Irish Families Identified in the 1880 US Census Who were Living in the City of South Bend, St Joseph County, Indiana Ennumeration District 161, with Surnames O-R
District 161 covers the City of South Bend Wards one and part of Ward 4 (the other part is in district 162). In addition to the Irish in this district there were many other immigrants from places like Bavaria, Prussia, Italy, Canada, England and a multitude of other places.
I plan to include Irish Descendents who were born in the U.S. but have at least one parent from Ireland, in this compilation. Many of the Irish in the City of South Bend had been here since the 1850's and by the 1880's their children who were born here could be having children.
I am in the process of tracing all of these South Bend Irish Families and have created pages on over 40 of them so far. I would love to hear from any descendents of these families so that we can share information and see how all of our ancestor's migration trails might have crossed. By working together, I think we will all have a much greater likelihood of finding our true origins in Ireland.
This is a work in progress!
They will be presented alphabetically by the father's or the head of the family's surname:
| Street/ Ward | Father | Mother | Child/Other | Occupation/ Misc. Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Water Street, First Ward | O'Brien, Patrick, married 42 yr old born in Ireland as were his parents | O'Brien, Matilda, 32 yr old wife born in Indiana, dad born in England, mom in Austria | O'Brien, Samuel, 10 yr old son born in Indiana, dad born in Ireland, mom in Indiana | School |
| " | " | " | O'Brien, William, 8 yr old son born in IN, dad born in IR, mom in IN | |
| " | " | " | O'Brien, George, 6 yr old son born in IN, dad in IR, mom in IN | |
| " | " | " | O'Brien, Frederick 4, born in IN, dad born in IR, mom in IN | |
| " | " | " | O'Brien, Henrietta, 2 yr old daughter born in IN, dad born in IR, mom in IN | |
| Michigan Road, First Ward | O'Donald, James, 31 yr old born in New York, parents born in Ireland | O'Donald, Martha 31 yr old wife born in Ohio as were parents | O'Donald, Nellie, 9 yr old daughter born in Indiana, dad born in NY, mom in OH | James is a Carriage Body Maker; Martha- Keeping House |
| " | " | " | O'Donald, Clarence 7 yr old son born in Indiana, dad born in New York, mom in OH | |
| " | " | " | O'Donald, Claude, 4 yr old son born in IN, dad in NY, mom in OH | |
| " | " | " | O'Donald, Harry, 3 mo old son born in IN, dad in NY, mom in OH | |
| Lafayette Street, First Ward | O'Reily, Henry, married 33 yr old born in Canada, parents born in Canada | O'Reily, Silence, 30 yr old wife born in Canada, parents born in Canada | O'Reily, Kittie, 12 yr old daughter born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan | Henry is a Carriage Maker; |
| " | " | " | O'Reily, Bessie M 4 yr old daughter born in Michigan, parents born in Canada | |
| Notre Dame Avenue, Fourth Ward | Riley, Mary A, widow age 48 born Ireland as were her parents | Riley, John, 21 yr old single son born in Indiana, parents born in Ireland | Mary Keeps Home and John works in the sewing machine factory; he has a broken leg | |
| " | " | Riley, Mary 18 yr old single daughter born in Indiana, parents born in Ireland | Home Servant | |
| " | " | Riley, Lizzie, single 16 yr old daughter born in Indiana, parents born in Ireland | Home Servant | |
| Burrough Street, First Ward | Roughan, Michael, single 17 yr old boarder born in Indiana, parents born in Ireland (he lives with the Messenger Family and two other Irish boarders- Ireton and Johnston) | Plumber |