Family Group

children
Q301	Charles Joseph Eugene CONNOR	b 1894

Q3	Mary Flavella CONNOR	b 1896

Q302	Robert "Bob" Francis CONNOR	b 1897

Q303	Cecilia Agnes CONNOR	b 1899

Q304	Ruth Frances CONNOR	b 1900

Q308	Joseph Edward CONNOR	b 1901

Q305	William "Bill" Ignatius CONNOR	b 1903

Q307	Monica Theresa Rosilie CONNOR	b 1904

Q306	Gregory Thomas Gaston CONNOR	b 1905

Q309	Beatrice "Beattie" Winifrid CONNOR	b 1907

Q310	Margaret "Peggy" Mary CONNOR	b 1908

Q311	Josephine "Josie" Celestine CONNOR	b 1911

Q312	Peter Kevin CONNOR	b 1913

Q313	Mercia Ellen CONNOR	b 1915

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The Connors were a formidable bunch, well known in the Catholic community of Islington. Charles Borromeo Connor had a fierce temper and ruled his family with a will of iron. Any man seeking permission to marry one of his daughters was sent away to the Parish Priest to receive instruction and become a Catholic before he could ask again. All of Charles' prospective sons-in-law but one were sent to the priest. Philip Archer Gummett, however, had decided to become a Catholic and sought instruction at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Eden Grove, Islington. The Parish Priest introduced him to Charles Joseph Eugene Connor and the pair became friends. Charles stood as Philip's Sponsor when he was received into the Catholic Church. Later, Charles took Philip home to meet his family. Philip met Mary Flavella and they fell in love. The couple married in the same church in July 1920 and began a remarkable dynasty of their own.
This page last updated 25 April 2022