| Family Name | Source of Relationship |
|---|---|
| Wade | Related as Margaret (nee Gough) Wade was a sister of Mary (nee Gough) Hickey, mother of Bridget Hickey, aunt of my DNA cousin, Harry Hall. |
| Wall | There are currently two known connections between Wall families and my family. |
| Walsh | There are currently two known connections between Walsh families and my family. |
| Ward | There are currently three known connections between Ward families and the families of my parents. |
| Whalen | Related as a minimum through the family of my DNA cousin, Harry Hall. |
| Whearty | A Whearty family of Co. Louth, Ire., related by DNA to my 4th cousin, Sheila McCoy & my DNA cousin, Ed Rodain. |
| Whittaker or Wittiger | A Wittaker family of Wisconsin, USA probably related to "my" McCabes thru Luke and Ellen (nee Carpenter) McCabe. |
| Wilds | A Wilds family of Missouri, USA related to "my" McCabes thru DNA tests. |
| Wisner | Related to the Reardon family that married Mary Murphy a great granddaughter of Dennis and Mary (nee Vale/Veal/Veale) Murphy. |