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Records of Early Irish Residents of Worcester, Massachusetts

Compiled by John Canavan and displayed with his permission

This database is the result of many years of effort by John Canavan, with assistance from his son Thomas A. Canavan. It includes civil marriage, birth and death records, church marriage records, Worcester and surrounding towns census' and naturalization record,s and information from a research project conducted by Mary Ellen Radziewicz and Frank & Marion Connery.

Click on a letter above to locate a surname.

Last Name (Father or Groom)

First Name

Age at Marriage

Note: relations

Husband

First Name (Mother or Bride)

Last Name

Age at Marriage

Date of Marriage

Marriage solemnized By

Date turned in to Worcester clerk Unusual

Church Record: page.line

Church rec. & other sources for Location at Marriage

Father's Occupation

1850 Census

1855 towns/1860 Worcester Census

Location Naturalization and other sources

Residence from Birth Rec. and Directories

Marriage Rec. Worcester: Book/page

Date turned in to Worcester clerk usual/unusual circumstance

Witness Marriage

Father From Naturalization

Notes any

Spouse of Deceased

Alt. Birth Rec

Worcester Birth Record Bk Pg Line

Name of Deceased

Gender or Gender/ Condition at death

Location of Birth from Civil records and

Date of Birth

Age: Years at death

Months at death

Days at death

Date of Death

Cause of Death

Occupation

Residence at death

Location of Burial

Cemetery info sec./row/plot

State Vitial Records

Worcester Death Records Bk pg. line

Nalligan

Morris

search for missing friends

Bridget

Laborer

Winter St.

"Ireland, Kerry"

BirthBk1848/9 pg.104 #286

Michael

Worc.

11/16/1848

Nalligan

Morris

search for missing friends

Bridget

Laborer

Winter St.

"Ireland, Kerry"

BirthBk1850 1 pg.002 #061

James

Worc. Winter St.

08/20/1850

Nanigon

Willial

m/s

Ireland

1814

05/14/1857

Consumtion

Millbury West

St. John's

City bk. 1 p. 188 # 07

Nash

John

Margret

Laborer

Pine (Meddow) St.

BirthBk1844/5 pg.021 #115

Bridget

Worc. School Dist. #1

11/22/1844

Nealon

Michael

Bridget

Laborer

Pine Ct.

BirthBk1855 1 pg.088 #322

Patrick

Worc. 14 Pine Ct.

03/22/1855

Neil

James

Ellen

Taft

7/23/1837

Fitton

5.1

Northbridge?

"Laler, James"

"Cross, Elizabeth"

Nerman

Michael

Kearnan?

Anne

Grogan

8/27/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

63.07

Worc.

4/156.L

8/24/1849

"Cardron, Patrick"

"Cardron, Mary"

Nerny

James

Catherine

Carney

2/14/1847

Gibson

46.09

Worc.

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"McManus, Patrick"

Nettleton

Thomas

Sarah Ann

Fitz

1/11/1839

Fitton

10.01

Worc.

"Guigan, James"

"Moore, Elizabeth A."

Nevens

Patrick

Ellen

cty

Ellen Agusta

Worc.

04/27/1848

Nevin

Thomas

Margret

Laborer

Grafton 1855

Ann

1853

Nevin

Thomas

Margret

Laborer

Grafton 1855

John

1855

Nevin

Thomas

Margret

Laborer

Grafton 1855

Thomas

Grafton

04/18/1857

09/25/1862

Dysentery

Grafton

St. John's

City bk. 1 p. 186 # .29

Nichols

William

Lydia

Mooney

10/4/1835

Fitton

3.04

"Worc., Leicester"

Leicester VR >1850

"Monks, Thomas"

"Collins, MaryAnn"

Niffin

Peter Niffin

Catherine

f/m

1814

09/11/1847

At Almshouse

CBG

p. 205

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

Margret

Worc.

1852

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

Maurice

Worc.

1854

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

Mary

Worc.

1856

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

Catherine

Worc.

1857

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

Bridget

Worc.

1859

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

cty

Michael

Worc.

10/21/1847

Nilegran

Maurice

Bridget

Hart

11/14/1846

Gibson

43.12

Worc.

Bootmaker

Worc. 1860 W3

4/156.G

8/24/1849

"Sheehan, Thomas"

"Nagle, Margret"

cty

John

Worc.

