Updated 12 Oct 2001 Janet Helen (Rouse) Derbyshire
Descendants of
Thomas WHELAN (Laborer) and Elizabeth O'TOOLE (Homemaker)
1. Thomas1 WHELAN (Laborer), born abt 1832 in Wicklow Co Ireland; died 1870/1875 probably in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York He married (1) Elizabeth (O'TOOLE) WHELAN (Homemaker), born abt 1830 in Ireland; died 1865/1870 probably in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York; (2) Mary ((---)) WHELAN.
Notes for Thomas WHELAN (Laborer)
SOURCE: Hall of Records Albany NY: Declaration:519-520: Thomas Whalen born Wicklow age 30 migrated from Dublin to East Greenbush sworn Oct 27 1866. Naturalization:685-686: Thomas Whalen Ireland residence East Greenbush witness Cyrus Waterbury Oct 26 1866.
CENSUS: 1855 Greenbush Rensselaer Co New York 140-213:
Thomas Whalen 23 born Ireland married living Greenbush 1 yr laborer alien can not read & write
Bess wife ae 29? born Ireland liv Greenbush 1 yr can not read & write
ELLEN daughter ae 1 BORN AT SEA.
IN THE SAME HOUSE: 140=212: PATRICK O'TOOLE 55 married resident 1 year born Ireland laborer naturalized,
John 16 son born Albany County New York,
Catharine 14 daughter born Albany resident 1 year,
John 23 niece? nephew b Ireland resident 1 month laborer can not read & write alien.
1860 Greenbush Rensselaer Co NY 12 Jul 1860:40:247-327:
Thomas Whalen 28 laborer $200 personal property b Ireland can not read & write,
Elizabeth 30 b Ireland can not read & write,
Margaret 4 b NY,
Mary 3 b NY,
Elizabeth 1/12 b NY.
1865 East Greenbush Rensselaer Co NY 1st election District:2:13 frame house value $200:
Thomas Whelan 30 b Ireland 1st marriage laborer alien can not read & write,
Elizabeth 35 b Ireland mother of five children can not read,
Margaret 9 b Rens Co,
Mary 8 b Rens Co,
Elizabeth 5 b Rens Co,
Rosa 3 b Rens Co
ELIZABETH MUST HAVE DIED BETWEEN 1865 & 70.
1870 Greenbush Rens Co NY 140:869-1112:
Thomas Whalen 35 laborer Ireland,
Mary 38 b Ireland,
Mary 16 servant b NY,
Margaret 14 servant b NY,
Eliza 12 school b NY,
Rosa 8 school b NY.
THOMAS MUST HAVE DIED BETWEEN 1870 & 1875.
1875 Greenbush 28::200-257:
Catherine Cuff 75 wid school teacher b Ireland,
Mary Whalen 43 dau widow domestic b Ireland.
CITY DIRECTORY: [Albany] 1861 laborer h 2nd Ave Greenbush
1869 h 1st St bet Partition & Harrison East Albany
1870/1 laborer h Pine St East Albany
1872/3 laborer h 54 Pine St East Albany
1874 laborer h 54 Pine St East Albany
In 1875 directory, 2nd wife widow 1875.
LETTER FROM Gladys McCade: Four girls brought up in Convent in Rensselaer. [note: I could not find]
NOTE: wrote to St John's Catholic Church in Rensselaer. They had no baptisms for the girls.
Wrote St Mary's Church in Albany. Nothing.
Wrote St Joseph's in Albany. Nothing.
NO DEATH OR GRAVESTONE EVER FOUND!
NOTE: 1855 Greenbush. An Edward Whelan age 55 & his wife Catharine age 51(living with son John Whalen 1860) . Edward was a resident 8 months at the time. His wife Catharine was mother of 13 children.
INTERNET: IGI: TOO LATE BUT...:Thomas WHELAN Christening:18 Dec 1836
Baltinglass Rc Wicklow Ireland Father:Thomas WHELAN Mother:Mary BUTLER
Notes for Elizabeth O'TOOLE (Homemaker)
SOURCE: m/o 5 kn ch. in 1865 census, another wife listed w/hus 1870 census. Living in same house with Patrick O'Toole 1855. Could he be her father?
NO DEATH OR GRAVESTONE FOUND!
Notes for Mary (---)
SOURCE:
CITY DIRECTORY: 1892 Mary Whelan widow of thomas h 54 Pine St East Albany.
Children of Thomas WHELAN (Laborer) and Elizabeth O'TOOLE (Homemaker) were as follows:
2 i Ellen2 WHALEN, born abt 1854 in At Sea; died Sep 1859 in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York. SOURCE: 1855 CENSUS: see father. 1860 SEE MORTALITY. NO GRAVESTONE FOUND.
