John Conmy ~1826 -1879
Tailor
~1826. John Conmy was born, unknown county, Ireland to John Conmy, labourer, and mother unknown . His faher was dead by 1852.
No baptisms on RI for Conmy/Conmey 1820-1840 . 7 baptisms for Conm*ys on irishgen 1820-1840 , 4 in Dublin, 3 in Cork .None for a John
~1847-1850 . John Conmy likely left Ireland due to the famine
1851C.John Conmy , 25, tailor, was living Lead Yard, Stockport
| Michael | Fuery | Head | Married | Male | 36 | 1815 | Stone Mason | Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland | |
| Margaret | - | Wife | Married | Female | 34 | 1817 | - | Ireland | |
| Thomas | - | Son | - | Male | 15 | 1836 | Factory Worker | Ireland | |
| Michal | - | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1838 | Home | Ireland | |
| James | - | Son | - | Male | 10 | 1841 | Home | Ireland | |
| William | - | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1848 | Home | Ireland | |
| Maria | - | Daughter | - | Female | 6 | 1845 | Scholar | Ireland | |
| John | Conmy | Lodger | Unmarried | Male | 25 | 1826 | Tailor | Ireland | |
| Martin | Daly | Lodger | Married | Male | 25 | 1826 | Tailor | Ireland | |
| Margaret | Daly | Lodger | Married | Female | 24 | 1827 | Factory Worker | Ireland |
1852. Marriage of John Conmy, 26, tailor, to Mary McDermott , 24 on 27/6/1852 in the Chapel of Saint Philip, Chapel Street, Edgeley. Stockport Jun 1852 . His father, John Conmy, deceased, labourer: hers John McDermott, deceased, labourer. His address was Lead Yard, Stockport. ; hers Lord Street, Stockport .Both of them could sign their names . They were married by Randolph Frith, the Incumbent mentioned in the Web article below. Thomas Fury was one of the witnesses- he is the son of the household in which John Conmy is living in the 1851C
There was a Riot in this Chapel on 3/7/1852 reported in the London Illustrated News on 10/7/1852.: http://victorianweb.org/history/riots/2.html
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000206%2f18520703%2f006: this report in the Manchester Advertiser seems to blame the Irish for beng 'overbearing in the mills', etc, etc, due to their numerical presence in Stockport, ~14000 in a population of ~80000. .
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Chapel of Saint Philip, Chapel Street, Edgeley, completely destroyed and incurring 1 death on 3/7/1852
1854. Ellen Conmey born Stockport Jun 1854
1856. Mary Conmey born Stockport Jun 1856
1859. Catherine Conmey born Stockport Jun 1859
1861C. John Canney-mistranscription!!- taylor, 35, widower??? , is living 10 Land/ Lead?? Yard, Stockport
| John | Canney | Head | Widower | Male | 35 | 1826 | Taylor | Ireland | |
| Mary | Canney | Wife | Married | Female | 33 | 1828 | Taylors Wife | Ireland | |
| Ellen | Canney | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 6 | 1855 | School | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
| Mary | Canney | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1857 | School | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
| Catherine | Canney | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 2 | 1859 | - | Stockport, Cheshire, England |
1862. John Conmey was born to John & Mary Stockport Jun 1862
1871C. John Conway,- mistranscribed!- 44, journeyman tailor, is living Back of Mandsley Street, Gt. Bolton. On Ancestry children from Mary downwards transcibed as Conmey. In fact, looking at the original, all the entries say Conmey!!
| John | Conway | Head | - | Male | 44 | 1827 | - | journeyman tailor Ireland | |
| Mary | Conway | Wife | - | Female | 42 | 1829 | - | Ireland | |
| Ellen | Conway | Daughter | - | Female | 16 | 1855 | - | Stockport Cheshire, England | |
| Mary | Conway | Daughter | - | Female | 14 | 1857 | - | Stockport Cheshire, England | |
| Catharine | Conway | Daughter | - | Female | 12 | 1859 | - | Stockport Cheshire, England | |
| John | Conway | Son | - | Male | 8 | 1863 | - | Stockport Cheshire, England | |
| Peter | Conway | Son | - | Male | 5 | 1866 | - | Bolton Cheshire, England |
1871. His son, John Conmey, 1862, has been causing trouble and is obviously sent off to a school, St Patricks, likely Bolton, and sends a moving letter to his mother on Christmas Eve.
1879. John Conway, 52, dies Bolton Jun 1879 - no Probate