As the McCauley siblings emigrated from Fermanagh County Ireland to the United States, they would support each other through shared living experiences.  One would host another upon arrival. Help the new immigrant get their footing.  Support each other through hard times.  Celebrate the milestones of life.

The following observations come from the New York City Street Directories of the 1890’s. They were books that listed the address where people lived and their occupations. Think of it as a phone book, but without phone numbers.

The oldest sibling Edward McCauley (1867-1917) and Patrick McCauley (1871-1925) must have arrived in New York around 1892.  They are both listed in the 1893 Street Directory, living at 281 Bridge Street in Brooklyn NY.  The page below is from the 1983 street directory for Brooklyn, NY. The names and their professions are consistent with other documents.  Their entries are highlighted with a red arrow.

Looking ahead to 1895 and 1896 both Edward McCauley and Patrick McCauley have moved to 37 ½ Lawrence Street.  This address is also that of the Phalen family.  Edward had married into that family with his marriage to Nellie Phalan. John Phalen, Nellies brother, is also listed at this address and his occupation is that of a tin smith.

The 1900 United States Censes shows Phillip McCauley (1875-1914) immigrating from Ireland living with Edward and Nellie McCauley and joining the extended Phalen family.  The address is East 143^rd Street. Phillip’s emigration year is 1899.

From numerous New York City directories and censes results, I compiled a list of entries I could verify and created the table below.   Listings in yellow indicate where there were siblings living together.  There may even be more instances than the ones listed that occurred between the years that the United States and New York censes were conducted.  As a side interest, it is often interesting to enter an address into a Google maps driver to see what currently exists at that location today.  New York City and the Burroughs are ever changing!