William Dile/Doyle
b. Ireland
d.
| Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| James (?B.) Dile/Doyle | b. 1825 Ireland | d. December 1887 Seven Mile Ford, Smyth Co., VA of pneumonia | m. Elmiera Caroline Bishop (known parent, Mary Ann Bishop) |
| ? (perhaps Martin Doyle) | b. Ireland | d . | m. |
Actually, we still don't know much about the origin of James Doyle and even less about his father. William Diel/Doyle is listed as James' father and mother, Mary, on the Marriage Certificate of James Doyle and Elmiera Caroline Bishop in September of 1855. He is Irish according to the census records but some sources have said he came from County Cork and another said that he came from Limerick, Ireland.
"The story that she heard was that the three Doyle brothers came from Lemrick County, Ireland and worked on the building of the train from Norfolk to Bristol. James Jackson Doyle worked for Preston in Seven Mile Ford as a gardner after he came to America about 1842". [interview with Dorothy Hitchings of Roanoke, VA in 1995, a relative of the Doyle & Grubb family]
Elroy found that the ship Saranak on an earlier trip came from
Liverpool. Cork would certainly be an easier port to make than
Limerick but they could still have come from Limerick and gone
overland to catch a boat from Cork. Historically the Doyles are
centered in Leinster, Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow according to the
[Clans and Families of Ireland]. [Clans and Families of
Ireland p. 104]
Liverpool was a major port for immigration from all over
Europe. The standard procedure was to wait in Liverpool
until the immigrant could book passage. They sometimes had to wait
weeks in often very poor and expensive lodging. See more on
this in our historical page on Ireland
and the Potato Famine.
Although there are perhaps hundreds of Doyles, only so many of these fit the profile of our James Doyle because of his age. The James Doyle that we have identified as the closest fit came to the port of Philadelphia on the ship Saranak on 30 May, 1849. He may have come, possibly, from Limerick Co., Ireland with a possible brother or cousin, Martin Doyle, also on the same boat. [ship manifests of Phil., National Archives, WA, DC]
The other thing that make researching James Doyle a difficult
name to search is because a James Doyle was a national hero in the
early 1800's. Consequently many families named their
children after him.
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