Philip O'Connor

Father of Richard James Lawrence O'Connor (q.v.), and owner of Carrickfoyle before his death c. 1779.

1. Owner of Carrick Foyle in Trelawny and a magistrate, 1776. Married, 1766, Susannah, daughter of James Lawrence of Fairfield (q.v).

2. Buried, Trelawny, 08/08/1779. His widow, Susannah, died 15/02/1801 and was buried 17/02/1801.

3. Father of Richard (q.v.), Mary J. (married .... Irving, St.James), Charles (born 07/01/1771 and baptised 06/07/1771; died 1838; q.v.)

1. Karst de Jong, PhD thesis 'The Irish in Jamaica during the Long 18th Century (1698-1836)', Queen’s University, Belfast, 2017, p.181.

2. Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, Trelawny, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1771-1839, pp. 170, 184.

3. de Jong, 'The Irish in Jamaica during the Long 18th Century (1698-1836)'; Trelawny, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1771-1839, p. 1.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.