in County Mayo, Ireland

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Biography

James Conway was born in Ireland.

James was born in 1889 or 1890 (records conflict on year). He was the son of farmer Martin Conway and Lizzie Burke.

• Fact: Residence (31 March 1901) Ballyovey, Mayo, Ireland
• Fact: Residence (2 April 1911) Ballovey, Mayo, Ireland
• Fact: Immigration (7 January 1919) Buffalo, New York

James followed his brother William in emigrating, but arrived after his brother had died in World War One. He went to Canada and then on to the US.

He returned to Ireland to live and passed away in 1956. James was buried in the Church of Ireland cemetery at Tourmakeady.

Sources

• Ireland Civil Birth Registration - Ancestry.com. Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name: James Conway; Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1889; Registration district: Claremorris; Birth Country: Ireland; Volume: 4; Page: 148; FHL Film Number: 101062
• 1901 Ireland Census - Ancestry.com. Web: Ireland, Census, 1901 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Name: James Conway; Gender: Male; Age: 12; Birth Year: abt 1889; Relation to Head: Son; Residence Date: 31 Mar 1901; Townland/Street: Tawnagh; District: Ballyovey; County: Mayo
• 1911 Ireland Census - Ancestry.com. Web: Ireland, Census, 1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Name: James Conway; Gender: Male; Age: 22; Birth Year: abt 1889; Relation to Head: Son; Residence Date: 2 Apr 1911; Townland/Street: Tawnagh; District: Ballovey; County: Mayo
• Federal Naturalisation Records - National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Naturalization Petitions and Records, 1906 - 1991; NAI Number: 1137682; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Name: James Conway; Record Type: Declaration; Birth Date: 14 Mar 1890; Birth Place: Tourmakeady, Ireland; Arrival date: 7 Jan 1919; Arrival Place: Buffalo, New York
• US Social Security records - Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: James Conway; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 14 Mar 1889; Birth Place: Tourmakeady, Republic of Ireland; Father: Martin Conway; Mother: Elizibeth Burke; SSN: 376201764; Notes: Jun 1942: Name listed as JAMES CONWAY
• Ireland Civil Death Registration - Ancestry.com. Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name: James Conway; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889; Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1956; Death Age: 67; Registration district: Castlebar; Volume: 4; Page: 61; FHL Film Number: 257855
• Find-a-Grave Index - Find A Grave: Memorial #191778170