Hi

You might want to send another query with additional information. Include the Given Names of the Parents, children (known) and also give Dates of Birth, Marriage (spouse name if known) and DOD. If they lived in various area's you might want to include any other information known.

Whalen is a common Surname in Ireland and also NYC & NYS. My Whalen family came during the Potato famine and you might want to include the Date of arrival, Date of Naturalization (if known). I was also able to obtain through family records the County from where they came and the Given Name of the father and Mother (also her maiden name) through family documents.

Unless you have the County, Church Parish and Townland your family came from in Ireland it is very difficult to trace your family.

Also look for spelling variation such as Whelen, Whaling and etc. when searching for Records and documents.

Pat R