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Tipperary / Re: Help needed to find Nixon family - Roscrea
« on: Saturday 30 September 17 13:14 BST (UK)  »
RootsChat has a no living or possibly living person policy so we shouldn't even be discussing him here.
I don't see a death up to 1965 in Roscrea and he could still be living but if not a death notice in a newspaper might be your best bet, more recent ones are usually online but for earlier this site can be useful https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ they do a 24 hour sub for €10.

I know. My apologies for hijacking the thread to look for a (potentially) living person, but it's been really helpful seeing past family history too.

I'll get on to the link above later on. My only problem is that my Grandfather may or may not have moved back to the UK (although the last known address is in Roscrea). So he may or may not have died in the UK too.

As you've said, the name is pretty common, but I've been blown away by the help people have given here in such a short time. I really didn't expect this.

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Tipperary / Re: Help needed to find Nixon family - Roscrea
« on: Saturday 30 September 17 09:30 BST (UK)  »
I have the 6th Feb, 1921 (registered in Roscrea).  Luckily I do have a copy of his birth certificate.

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Tipperary / Re: Help needed to find Nixon family - Roscrea
« on: Saturday 30 September 17 08:24 BST (UK)  »
 :) That's what kicked all of my researching off. I can't find any proof that my Grandfather is dead or alive. The last info I have is that he moved back to Roscrea in 1962 and after that, it's been radio silence. What's been really good, is that I've seen my family tree has just blown up in size. It's pretty amazing. I've found more about my Irish heritage than I know of my Maltese heritage and I've not had as much contact with the Irish side for the moment.

The MoD have been not very helpful. Even my Mum has had problems in getting any details from them.

I'll check the thread out later on, but thanks again.

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Tipperary / Re: Help needed to find Nixon family - Roscrea
« on: Saturday 30 September 17 07:51 BST (UK)  »
I'm definitely seeing more info on my Great Grandfather, as this matches up with most of the info I have.

My Grandfather's parents are definitely George Nixon and Margaret Ryan. Funnily enough, it's not from the Irish birth certificate that I see this, but from the Maltese wedding certificate.

I'll need to pull this info all together over the weekend. Is there anyway I can get more info on my Grandfather though, as this is where I seem to be hitting a dead end.

Thanks very much for everything you've done so far, it's been really useful.

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Tipperary / Re: Help needed to find Nixon family - Roscrea
« on: Friday 29 September 17 23:47 BST (UK)  »
OOh, ta, it looks like it.

The "George" noted in the 1901 would have been my Great Grandfather. I believe that he died in 1944 but from what I've seen, he was 57 when he died (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/tipperary/photos/tombstones/1headstones/st-cronan.txt).

If he was 12 in 1901, then he would have been 55 in 1944. Could the census have the wrong date?

From the links you provided, the last census is 1911. Is there any way I can see census data after this?

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Tipperary / Re: Help needed to find Nixon family - Roscrea
« on: Friday 29 September 17 23:19 BST (UK)  »
On the off chance that someone is still keeping an eye on this thread...

I believe that George Nixon was my Great Grandfather and he had a son, also called George. My Grandfather served with the British Army during WWII and married a Maltese woman. If anyone can give me pointers/ideas on trying to figure out what happened to my Grandfather, I'd be more than happy.


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