my family comes from Mitchelstown ireland county cork my great grandfather was cornelius lane born 1848?

Question

my great grandfather cornelius lane born 1848 in mitchelstown his fathers name was cornelius lane his mother's was margret [doyle] lane both lived in mitchelstown ireland. my great grandfather came to america during the potatoe phantom

Answer 1

Its Potato famine lol ok between 1845&1849

Answer 2

I found this on www.familysearch.org. Could he be your great-grandfather and his wife and children??

Household Record 1880 United States Census

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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Cornelius LANE Self M Male W 32 IRE Tanner IRE IRE
Mary LANE Wife M Female W 27 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE
Timothy LANE Son S Male W 10 MA At School IRE IRE
Thomas LANE Son S Male W 9 MA At School IRE IRE
Julia LANE Dau S Female W 5 MA IRE IRE
Anna LANE Dau S Female W 8M MA IRE IRE

This was from the 1881 Canadian census :



Household:

Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Cornelaus LANE M Male Irish 46 Ireland Laborer Roman Catholic
Winerfred LANE M Female Irish 46 Ireland Roman Catholic
Margret LANE Female Irish 23 USA Roman Catholic
Cornelaus LANE Male Irish 19 USA Roman Catholic
Michael Henrgim LANE Male Irish 17 Ontario Confectioner Roman Catholic
Mary Ann LANE Female Irish 13 Ontario Roman Catholic
John LANE Male Irish 11 Ontario Roman Catholic
William LANE Male Irish 9 Ontario Roman Catholic
Ugean LANE1 Male Irish 7 Ontario Roman Catholic
Wenerfred LANE Female Irish 2 Ontario Roman Catholic

You'll notice it doesn't say Mitchelstown at all.

PS: That word is FAMINE (as in a great shortage of food items, in this case, the potato), not PHANTOM (this is a ghost).

Answer 3

Are you asking a question about genealogy here. If you are what is it ?, if you edit your question I am sure you will get the help you need. Hope this helps.