O'Driscoll
The
O’Driscoll clan held land around Baltimore in South West Cork Ireland
and trace
their history back for about 1000 years, there are several good books
on the
subject. The most notable chief was Sir Feenan O’Driscoll, using the
English
spelling. He received his knighthood
from Elizabeth 1st in1585. His Coat of Arms is the one at
the top of
this page. All clan members took the name O’Driscoll.
Anthony
Driscoll was born in Cork Ireland in 1831, the O’ had
been dropped, he married Margaret Glyne who was also born in Cork in
1831. They
had survived the Irish potato famine and had two children born in Cork,
Ann
born 1857 and Michael born in 1858. By 1861 they had emigrated to
England and
were living at 148 Water Street Chorley Lancashire.
Anthony
was
working as a labourer on the towns roads, they had a son Patrick born
in
Chorley in 1961, and another son John born in Chorley in 1865. By 1871 they had moved to 4 Bengal Square
Chorley, this time the name was spelled Driskell. Ann was a carder in a
cotton
mill and Michael was a cotton mill checker.
In
1880 the
family was living at 22 Glebe
Street Ashton Under Lyne where Margaret
Driscoll died of Chronic Bronchitis early in the year, Michael and John
were
working as cotton piecers. Anthony Driscoll/Driskell died early in 1896
in
Chorley workhouse.
On
20th.
February 1888 John Driscoll/Driskell enlisted in the Highland Light
Infantry. He served in the West Indies 7th.
September 1888 to 31st. January 1896, and in Wittebergen South Africa 23rd. October 1899 to
26 March 1901. He Married Sarah Whiteley using the name Driskill and
their
daughter Elizabeth was born in 1908 at 190 Corporation Street
Manchester (near
Victoria Station), their second daughter Elsie was born in 1911 at 9
Park Hill
Bury. Their son John was born in South Bury in 1913, Mary (Joyce) was
born 16th.
June 1916 at 38 Union Street Bury.
At
this time John Driskill was listed as having worked as an asbestos pipe
coverer, and was now a driver in the Royal Field Artillery he had
re-enlisted in
May 1915 and served as a reserve. He
served in France just after the 1914/18 war working in the Labour Corps. John Driskill died of a chest illness 10th.
September 1920 and his Daughter Gladys was born at 38 Queen Street Bury
2nd.
October 1920. His wife Sarah Driskill died 29th. February
1928. Elizabeth
Driskill died 15th. January 1942 at her home 38 Queen Street
Bury.
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There is an excellent O' Driscoll
web site at
http://tahtonka.com/driscolls.html