Thank you for your research..LOFTUS..I thought, that the name was older than the first names I found in Ireland (1850's) Dublin...

Sincerely Ron Loftus of San Diego, CA.
Originally from London England.
E-Mail rony@inetworld.net

Hello, my name is Helen Moore and i live in Suffolk, England
My grandfather was a Loftus, unfortunately he died when I was 8 so I never got to speak to him about his family.

I know from my grandma that his father came from Cork, Southern Ireland and moved to Sheffield, England later in life to marry an English women. They had about 10 children. He had a sister called Delia Loftus. He died in 1947

If you happen to know of anyone who had relatives in Cork with the Irish surname Loftus could you let me know as I'd quite like to know more about that side of my family

many thanks

further to the email that i sent you i failed to say that my great grandfather's name was John, and he had an older sister who he never met who emigrated to America. Perhaps you could add these details to the bulletin board.

thanks for your help
Helen Moore

I am searching for information on my grandmother's place of birth in Ireland. She was born on June 13, 1889 in County Mayo.

I am going to Ireland in late June or early July this year. My grandmother's name was Jenny Loftus and her father's name was Michael J. Loftus. I am trying to locate any living relatives still in Bunnyconnellan, County Mayo where she was born. She had a brother named Joseph and a sister named Mary.

Any help would be appreciated.

Bob Becker

Duane,
My great grandmother's name was Hannah Loftus. She was born in Ireland, I am not sure what county, but moved to Safford England with Frank Kelley in the late 1860's. There they married. Apparently Joseph had to move there, as one story goes, because he had a price on his head from the rebellion in 1868?

Once in England he changed his surname from Kelley to Frakell (combining Frank with Kelley.) So to did Hannah adopt the name of Frakell. They then had five children with the last name of Frakell--my Grandmother being Margret Frakell.

Frank Frakell then became a magician and travelled Europe with the Family performing. They then settled in Manchester England where they opened a store. After Frank died, Hannah and the family moved to Hamilton Ontario Canada. One of their sons, a John Frakell, joined the Canadian Army in WWI--with my grandfather, and fought in the trenches for the four years of the war.

I got to run-- I will try to provide you more info. I do not have much information about Hannah Loftus in Ireland-that is to what county etc.. she lived in and the rest of the family.

John Dempsey

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