11/16/1848

Noghnany

Michael

Mary

Leary

2/3/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

57.03

Worc.

4/156.K

8/24/1849

"Leary, Michael"

"Noghnany, Margret"

Nolan

John

Sarah

cty

Ellen

Worc.

09/04/1847

Nolan

Patrick

Poss Neilin

Bridget

Dunn

2/7/1849

Gibson

70.03

Worc.

Worc. 1860 W6

4/156.N

8/24/1849

"Denny, Martin"

"McMurray, Catherine"

Nolan

Patrick

from Pat' 1st marriage?

Patrick

Ireland

1843

10/06/1853

Dysentery

not indicated

City bk. 1 p. 047 # 367

Nolan

Thomas

Anne

Callahan

8/19/1848

O'Connor/ Boyce

63.04

Worc.

Leicester 1855

4/156.B

9/26/1849

"Brannon, Michael"

"Brady, Catherine"

cty

Thomas

Worc.

08/11/1848

Noon

"Ireland, Galway, Dunmore"

Owen

m/?

"Ireland, Galway, Dunmore"

1821

10/04/1847

Tatnuck

O'Flynn # 29

Noone

Joseph

or 1852 is 10 m.

Margret

cty

Richard Henry

Worc.

07/13/1843

Norton

Hugh

Ann

Tailor

Worc. 1860 W3

Pine St.

Sarah

1850

Norton

Hugh

Ann

Tailor

Worc. 1860 W3

Pine St.

Mary

1852

Norton

Hugh

Ann

Tailor

Worc. 1860 W3

Pine St.

John

Boston

03/31/1854

12/27/1858

Croup

Worc. Pine St.

Tatnuck

City bk. 1 p. 108 # 479

not recored

not recorded

m or f

12/13/1839

West Boylston

French Child

West Boylston VR

not recored

not recorded

m or f

inf

02/08/1842

West Boylston

French infant

West Boylston VR

not recored

not recorded

m or f

06/27/1838

06/27/1839

at lower Factory

West Boylston

French Child

West Boylston VR

Nugent

Charles

Jane

Welsh

12/28/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

68.05

Worc.

Watchman moulder in 1849

Worc. 1860 W3

Summer St.

4/156.N

8/24/1849

Mehan. Francis

"Mud, Mary"

"Ireland, Tipperary, Fatherd"

John

Worc.

1852

Nugent

Charles

Jane

Welsh

12/28/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

68.05

Worc.

Watchman moulder in 1849

Worc. 1860 W3

Summer St.

4/156.N

8/24/1849

Mehan. Francis

"Mud, Mary"

"Ireland, Tipperary, Fatherd"

Charles

Worc.

1854

Nugent

Charles

Jane

Welsh

12/28/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

68.05

Worc.

Watchman moulder in 1849

Worc. 1860 W3

Summer St.

4/156.N

8/24/1849

Mehan. Francis

"Mud, Mary"

"Ireland, Tipperary, Fatherd"

William

Worc.

1856

Nugent

Charles

Jane

Welsh

12/28/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

68.05

Worc.

Watchman moulder in 1849

Worc. 1860 W3

Summer St.

4/156.N

8/24/1849

Mehan. Francis

"Mud, Mary"

"Ireland, Tipperary, Fatherd"

Mary J.

Worc.

1858

Nugent

Charles

Jane

Welsh

12/28/1848

Gibson

8/24/1849

68.05

Worc.

Watchman moulder in 1849

Worc. 1860 W3

Summer St.

4/156.N

8/24/1849

Mehan. Francis

"Mud, Mary"

"Ireland, Tipperary, Fatherd"

BirthBk1849 pg.112 #627

Thomas

Worc.

10/04/1849

Nugent

sis of Bridget

"Ireland, Tipperary, Poorstown"

Mary

f/s

Ireland

1822

10/11/1850

Dysentery

Laundres

Worc.

St. John's

City bk. 1 p. 016 # 302

Nugent

John

m/m

Ireland

1804

06/02/1863

Eyrs

n/I

Hubbardston p. 53

O'Brady

Madison St.

Worc.

04/28/1856

Consumtion

Worc. Madison St.

Tatnuck

City bk. 1 p. 073 # 152