Ellen "Nellie" Gerraghty came to America at the age of 15 in 1887 with her brother Jack at the behest of her Uncle John Joyce, a recent widower. John needed someone to take over as Housekeeper and to help raise his children.
Both Gerraghty children were born in Chester, England. Jack in 1867 and Nellie, 5 yrs later in 1872. They sailed from Liverpool to Philadelphia arriving on June 14th, 1887. Sometime later Nellie met and married Edward Frances McCann. The exact details of their lives, where they lived and their children are all yet unknown. What is known is that neither Jack nor his sister Nellie ever saw their Mother and Siblings back in England, again.
Both Gerraghty children were born in Chester, England. Jack in 1867 and Nellie, 5 yrs later in 1872. They sailed from Liverpool to Philadelphia arriving on June 14th, 1887. Sometime later Nellie met and married Edward Frances McCann. The exact details of their lives, where they lived and their children are all yet unknown. What is known is that neither Jack nor his sister Nellie ever saw their Mother and Siblings back in England, again.
Ellen "Nellie" Gerraghty came to America at the age of 15 in 1887 with her brother Jack at the behest of her Uncle John Joyce, a recent widower. John needed someone to take over as Housekeeper and to help raise his children.
Both Gerraghty children were born in Chester, England. Jack in 1867 and Nellie, 5 yrs later in 1872. They sailed from Liverpool to Philadelphia arriving on June 14th, 1887. Sometime later Nellie met and married Edward Frances McCann. The exact details of their lives, where they lived and their children are all yet unknown. What is known is that neither Jack nor his sister Nellie ever saw their Mother and Siblings back in England, again.
Both Gerraghty children were born in Chester, England. Jack in 1867 and Nellie, 5 yrs later in 1872. They sailed from Liverpool to Philadelphia arriving on June 14th, 1887. Sometime later Nellie met and married Edward Frances McCann. The exact details of their lives, where they lived and their children are all yet unknown. What is known is that neither Jack nor his sister Nellie ever saw their Mother and Siblings back in England, again.
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