My '15 for 15 Mission' checklist

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1. Start or join a One-Place-Study: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

I started the Sporthouse, Waterford One Place Study on 25th Jan 2023.

2. Improve 15 profiles of individuals who died young: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. James Quinn (1916-1916) - died aged 4 months
2. Richard Quinn (1915-1916) - died aged 11 months
3. Ursula Crothers Kirk (1901-1903) - died aged 1 year
4. Xavier McDonnell (1890-1900) - died aged 10 years
5. Zoe Charlotte Pettipice (1903-1917) - died aged 13 years
6. Hugh Penny (1830-1835) - died aged 4 years
7. Mary Josephine Sterling (1880-1883) - died aged 2 years
8. Anne Cleary (1896-1896) - died aged 5 days
9. William Joseph Lyng (1913-1913) - died aged 7 months
10.Julia Kearney (1890-1893) - died aged 3 years
11.Rosanna Kirwan (1891-1891) - died aged 2 months
12. George Norton (1879-1879) - died aged 30 minutes
13.Hugh Norton (1882-1887) - died aged 5 years
14. Theresa Rickard (1903-1903) - died aged 3 weeks
15. James Ryan (1868-abt.1869) - died aged about 1 year (exact dates to be confirmed)

3. Upload 15 photos of a person or a headstone to the relevant profile(s) THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. John Hand wedding photo
2. Christine (Feeney) Hand wedding photo
3. Seamus O'Connor photo with brother Michael
4. James O'Connor (1900-) photo with wife Mary Power
5. Annie Patricia Connors (1919-1944) photo of headstone
6. Patrick Ryan (abt.1862-abt.1941) photo of headstone
7. Patrick Gear (1878-1950) photo of headstone
8. Marie (Hand) O'Connor photo aged 18
9. Amelia Pennington (1811-1873) photos of gravestone
10. Hilda Gertrude (Marsden) Twomey (1904-) photo with her mother
11. Maureen Teresa Twomey (1929-2019) photo as an infant
12. Margaret Rice (1872-1912) photo of headstone
13. Mary Quinn (1923-2005) photo of headstone
14. Margaret (Power) Hand profile photo
15. Tom Hand profile photo

4. Solve 15 Unknowns (orphaned): THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. Catherine (Maguire) McManus (1841-aft.1911)
2. Bridget (McGovern) Flanagan (1872-)
3. Julia (Tracy) Gilligan (1831-)
4. Ellen Jane (McKenzie) Plunkett (abt.1842-abt.1910)
5. Catherine (Lane) Morey (1834-)
6. Bridget (Casserly) Duggan (abt.1865-)
7. Mary (Fleming) Cosgrove (abt.1880-1960)
8. Bridget (Hynes) Kilcommons (1845-)
9. Mary Kate (Philips) Maxwell (1857-1888)
10. Elizabeth (Brown) Phair (abt.1855-)
11. Robert Phair (1855-)
12. Mary (Burke) Hoolihan (1868-)
13. Honoria (Dolan) Flanagan (1870-)
14. Catherine (McDermott) Flanagan (1838-)
15. Sarah Jane (Francis) Redpath (1871-)

5. Add at least one source to 15 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles category: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. Cornelius Quirke (1917-1962)
2. Christine (Unknown) Murphy (abt.1890-aft.1919) and also informed Profile Manager about the correct LNAB
3. Fanny (Unknown) McMaster (abt.1829-1875)
4. Robert John Gault (abt.1874-1955)
5. Bernard Smith (1873-)
6. Minnie (O'Loughlin) Griffin (abt.1872-aft.1920)
7. Mary (Grant) Kiely (1889-)
8. William (Stuart) Villiers-Stuart (1804-1873)
9. Margaret (Oman) Burke (1870-1952)
10. Alice Maude (Paterson) Pattison (1867-1952)
11. William Hendy (abt.1836-1908)
12. Frederick Augustus O'Meara (1845-1888)
13. Micheal Smyth (1899-)
14. Christopher Andrews (1916-1971)
15. Joseph Dunne (1819-1894)

6. Earn 5 Club 100 badges: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

January, February, March, May, June

7. Participate in 5 monthly challenges: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Biobuilders: January, February, March, April, May

For details of the profiles I worked on each month, click here: My Biobuilders Profiles

8. Increase your CC7 number by 150: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

6th March = 497
21st March = 536
31st March = 550
24th April = 611
12th May = 634
19th May = 651

Target = 650

9. Add 150 profiles during Connect-a-thon THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Completed in April 2023 Connect-a-thon (157 profiles added).

10. Resolve 15 profiles in the Needs Profiles Created Category: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED
This challenge was completed during the July 2023 Connect-a-thon

1. Mary Kate (O'Hara) Bartley (abt.1874-1973) - added two missing children, father and brother. Mother and other siblings unknown
2. Mary Anne (Hayden) Devlin (abt.1856-1940) - added father and 12 children. Mother and siblings unknown.
3. John Bartram Patterson (1868-1946) - added parents and 5 siblings
4. Eleanor Rhoda (Gibney) Ardill (abt.1891-1951) - added parents and siblings
5. Meliora (Croly) Wilson (1872-1940) - added parents and 3 siblings
6. Mary Jane (King) Hawthorne (abt.1861-1948) - added children, husband and father... mother and siblings unknown
7. Albert Edward Clayton (1874-1951) - added parents and two siblings
8. Eliza (Cummins) Kent (1882-1916) - added parents and 4 siblings
9. Mabel (Davison) Hawthorne (1887-1936) - added parents and siblings
10. John James Fletcher (abt.1872-1950) - added parents and 7 siblings
11. Anastatia (Dillon) Kent (1882-1965) - added parents, siblings and 3 children
12. Josephine Alice (Farrell) Murray (1871-1935) - added spouse, 9 children and parents
13. Laurence Lynch (1885-1945) - added 4 children
14. Esther (May) McDonough (1872-1952) - added spouse and 4 children
15. Bridget (Fox) Staunton (abt.1891-1958) - added children and father. mother and siblings unknown.