3 ii Margaret2 WHALEN, born abt 19 Nov 1856/60 in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York; died 31 May 1909 in Albany Albany Co New York; buried 2 Jun 1909 in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. SOURCE: CENSUS: 1900 Albany Albany Co NY 5:2:29:96: 94 Colomer St Margaret Whelan b May 1854 ae 46 NY servant, enumerated with Mathias ? CEMETERY: SECTION 3 lot 28. Martin the undertaker, ae 48-6-12. Buried with sister Mary. GS: No inscription.
+ 4 iii Mary L2 WHELAN (Homemaker), born 21 Mar 1858 in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York; died 18 Oct 1918 in 7 North Swan St Albany Albany Co New York; buried in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. She married Henry Joseph MCCADE (Steamfitter).
+ 5 iv Elizabeth2 WHALEN, born 1860; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York I Think. She married Richard HOCKNELL.
+ 6 v Rosa2 WHALEN, born 14 Oct 1863 in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York; died 2 Dec 1927 in 14 South Dove St Albany Albany Co New York; buried 5 Dec 1927 in Albany Rural Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. She married John RUTHERFORD.
Generation 2
4. Mary L2 WHELAN (Homemaker) (Thomas1), born 21 Mar 1858 in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York; died 18 Oct 1918 in 7 North Swan St Albany Albany Co New York; buried in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. She married abt 1879 Henry Joseph MCCADE (Steamfitter), born Feb 1853 in New York City, New York Co, New York; died 16 Aug 1907 in 59 Livingston Ave, Albany, Albany Co, New York; buried 19 Aug 1907 in St Agnes Cemetery, Colonie, Albany Co, New York, son of Joseph MCCADE (Greengrocer) and Mary (CALLAHAN) MCCADE (Homemaker).
Notes for Mary L WHELAN (Homemaker)
SOURCE:died during the Flu epidemic
BIRTH: family info.
CENSUS: 1860,65 SEE father.
1870 Greenbush Rens Co NY 7-8:45-60: Mary Whalen ae 16 servant with Charley Tompkins family.
1875 Greenbush 69:489-649 frame $3000, Mary Whalen servant ae 18 in household of Albert Hand.
DEATH: NYS VR *influenza, bronchial pneumonia.
OBIT: Albany NY Times Union Saturday 19 Oct 1918:14:5: McCADE-Oct 18 at her late residence 7 No Swan street Mary L Whelan wife of the late Henry J McCade. Notice of funeral hereafter. New York papers please copy.
GS:.
Notes for Henry Joseph MCCADE (Steamfitter)
SOURCE: His daughter Priscilla said her son George was just like him never getting angry. Even tempered. She also said proudly he was a steamfitter working at the Capitol in Albany when it was built. His daughter Priscilla said he was a friend of Senator McCaren.
BIRTH: family info. DEATH: NYS VR *entrocolitis, obstructive jaundice.
CENSUS: Brooklyn Kings Co NY 9 Jun 1880 32-77-34-36-437 Warren St: McCabe, Henry 24 mar Boatman b NY parents b IRELAND, Mary 22 mar wife keeps house b NY parents b Ireland, Rosa 8/12 b Sept daughter NY also parents.
OBIT: Albany NY Times Union Friday 16 Aug 1907:2:7; Saturday 17 Aug 1907:2:5.
McCADE-In this city August 16 1907 Henry J McCade. Funeral from his residence
No 59 Livingston Ave Monday morning at 9 o'clock thence to St Joseph's church
where a requuiem high mass will be celebrated. Relatives and friends and
members of Division No 4 A O H and C B L No 396 are respectfully invited to
attend.
GS:.
Children of Mary L WHELAN (Homemaker) and Henry Joseph MCCADE (Steamfitter) were as follows:
7 i Rosa M3 MCCADE, born Aug 1879 in New York/New Jersey; died 24 Aug 1948 in 265 Livingston Ave Albany Albany Co New York; buried 27 Aug 1948 in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. SOURCE:CENSUS: SEE FATHER. OBIT: Albany NY Knickerbocker News Wed Aug 25 1948:18b:4 & Thurs 26 Aug 1948:16b:2: LEE-Aug 24 1948 Rose McCade wife of John A Lee, sister of Mrs Clarence Derbyshire, Mrs Elizabeth Kelly of Watervliet NY, Mrs William Wolven, Harry McCade and Joseph McCade. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Friday morning at 9 from her late residence 265 Livingston Ave thence to St Joseph's church where a solemn requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 o'clock. [Times Union has same info] GS:.
