Thomas S. DWYER (O'DWYER) b. Abt 1877 , County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. 29 May 1941 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1877 - 1941 (~ 64 years)

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Name	Thomas S. DWYER (O'DWYER) [1]
Alt Birth	Abt 1876	Upper Kilmacow, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland [2]
"Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963," database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2009), manifest of alien passengers, S.S. Laconia, 14 Sep 1930, p. 85, BQ4, line 4, O'Dwyer, Mary, age 42, b. Fethard, Tipperary, Visa 11187 issued at Cobh; SS Laconia departing from Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland Sep 7, 1930:3) ...joining relative: Husband Thomas O'Dwyer, 11 Cherry St., Boston, Mass; intends to be permanent resident and citizen of the U.S; good health; 5'3" dark hair; grey eyes.4) [children follow] Husband Thomas' address, 11 Cherry St.Boston, Mass. (the address of Thomas' brother John J. Dwyer) is crossed out and 300 Belgrade Avenue, Roslindale, Mass. is handwritten in. This is Thomas' brother William P. Dwyer's address. This document connects these brothers.
Birth	Abt 1877	, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland [3]
Gender	Male
_UID	40D695737DE6479596155446087069A629C9
Census	2 Apr 1911	Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland [4]
House 4 Thomastown Thomas S./ O'Dwyer/ Head of family/ Roman Catholic/ Read & Write/ age 34/ Farmer/ Single/ Born Co Tipperary
Immigration	13 Oct 1929	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5, 6]
SS Laconia departing from Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland Oct 6, 1929: 1) Thomas O'Dwyer, age 52 yrs, m, married, calling: farmer, able to read and write English, Nationality: Irish FS, race Irish, place of birth: Upper Kilmacow, Irish FS, Immigration Visa # 2688 issued at Cobh, 24 Sep 1929, Last permanent address: Upper Kilmacow, Irish FS; Nearest relative in country of origin: wife, Mrs. Mary O'Dwyer, Upper Kilmacow, Waterford; Final destination: Boston, Mass., Purchased own ticket; in possession of $5.00; joining relative: brother, John J. Dwyer, 11 Cherry St., Boston, Mass.; intends to be permanent resident and citizen of the U.S.; good health; 5'7" fair hair; blue eyes. 2) Thomas C. O'Dwyer, age 16, m, single, student, ", Immigration Visa #2691, nearest relative: mother: " , father purchased ticket, " joining Uncle ", brown hair, grey eyes. 3) Eleen P. O'Dwyer, age 15, f, single, student, ", Immigration Visa #2689, " all rmaining as brother above. Microfilm Roll Number: 353
Census	1930	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [7]
[This is probably our family but I am surprised to see Mary here in 1929, but Thomas' occupation as a Tile Worker is convincing.] 5 [or 6] Victor or Vistor Street 1) Dwyer Thomas D [sic], Head, Rented home/ $20 per month, age 50, married first at age 33, b. in Irish Free State as were both parents, Immigration 1929/Pa [Declaration of Intent filed], Tile worker in Tile industry 2) Mary Dwyer, Wife, age 40, married first at age 23, b. in Irish Free State as were both parents, Immigration 1929/Al[ien] 3) Thomas Dwyer, Son, age 17, single, b. in Irish Free State as were both parents, Immigration 1929/Al[ien], Clerk in Retail Groceries industry, 4) Ellen Dwyer, Dau., age 15, single, b. in Irish Free State as were both parents, Immigration 1929/Al[ien]
Residence	From 1931 to 1941	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
15 Delle Avenue, Roxbury Boston Directory listing: 1931-32 O'Dwyer, Thos S jan h 15 Delle av Rox 1933 O'Dwyer, Thos S (Mary) jan h 15 Delle av Rox 1934-39 O'Dwyer, Thos S (Mary J) lab h 15 Delle av Rox 1940 O'Dwyer, Thos S (Mary J) h 15 Delle av Rox 1941 Dwyer and O'Dwyer Thos brewery wkr The Croft Brewing Co r 15 Delle av Rox
Naturalization	23 Sep 1935	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [19]
U.S. Naturalization Records Index Card No. 4014027 Name: Dwyer, Thomas residing at 16 Delle Ave., Boston, Rox. Age: 58 years. Dat of order of admission Sept 23rd 1935 Date certificate issued: Sept 23rd 1935 by the U.S. District Court at Boston, Massachusetts Petition No. 1611:4
Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [20]
15 Delle Avenue, Roxbury [a four-family house] rented $24/mo 1) Dwyer, Thomas, head, m, w, age 63, married, 6th grade edu, b. Eire, Naturalized citizen, lived same house 1935, Laborer/ Brewery, $800/yr 2) Dwyer, Mary, wife, f, w, age 52, married, 6th grade edu, b. Eire, Naturalized citizen, lived same house 1935 3) Dwyer, Thomas, son, m, w, age 27, single, 4 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Butcher/Retail Grocery 4) Dwyer, Ellen P., daughter, f, w, age 25, single, 4 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Waitress/restaurant, $500 5) Dwyer, Anne, daughter, f, w, age 23, single, 4 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Typist/Retail store, $640 6) Dwyer, John, son, m, w, age 22, single, 4 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Unemployed 7) Dwyer, Mary J., daughter, f, w, age 21, single, 4 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Sales Clerk/Retail Store, $640 8) Dwyer, Joseph, son, m, w, age 19, single, 4 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Unemployed 9) Dwyer, Catherine, daughter, f, w, age 17, single, 3 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Attended school 10) Dwyer, Helena, daughter, f, w, age 16, single, 1 HS edu, b. Massachusetts, lived same house 1935, Attended school
Death	29 May 1941	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [21, 22]
Person ID	I5403	Our Family Tree \| Ancestors and Descendants of Nancy Dwyer Nowell
Last Modified	6 Mar 2023

