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Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« on: Monday 30 March 15 21:33 BST (UK) »
Hi all,

Its a while since Ive posted but Im looking for help with my GG Grandfather.

From his childrens birthcerts (1902, 04, 08) I know his name is James Beatty. I suspect he never married my GG grandmother as I can find no marriage registered anywhere in Ireland for James and Annie Finnegan. Ive also checked church records for the marriage and it doesnt exist.

I know he lived with my gg grandmother on stafford street and in temple bar in the early 1900s as its listed on the kids birthcerts. He is not with the family in temple bar in the 1911 census. I dont know the names of any of his family.

Ive spoken to his very elderly grandchildren and it seems that he abandoned my gg grandmother and their kids by 1911. They say he was employed by Guinnesses (hes not in their records) and that he was in the army (cant find him there either). They all seem to know for sure that he absconded with his only son leaving three daughters with my gg grandmother. They all remember Annie talking about her son whenever a new baby boy was born into the family.

I guess what im wondering is where do I go now? How can I trace this man? Also would it have happened that many people didnt marry but lived together with their children at the time?

Any advice or help you can give will help greatly.

Thanks

Val

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Re: Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 March 15 22:14 BST (UK) »

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« Reply #2 on: Monday 30 March 15 22:19 BST (UK) »

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Re: Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« Reply #3 on: Monday 30 March 15 22:45 BST (UK) »
you say Annie was left with 3 daughters do you know that for sure maybe the girl in Galway is another daughter.

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Re: Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« Reply #4 on: Monday 30 March 15 23:15 BST (UK) »
The girl in galway is my great grandmother. No idea why she's there, that family are no connection to us as far as I can see, unless its on the Beatty side.

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Re: Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« Reply #5 on: Monday 30 March 15 23:38 BST (UK) »
done a full text search here a James Beatty at 5a Templebar 1912
http://www.dublinheritage.ie/burgesses/freesearch_out.php

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Re: Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« Reply #6 on: Monday 30 March 15 23:41 BST (UK) »
Thanks daithi. Looks like he may be around longer than anyone thought.

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Re: Help needed with my Great Great Grandfather
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 31 March 15 08:51 BST (UK) »
Dont see Teresa's birth registered in Dublin so is she one of the Female births in Dublin North.
The reason i say this is you say you have 3 birth certs do they not give James's occupation.
and to note with her baptism being St Andrew's perhaps they married there between 1900 and 1902.
Which leads to church microfilm for St Andrews
http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx
click on Parish Register List Cork and Dublin opens in PDF
Alphabetical list scroll down to S for St Andrews ,cut off date for marriages July 1st 1900 and its possible James and Annie got married between this date and 1902.
I have got a marriage cert from the front office at St Andrews a couple of years ago but i will admit it was for 1894 but still leaves the possibility that you could ask for a search if they still have the registers in house after 1900       they charge a fee no idea how much.
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