Fostering Tayport (Ferry upon Craig )1915

[shelly 65]

 To all my helpers,do you think my adventure is hopeless?

[MonicaL]

That was Looby's link, Shelly, but wondered about that Thomas Connelly entry. This Thomas is the the only Connolly who died in 1917 who was in the Gordon Highlanders I think. Some databases have him born at Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire. Was Rachel already in Scotland before 1901?

For some reason, couldn't find a listing for him here www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx

Monica

[MonicaL]

To all my helpers,do you think my adventure is hopeless?

No Shelly. The frustration is lack of access to the online resources for this period. I am guessing that you are not in Scotland...or maybe you are 

Monica

[shelly 65]

Definately born in Masoquin county Derry 1896...they all in the Irish census in 1901.. must have came to Scotland between 1901 and 1905..oh dear hope this is not another journey....

[shelly 65]

YES.
       in Scotland....Fife...

[MonicaL]

Hurray that you are in Scotland and closer to the actual records! One possibility would be to go to one of the main registrar offices I think and pay for an hour's time to access this info. I am not 100% on how you go about doing it this way rather than via Edinburgh and Glasgow. Let me ask/check.

Thomas Connelly's details bother me. I can't see service papers for him as yet. He shows on the database 'Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919' with the birth place I mentioned. Enlisted in Glasgow. No age given to help us further now. I think there might also be a mention to this Thomas Connelly on the Newton Mearns War Memorial from WW1 (see www.mearnshistory.org.uk/page112.html). If you click on the name Thomas Connelly on the list, it takes you to another screen. Unfortunately, a bit of a mixed up page. They have attached the wrong commemoration - another Thomas Connelly who died in 1919 - but the details at the bottom show similar as to what I saw with the reference to Newton Mearns for birth. Additional info given is birth year of 1883 and parents' names?

Who gave you these notes for Thomas? Was it David and Rachel or somebody else?

Monica

[shelly 65]

No one Monica only looked on the webb,and with what my mum and dad said...maybe the wrong guy eh??? did not think there would be many Thomas Connelly"s but there you go..
You are an insperation to me Monica ,thank you very much.

[MonicaL]

There is a Thomas Connelly showing as born in Newton Mearns c. 1884 on the 1891 census, parents Michael and Bridget. A brother John also shows in the entry.

There was also mention on the Newton Mearns WW1 Memorial of another son of Michael and Bridget Connolly, John, who died 1915. Details also on the link I added before.

I don't think that the Thomas who died on 31 July 1917 was Rachel's son 

Monica

[loobylooayr]

Shelly,
Do you have the marriage details for Ethel's first marriage?

There is an Ethel Edna Connelly marries in 1933 at Arbirlot in Angus. If you don't have this info you will be able to look at the marriage entry on Scotlands People. Then you can tell us who her husband was, when they actually married, what age Ethel gave and who she named as parents.

Looby