8 ii Priscilla Margaret3 MCCADE (Seamstress), born 12 Dec 1882 in Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York; christened 31 Dec 1882 in St Agnes Church, Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York; died 22 Dec 1971 in Memorial Hospital, Albany, Albany Co, New York; buried 24 Dec 1971 in St Agnes Cemetery, Colonie, Albany Co, New York. SOURCE: Priscilla was an expert seamstress when young. She loved going to New York City and went many times. She saw the latest plays and did some shopping while there. BIRTH: MARRIAGE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Times Union Albany NY Sunday Aug 31 1958:A10:4: MARRIED 50 YEARS AGO. Mr and Mrs Clarence Derbyshire of 57 S Main Ave cut the cake at a party given at the Crooked Lake Hotel on their 50th wedding anniversary. He was a retired traffic manager of the Albany Paper Works now employed at the City Hall. Mrs Derbyshire is the former Priscilla McCade of Albany. The have five children: Mildred and George Derbyshire of Albany, Mrs James Witbeck of Feura Bush, Mrs Joseph Early and Mrs Frank Conley of Watervliet; 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. They are now on a trip to Quebec Canada. MEDICAL HISTORY: * arthritis. DEATH: NYS VR: *Colon cancer, arteriosclerotic heart disease. Cystitis with cerbral oststruction. OBIT: The Knickerbocker News Albany NY: Thursday 23 Dec 1871:5c:7;8c:7. OBITUARY: Mrs Clarence D Derbyshire of 57 S Main Ave Albany, mother of Mrs Frank Conley and Mrs Priscilla Early both of Watervliet died Wednesday at Albany Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A native of Brooklyn she was the former Priscilla A McCade and had lived most of her life in Albany. Her husband the late Clarence D Derbyshire died eight years ago. She was a former communicant of St Vincent de Paul's Church in Albany. She is survived by two other daughters Mrs James Witbeck of Feura Bush and Miss Mildred Derbyshire of Albany; one son Geroge Derbyshire of Snyders Lake; two brothers Joseph McCade of Albany and Harry McCade of Middletown; 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. Friday from the Cummings Funeral Home 643 3rd Ave Watervliet and at 9 a.m. from St Brigid's Church Watervliet where a Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated. Interment will be in St Agnes Cemetery Menands. CUMMINGS FUNERAL HOME Watervliet NY FUNERAL CARD: PRISCILLA A DERBYSHIRE DIED DECEMBER 22 1971. GS: DERBYSHIRE/HIS WIFE/PRISCILLA A McCADE 1883-1971.
9 iii Elizabeth V3 MCCADE, born Apr 1885; died 17 May 1961 in 57 S Main Ave Albany Albany Co New York; buried 20 May 1961 in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. SOURCE: OBIT: Albany NY Times Union Thursday 18 May 1961:57:5. KELLY. May 17 1961 Elizabeth McCade of 17 Seventh St Watervliet N Y wife of the late William H Kelly sister of Mrs Clarence D Derbyshire of Albany, Mrs William E Wolven of Rochester N Y, Joseph J McCade of Albany and Harry McCade of Middletown N Y. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Saturday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the O'Connor Funeral Home 10 Besch Ave. (one block South of Morton off Delaware Ave) thence to St Briged's Church Watervliet where a Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated 9 o'clock. Friends may call Friday after 4 p.m. GS:.
10 iv Nora L3 MCCADE, born 1 Feb 1889/90; died 5 Apr 1971 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, New York. SOURCE: FAMILY INFO. PARMELE FUNERAL HOME POUGHKEEPSIE NY CARD: NORA L WOLVEN FEBRUARY 1 1890 APRIL 1 1971. OBIT: Knickerbocker News Friday Apr 2 1971:8C:3: Mrs Wolven Native Of Albany 71. Funeral services will be held Monday for Mrs Nora L Wolven a native and former resident of Albany who died yesterday in Vassar Brothers Hospital Poughkeepsie after a long illness. She was 71. A resident of 300 Manchester Road in the Dutchess County of LaGrange since 1962 she was a communicant of Holy Trinty Church Poughkeepsie. Survivors include her husband William E Wolven; a son William J Wolven of Wayne N J; a daughter Mrs Alan Tremper of Poughkeepsie; a sister Mrs Clarence Derbyshire of Albany; two brothers, Harry McCade of Middletown N Y, and JosephMcCade of Albany; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday in Holy Trinity Church. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in Parmele Funeral Home 74 Haight Avenue Poughkeepsie. Burial will be in St Peter's Cemeter Poughkeepsie.
