John francis Stapleton

[firthview]

I have been looking at signatures from the William in America and one from his stepsons death in 1932 in Scotland do you think they look the same

[annclare]

[quote author=firthview link=topic=697041.msg5404466#msg5404466 date=1408887776,i have tried finding Johns birth in new York to see if William had married but no I never found anything,i would love to know if John went on to Marry and had children of his own.
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a long shot perhaps
John F
Last name   Stapleton
Registration District   Roscrea
Registration year   1950
Registered Quarter/Year   Apr - Jun 1950
Volume   3
Page   342

John F Stapleton married one of these people
Mary Lyons, Mary A O Meara, Elizabeth Conlon

You would have to get marriage cert to get father's name.
annclare

[Sinann]

Could William have been disowned by his parents.
Playing with RootsIreland there is a
Johanna 1880
James 1882
Clement 1884
William 1885
Tobias 1888
John 1890
Mary 1892
Margaret 1894
Hanora 1896
Matthew 1897
Patrick 1899
To father John, mother Margaret.
Thurles RC
Could he have already been kicked out/ left by 1901 and 'dead' to parents in 1911
Or the living coloum mis understood to mean living in Ireland

[Sinann]

There is a William as a servant here, age is a bit out
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Foilnaman/Knockcurraghbola/1703542/

It's not too far from Thurles