Headstone

[Kerrill]

Have been trying to find a Ann Gavin for several years now, people in the past have told me that she was a relation to my great gran Mary and that she worked for the Kelly family from Doonane Galway, I have recently unearthed this picture of a grave stone in the Ballymacward area which isn't a long way from my great grans house used to stand. My problem is that I cannot find any marriage records or any other records, the inscription is as follows-- Erected by Martin Gavin  in loving memory of his mother father and brother ages respectively 87 75 37  Martin Gavin 1901  Margaret Gavin 1930 R I P   Then bellow the gravestone there is a stone book that has the inscription in loving memory of Annie Kilderry died 16 September 1973 aged 76..   Hope someone can shed some light.

[tazzie]

Hi


Ancestry has a record of. Patrick Kilderry
                                      Annie Gavin.        Both on same page in 1923 Ballinasloe
In the civil registrations index.

Tazzie

[Kerrill]

Thanks tazzie,
                      dont know how I missed it

[Sinann]

IrishGenealogy has the marriage cert
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1923/09187/5323009.pdf
Her father was Martin a Tin smith.

[tazzie]

Hi
Sinann

Good find never tried that site but am now trawling for a couple of my Irish links so many thanks for that.

Tazzie

[Sinann]

All images of births are online, well the odd few are missing for one reason or another.
but not all deaths and marriages yet.
See here
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-years-are-covered-by-the-historic-records-of-births-marriages-and-deaths

The later part of the marriage index has the couples matched up which is very helpful
they also have a good form for ordering certs
see the help panel at the side of the page linked above.

[Kerrill]

Thanks very much to the kind person who sent me the photo