Published: Friday, 19th February, 2010 5:15pm

Canadian woman trying to trace Offaly ancestors

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A Canadian woman is searching for the relatives of her Offaly ancestors.

Darlene Perrett is trying to trace the ancestors or relative of Joseph Kennedy (Jas), who was born in 1845 and lived in Ballycumber. On March 4 1867 he married Mary Byrne, who was born in 1846, in the Catholic church in Tullamore.

Their children were Mary Kate, who was born in 1869 and is Darlene's line of the family, Eliza Kennedy, who was born on October 1, 1871, and James Kennedy, who was born on January 24, 1874.

If you can help Darlene you can contact her at Box 718 Neepawa, MB, Canada, ROJ 1HO; email: darperrett@gmail.com or telephone 001-204-368-2261 collect.