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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 18 October 14 14:12 BST (UK) »
More baptisms:

1877, James, Gurteen, (f) Martin Conway (m) Sarah Orford
1880, Michael, Gurteen (f) Martin Cownay (m) Sarah Alford
1882, John, Gurteen (f) Martin Conway (m) Sarah Orford

The fact that there are two James' baptised in different years threw me a bit (1870 and 1877).  I thought that perhaps I was looking at 2 different families both with a Martin Conway as the head.  However, when I looked at the 1901 census and saw Martin aged 23 making him bc 1877 I went back and looked again, but I couldn't find him.  It definitely says James Conway in 1877.  So I think it would be worth checking the original registers (if possible) to see if it is a mistake and that instead of James it should say Martin.  Then that would indicate that all of these baptisms are for the one couple Martin Conway and Sara/Sarah/Sally Oxford/Orford/Alford.  A woman of many names!

You should be able to obtain birth certs for the children born after 1864.  Unfortunately civil registration didn't begin in Ireland for bmd's until 1864 (except for non-catholic marriages which start in 1845).

All the best
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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 18 October 14 15:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Lost & Found,

Thanks for the information indeed Sarah is a woman of many names which is making researching her quite difficult.  I came up with the following from online sources:-
Sarah Orford & Martin Conway had 9 children
- Martin 24/04/1877
- Mary 06/06/1864
- Mary Anne 02/01/1866
- Patrick 20/01/1868
- James 31/12/1869
- Margaret 25/09/1871
- Bridget 29/03/1874
- Michael 15/03/1880
- John 15/03/1880

I know Martin Conway her spouse was b1827 and she abt 1841 from the Census other than that I have no other information now but it looks like we are talking about the right family.

Thanks for your help - this is the kind of information I was looking for and hoping to find out her marriage date to Martin Conway and then hopefully lead me to the next line in the search his/her parents.

Thanks for your help  :)
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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 24 December 15 13:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

I believe that your Martin Conway b 1877 is my great uncle.  His brother John went to Boston. he married Feb, 5, 1907 to Julia Quirk.  The marriage certificate has the father as Martin Conway and the mother as Sarah Oldford, which of course adds another spelling for her surname.

May I ask where you found that Sarah had a sister Eliza?  I cannot find any documents in Ireland for either of them other than Sarah as the mother on the same baptism records that you seem to have.  I do see them both listed in England though.

Sean

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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #12 on: Monday 28 December 15 11:51 GMT (UK) »
Hi Sean,

I got it from another site of someone related to Elizabeth Orford and stated she had a sister called Sarah married to Martin Conway in Kildare.
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/orford/64/

Do you know what Sarah or Eliza mother and father may be I can't find any records but I think they may have been born in the UK now but I'm not 100% I have come across records of a Henry and Elizabeth Orford in England and they had a daughter Sarah born 1837 and another daughter Elizabeth which matches but I dont know if this is coincidence.  Do you  have any other links?

Great to find someone else working on the family tree.
Jess
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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #13 on: Monday 28 December 15 12:03 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #14 on: Monday 28 December 15 21:51 GMT (UK) »
Nurney RC parish registers link

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0716

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634512#page/85/mode/1up

James baptised 1st January 1870  Right hand page, 5th entry from top

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634512#page/134/mode/1up

Another James baptised April 1877 Left hand page,  3rd entry from top

Census link below for reference

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kildare/Harristown/Gurteen_Upper/1435036/

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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 03 January 16 07:39 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jess,

I haven't been able to find anything else on Sarah or Martin's parents.  If I do I'll post it here.

Thanks to the others that contributed to this thread.


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Re: Conways Gurteen Nurney
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 06 February 24 03:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi.
Are you still looking for information on the Conway family? I originally lived down the road from them in Nurney, in Co Kildare. It's on the Kildare to Athy Road. Martin and his brothers, the generation who were born in the 50's still live in the area. My first cousin (fathers niece) married a Hal Conway, the previous generation to the lads.
Hope this helps. If you need more assistance, please email me.