No, seriously. Harold Beaver Sunday is one of the names I came across while doing genealogy research. Another favorite discovery–neither of these are related to my family in any way–is Edmund Loosemore.
I also found an interesting entry while looking at parish records–again, no relation:
Mary the bastard child of George ACTON Bridge Mount and Nelly BYRNE a very young girl seduced by him while in his employ and married as pure and virtuous to Pat JENNINGS a workman 12/2/1860 July 21 [1861]
From Baptisms in Balla-Manulla Parish Co Mayo Ireland 1837 of 1864
In news that is related to my own family, I finally found great aunt Margaret’s immigration information. She did come through Ellis Island, and she came before great grandma Nell. I always assumed it was the other way around. Both listed their half-brother, Denis, as the person they were going to stay with. He was living in Heron Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
red paper boat 