11. Improve 15 profiles from your Anniversaries list: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED
These 15 profiles from my "September" anniversaries were improved during the September 2023 Biobuilders challenge.

1. Matthew Whittle (1908-aft.1972) - born 1st Sept.
2. Harriet Victoria (Foott) Heasley (abt.1854-1891) - died 2nd Sept.
3. William Cosgrave (1890-) - born 3rd Sept.
4. Alice (Hyland) O'Brien (1868-1909) - married 4th Sept.
5. Susanna (Kavanagh) Kenealy (1907-2004) - married 5th Sept.
6. Desmond Joseph Murray (1902-1990) - born 6th Sept.
7. Robert Thomas Dobbyn (1883-1914) - died 7th Sept.
8. Harriet Elizabeth (Gibney) Annett (1880-1935) - born 29th Sept.
9. Henry George Baldwin (1875-1929) - born 9th Sept.
10. Agnes McDonnell (1888-) - born 10th Sept.
11. Dorothy Anne (Hawthorn) Bolton (1900-) - born 11th Sept.
12. Mary Jane (Ryan) Collins (1901-) - born 12th Sept.
13. Eugene Patrick Kelly (1896-1950) - died 13th Sept.
14. Michael Doody (1877-1958)- died 14th Sept.
15. Bridget Norton (1898-) - born 15th Sept.

12. Start a one name study THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

I began the Moonan Name Study on 18th July 2023.

13. Resolve 15 profiles in the Needs Biography Category THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. Michael Fahey (1886-1962)
2. Belinda (Kennedy) Walsh (1888-1970)
3. Arabella Henigan (1878-1893)
4. Thomas Cotter (1884-1911)
5. Geraldine Frances (Keller) Ferguson (1877-1903)
6. Emily (Spain) Walsh (1877-)
7. John McNulty (1871-1871)
8. Mary (Lavelle) Cusack (1885-1932)
9. Laughlin Sweeney (1869-1950)
10. Finian John O'Driscoll (1903-1965)
11. Mary Josephine Keller (1876-1894)
12. William Joseph Wright (1891-)
13. George Edward Keller (1885-1918)
14. Gerald Alton Keller (1879-1915)
15. Bartholomew Houlihan (abt.1885-)

14. Sort your watchlist by oldest edit and try to improve 15 of those profiles: THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. Thomas Keenan last edit Jun 27, 2016 - improved 7th March 2023
2. Patrick Colgan last edit Dec 27, 2016 - improved 5th December 2023
3. Thomas Colgan last edit Dec 27, 2016 - improved 5th December 2023
4. Daniel Graal last edit Jan 30, 2017 - improved 8th December 2023
5. Margaret Lynch last edit Jan 30, 2017 - improved 8th December 2023
6. James Burge last edit May 2, 2017 - improved 19 December 2023
7. Eliza (Felstead) Cooke last edit May 2, 2017 - improved 3 December 2023
8. John Cooke last edit May 2, 2017 - improved 3 December 2023
9. Michael Cullen last edit May 8, 2017 - improved 5th December 2023
10. Peter O'Connor last edit May 27, 2017 - improved 10th December 2023
11. Christopher Rothwell last edit May 30, 2017 - improved 9th August 2023
12. Mary Fox last edit May 30, 2017 - improved March, August and December 2023
13. James Joseph Rothwell last edit May 30, 2017 - improved 6 December 2023
14. Arthur James Harvey last edit Jun 3, 2017 - improved 16 December 2023
15. Harriet Tooke last edit Jun 3, 2017 - improved 8 December 2023

15. Connect 5 unconnected profiles in your Watchlist :

1. Mary Nolan (1859-1949) - connected on 17th November 2023 through her great-grandfather Thomas Frost who was already on Wikitree. There were 3 connections to her that also connected now.
2. Charlotte Elizabeth (Crawford) Hartnett (1854-1932) - connected on 9th December 2023 by merging with a duplicate profile for the same person which was already connected. There were 8 connections to her that also connected now.

I was not able to connect anymore from my Watchlist, in spite of much effort... Irish profiles are notoriously difficult!! So instead of completing this challenge, here is another alternative No.15 challenge -

15. Improve 30 profiles of individuals who died young THIS CHALLENGE COMPLETED

(continued from challenge No.2 above)

16. William Christopher Kearney (1902-1903)
17. Anastasia Kearney (1893-1893)
18. Christopher Kearney (1897-1899)
23. Mary Anne Cosgrave (1885-1886)
24. Thomas Cosgrave (1876-1882)
25.James O'Brien (1900-1902)
26. Thomas Crotty (1893-1893)
27. Mary Crotty (1888-bef.1893)
33. Patrick Ryan (1911-1913)
34. Laurence Ryan (1870-1870)
35. William Dobbyn (1863-1879)
41. Christina Kirwan (1897-1899)
42.John Joseph Chambley (1862-1874)
43. Peter Chambley (1870-1874)
44. Christina (Wane) Wanne (1896-1896)