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William Bligh O'Connell 1814–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 SEP 1814

Birth Location: Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka

Death Date: 21 JUL 1896

Death Location: Clifton House Woking Surrey England

Father: Maurice O'Connell

Mother: Mary Dame

Spouse(s): Margaretta Laycock

Children(s): Maurice O'CONNELL

In 1814, William Bligh O'Connell entered the world in Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka, born to Maurice Charles Philip O Connell And Mary Ann Bligh Dame. William Bligh O'Connell married Margaretta Laycock, and had children including Maurice John O Connell. William Bligh O'Connell passed away in 1896 in Clifton House Woking Surrey England.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William Bligh O'Connell entered the world in Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka, born to Maurice Charles Philip O Connell And Mary Ann Bligh Dame.
  • William Bligh O'Connell married Margaretta Laycock, and had children including Maurice John O Connell.
  • William Bligh O'Connell passed away in 1896 in Clifton House Woking Surrey England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maurice O'Connell
1766–1848
Birth Location: County Kerry, Ireland
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Mary Dame
1783–1863
Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England alt. Isle of Man.
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Spouses(s)

Margaretta Laycock
1812–1843
Birth Location: LAMBETH, SURRY,LONDON, ENGLAND
ML

Children(s)

Maurice O'CONNELL
1843–1896
Birth Location: Dublin Ireland, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
MO

William O'Connell's Ancestors

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William O'Connell
1814–1896
Birth Place: Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka
Parents
Maurice Charles Philip O'Connell
1766–1848
County Kerry, Ireland
Mary (Ann Bligh) Dame
1783–1863
Lambeth, London, England alt. Isle of Man.
Grandparents
William Bligh
1754–1817
Tinton Manor, St. Tudy, Cornwall, England
ELIZABETH ("BETSY" BETHAM) BLIGH
1751–1812
Douglas, Isle of Man
Great-Grandparents
Francis Bligh
1721–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William O'Connell's Descendants

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William (Bligh) O'Connell (5 SEP 1814–21 JUL 1896) m. Margaretta Laycock (1812–1843)
  1. 1. Maurice (John) O'CONNELL 1843–1896 m. Louise (Caroline Wilhelmine) RICHTER 1854–1923
    1. 1. Airedale (Stafford) O'Connell 1875–1946 m. Mary (Ella) Angus 1879–1940
      1. 1. Erin (Sylvia) O'Connell* 1910–1970 m. Edward (Francis) Joyce 1904–1972
        1. 1. Colleen (Josephine Mary) Joyce 1931–2024 m. Raymond (Dudley) McGarry 1926–1992

William O'Connell's Timeline

2 Records

1814
5 SEP 1814
Birth of William Bligh O'Connell in Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka
Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka
1896
21 JUL 1896
Age 82
Death of William Bligh O'Connell in Clifton House Woking Surrey England
Clifton House Woking Surrey England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1814
    Event Place: Trimcomalee Cylon or Colombe Sri Lanka

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1896
    Event Place: Clifton House Woking Surrey England
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