11 v Henry [Harry]3 MCCADE, born 1 Jan 1894; died 15 Feb 1988 in Wilmington New Hanover Co North Carolina. SOURCE: FAMILY INFO. INTERNET: ANCESTRY.COM: North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92: MCCADE, HARRY Date of Birth: January 02, 1894 Death Date: February 15, 1988 Sex: Male Race: White Age: 94 Years Place of Occurance: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina Place of Residence: Wilmington. New Hanover, North Carolina Autopsy: No Hospital: Nursing and Rest Homes Marital Status: Widowed Attendant: Physician Mode of Burial: Burial out of state State of Birth: New York Social Security Number: 063105153 Fathers Surname: MCCADE Place of Injury:
12 vi Joseph J3 MCCADE, born 4 Jun 1896 in Albany Albany Co, New York; died 26 Apr 1972 in Albany Albany Co, New York; buried in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. SOURCE: OBIT: GS: JOSEPH J McCADE SR/CPL NEW YORK/19 MTR CO TANK CORPS/WORLD WAR I/JUNE 4 1896/ APRIL 26 1972.
13 vii Genevieve3 MCCADE, born Jan 1899 in Albany Albany Co, New York; died 13 Mar 1938 in Albany Albany Co, New York; buried 16 Mar 1938 in St Agnes Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. SOURCE: OBIT: Albany NY Knickerbocker News Tuesday 15 March 1938:10b:2: LA MONTAGUE. March 13 1938 Genevieve McCade wife of Alfred La Montague, sister of Mrs John Lee, Mrs Clarence Derbyshire, Mrs William Kelly, Mrs William Wolven, Harry E and Joseph J McCade. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Wednesday morning at 9 0'clock from the residence 265 Livingston Ave thence to St Joseph's Church at 9:30 0'clock. GS: NO INSCRIPTION BURIED WITH PARENTS.
5. Elizabeth2 WHALEN (Thomas1), born 1860; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York I Think. She married abt 1880 Richard HOCKNELL, born Feb 1850 in , , New York; died 1913; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York I Think.
Notes for Elizabeth WHALEN
SOURCE: CENSUS: 1870 see father.
1875 Greenbush Rens Co NY:25: Lizzie Whalen 17 servant with David Callander family.
Notes for Richard HOCKNELL
SOURCE: CENSUS: 1900 Albany Albany Co NY 2:23:3:70: 725 Broadway: Richard Hocknell b Feb 1850 ae NY mar 20 yrs parents b NY teamster, Eliza b May 1860 ae 40 NY parents b Ireland m/o 4 children 2 living, Mary dau b Aug 1882 ae 17 bookkeeper, Emma dau b Mar 1889 ae 11 school.
OBIT: Jul 31 1913. Relatives & friends and members of Firemen's Lodge No 19 IOOF are invited to attend Saturday afternoon. Funeral from the residence of his sister-in-law Mrs Henry McCade 68 Livingston Ave. Schenectady papers please copy. Note: someone gave me this without noting newspaper etc.
DIRECTORIES: Albany, New York Directories, 1889-91: Name Business Name Occupation City State Year:
Richard Hocknell teamster house 81 Spring Albany NY 1889
Richard Hocknell teamster 812 B'way Albany NY 1890
Richard Hocknell teamster house 812 Broadway Albany NY 1891.
Children of Elizabeth WHALEN and Richard HOCKNELL were as follows:
14 i Mary3 (---).
15 ii Emma3 (---).
6. Rosa2 WHALEN (Thomas1), born 14 Oct 1863 in Rensselaer Rensselaer Co New York; died 2 Dec 1927 in 14 South Dove St Albany Albany Co New York; buried 5 Dec 1927 in Albany Rural Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York. She married abt 1888 John RUTHERFORD, born 1857 in , , Canada; died Jul 1932; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery Colonie Albany Co New York I Think.
Notes for Rosa WHALEN
SOURCE: CENSUS:
NYS VITAL RECORDS: DEATH: Certificate: Carcinoma of hard Palate & Metastasis.
GS: ROSA WHELAN 1863 1927.
Notes for John RUTHERFORD
SOURCE: CENSUS: 1900 Albany Albany Co NY 2:31:10:42:273-123?205: 273 Livingston Ave: John Rutherford b Dec 1856 Canada also parents ae 43 mar 12 yrs alien resident 8 yrs carpenter 1-0-yes yes yes r-0-h-0, Rose wife b Sep 1861 ae 38 mar 12 yrs 7 children 6 living b NY parents b Ireland, Richard son b Aug 1883 ae 16 b Canada father b Canada mother b NY spice packer, John son b Mar 1886 ae 14 school, Falitta dau b Jun 1889 ae 10 school, Ida dau b Sep ? school, Mabel b Oct 1893 school.
GS: JOHN RUTHERFORD 1857 1932.
Children of Rosa WHALEN and John RUTHERFORD were as follows:
16 i Falitta3 (---).
17 ii Ida3 (---).
18 iii Mable3 (---).