Milmoe/Milmo and Hale connection (Mexico and Sligo)
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to see if any Milmoes out there have any records on a Milmoe and Hale connection in their past, specifically during the early to mid-1800s.
My GGG Grandfather was named Thomas (Tomas) Hale; he was born in Monterrey, Mexico.His father may have been named James Hale.Anyway, I have come across a document that shows that Patrick Milmoe, or Don Patricio Milmo first moved to Mexico to work for his cousins, the Messrs. Hale.Only I can't find how they are cousins.Can anyone help?The passage in question is below:
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THE HISTORY OF SLIGO: TOWN AND COUNTY, BY T. 'O'RORKE, D.D., M.R.I.A., AUTHOR OF "BALLYSADARE AND KILVARNET." VOL. II. DUBLIN: JAMES DUFFY AND CO., LIMITED, 14 & 15 WELLINGTON QUAY. [c. 1890]
"Mr. Patrick Milmo, better known now through North and South America as Don Patricio Milmo, is one of the most prosperous and distinguished men that the
parish of Ballysadare or the county of Sligo has ever produced.
"After serving an apprenticeship in the fine business house of Mr. M. J. Madden Camphill, he emigrated to Mexico, where his cousins, the Messrs. Hale, had long preceded him, and had formed a commercial firm second to none in that country. On his arrival, Mr. Milmo joined the firm, and his remarkable ability and energy developed and greatly extended the business."