Person:Daniel Kilcommons (1)

He may be the 18-year-old Daniel "Kilcumess" who arrived in New York on 2 April 1849 aboard the Elizabeth Hamilton out of Liverpool.^S2 This would fit with his statement in the 1855 NY Census that he had been a resident of the city for six years.^S3 Also on that ship were the Lawrence and Mary (Gaffney) Tiernan Family, who seem to be relatives.

Daniel was naturalized on 21 October 1857 at the Common Pleas Court, New York City. He was living at 18 Leonard St. This means he immigrated no later than 21 October 1852. The witness was John Tiernan of 14 Leonard St., who was very likely his brother-in-law. Both signed by mark.

He most likely knew his wife Bridget Coyne's family in Ireland, since there are two Coyne households in Keeloges East, County Galway, along with the four Kilcommons households.

According to the 1860 Census Federal Census for New York, he was a laborer residing in the 1st District of the 5th ward of New York City.^S1 The fifth ward was on the lower west side, bounded by Canal Street on the north, Broadway on the east, and Reade Street on the south. He was unable to read and write. There were 70 families living in this building.

He is closely related to Thomas Kilcomons, since in 1900 Thomas was living with Michael Curley and Bridget (Delia) Kilcommons in Wilkes-Barre. So he is very likely the brother of Thomas's father,Owen.

1.   1860 Federal Census, New York County, New York
   Dwellng #812, Family #3529.
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   "United States Famine Irish Passenger Index, 1846-1851," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDXK-44R : accessed 21 Dec 2013), Daniel Kilcumess, 1849.

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   Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
   Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. (New York City, Ward 5, E.D. 1)

4. ↑ His last child was born in 1875. His widow had remarried by 1880.