My DRISCOLLs are in Slaters Ct, Blue Anchor Yard, Whitechapel circa 1850-1860. I have yet to find them in the 1861 census despite birth records placing them in Blue Anchor Yard at the time. The same could be said of the 1871 census except that now that it is indexed I found them in nearby Wapping. There are many Driscoll in the area of Blue Anchor Yard and it appears that any given member of the family was likely to move in with relatives for short to indefinite stays. Perhaps one of the lady Driscolls there acted as a midwife and hence her address would appear on the birth records.
My great-grandmother Mary DRISCOLL descends from Peter son of Michael DRISCOLL. In the 1871 census they reside at 3 Brown Bear Alley, Wapping:
- Peter DRISCOLL b: Bet. 1831 - 1835 Cork, Ireland d: March 1887 West Ham, Age 52
- +Ann BRIAN b: Bet. 1825 - 1830 Ireland m:
May 24, 1853 Whitechapel
- Patrick DRISCOLL b: 17 April 1854, Whitechapel
- Michael DRISCOLL b: Abt. 1856
- +Mary Ann McCarthy b: Abt. 1856
- Denis DRISCOLL b: 23 September 1858. St Georges East
- +Catherine b: Abt. 1861 London St Lukes
- Simon DRISCOLL b: April 14, 1860 Whitechapel
- Ellen DRISCOLL b: Abt. 1865
- Mary DRISCOLL b: May 11, 1870 Whitechapel
- +Robert Hyslop
It appears that Peter had a brother named Richard DRISCOLL who married Ann REGAN April 10, 1853. On both Peter and Richard's marriage certificates their fathers are listed as Michael Driscoll, deceased, laborer. Richard's family appears in the 1871 census of England:
| Richard Driscoll | Head | 40 | Ships Laborer | Ireland |
| Ann Driscoll | Wife | 36 | Ireland | |
| Michael Driscoll | Son | 16 | Carman | Whitechapel |
| Mary Driscoll | Daugh | 14 | Scholar | Whitechapel |
| John Driscoll | Son | 12 | Scholar | Whitechapel |
| James Driscoll | Son | 7 | Scholar | Whitechapel |
| Richard Driscoll | Son | 3 | Scholar | Whitechapel |
| Patrick Driscoll | Son | 6 mo | Whitechapel |
One candidate for Richard Driscoll has been found in the baptism registers of Skibbereen; baptised 1830 November 7, the son of Michael Driscoll and Margt (illegible). The sponsors were Timothy Brien and Catherine Purcer. No suitable candidate for Peter was found in this same register though many entries were very feint and many more illegible.
One candidate for Peter Driscoll appears in the Cork City Gaol records, admitted 15-Sep-1847, age 16, he and a John Sullivan age 15 are accused of stealing potatoes. They appear again 14-Oct-1847 once again stealing potatoes.
APB: I am hoping to find my cousin Colin DRISCOLL, born 1945, West Ham
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