Father	John DWYER (O' DWYER), b. Abt 1846, , , , Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Anne SPILLANE, b. Abt 1851, , , , Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F1183	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary C. RYAN, b. Abt 1889, Fethard, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. Aft 1959, , , Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 71 years)

Marriage Abt 1912 , , , Ireland

Children

	1. Thomas Christopher O'DWYER, b. Abt 1913, Upper Kilmacow, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Eleanor P. DWYER (O'DWYER), b. 25 Jun 1914, Upper Kilmacow, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland d. 15 Dec 1994, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)
	3. Anna T. DWYER (O'DWYER), b. Abt 1916, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
	4. John J. DWYER, b. Abt 1917, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Mary Jo DWYER, b. Abt 1918, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Patrick J. DWYER, b. 17 Mar 1920, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. 25 Aug 1991, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)
+	7. Joseph Cuthbert DWYER (O'DWYER), b. 18 Mar 1921, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. 1 Jul 1989, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 68 years)
	8. Catherine M. DWYER, b. Abt 1923, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Helena C. DWYER, b. 15 Jun 1924, Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. 23 Jun 1986, , Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 62 years)

Family ID F1185 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Feb 2022

Event Map

	Alt Birth - Abt 1876 - Upper Kilmacow, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
	Birth - Abt 1877 - , County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
	Census - 2 Apr 1911 - Ballymacady, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
	Marriage - Abt 1912 - , , , Ireland
	Immigration - 13 Oct 1929 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1930 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - From 1931 to 1941 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Naturalization - 23 Sep 1935 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 29 May 1941 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5403&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "Thomas S. DWYER (O'DWYER)."

Sources

[S2000] Dwyer-Scanlon Family Collection. 1953-2002. Privately held by Nowell-Dwyer Family Boulder, Colorado. 2008—., Family Group Report of Joseph C. and Mary J. (Scanlon) Dwyer compiled 2008 by Thomas and Margaret (Johnson) Dwyer
[S2509] "Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963," database with images, Ancestry , ((https://ancestry.com : 2006)), accessed 17 Mar 2009), manifest of alien passengers, S.S. Laconia, 14 Sep 1930, p. 85, BQ4, line 4, O'Dwyer, Mary, age 42, b. Fethard, Tipperary, Visa 11187 issued at Cobh.
[S1938] 1911 Census of Ireland, Munster, Tipperary, (digital images, The National Archives of Ireland, National Archives: Genealogy/Census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ : 2014)), p. Thomastown, Ballymacady, dwelling 4, Thomas O'Dwyer.
[S1938] 1911 Census of Ireland, Munster, Tipperary, (digital images, The National Archives of Ireland, National Archives: Genealogy/Census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ : 2014)), p. Thomastown, Ballymacady, dwelling 4, Thomas O'Dwyeraccessed 24 Jun 2014.
[S2425] Wikimedia Commons., (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page : 2020), accessed 13 Feb 2020), RMS Laconia.jpg; Cunard Line postcard of the RMS circa 1921
[S2509] "Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963," database with images, Ancestry , ((https://ancestry.com : 2006)), accessed 17 Mar 2009), Thomas, Thomas C., and Eleen O'Dwyer, Laconia, 13 Oct 1929.
[S1651] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1930 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 951, Roxbury, enumeration district (ED) 0392, sheet A, p. 12, dwelling 144, family 219, Thomas D Dwyer Head, accessed 26 May 2014
[S416] "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" , (digital images, Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com : 2011), 1933 O"Dwyer, Thos S (Mary) jan h 15 Delle Av Rox; 1933 Boston MA City Directory, p. 1394.
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[S416] "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" , (digital images, Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com : 2011), 1932 Dwyer, Thos S jan h 15 Delle av Rox; 1932 Boston Directory, p.799.
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[S416] "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" , (digital images, Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com : 2011), accessed 30 Jun 2014), 1941 Dwyer and O'Dwyer Thos brewery wkr The Croft Brewing Co r 15 Delle av Rox; 1941 Boston Directory, p. 699 and p.1698.
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[S1895] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 1668, Boston [Roxbury], enumeration district (ED) 15-378, sheet A, p. 9, household 158, Thomas Dwyer, accessed 19 Jun 2014
[S416] "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" , (digital images, Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com : 2011), accessed 24 Jun 2014), 1942 Thos S (Mary J) died May 29, 1941; 1942 Boston Directory, p. 704.
[S2268] "Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980." Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2013.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Jun 2014); Thomas Dwyer, 1941; [Deaths] 1941-1945 Columbare - Gardsfelt, Vol. 101; citing Boston 15:181.