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King Family Bride Street
« on: Wednesday 28 March 18 11:17 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone, I'm researching my ancestor John King who was a silk weaver living in 29 Bride Street from the 1860s. He changed occupation to bird keeping and set up a bird shop at 82 Bride Street, I'm not sure when exactly this happened. I believe his son John later brought a second shop to Capel Street and John Snr's daughter, Sarah Cullen, was also involved in the trade. As far as I can see John Snr was married twice to Maria Anna Harmon and later to Mary Anne Kearns. From his marriage to Maria Anna Harmon, he had a daughter Maria King (b.1855) who is my direct ancestor. She married a Bernard McCormack in 1879. John is in the 1901 census  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Wood_Quay/Bride_Street/1345691/

I'd be interested if anyone has any connection to the family who were on Bride St for over 150 years by my reckoning as the last connection there died 2010. Is it possible to get more info on the bird shop business?

Thank you!

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Re: King Family Bride Street
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 11:22 BST (UK) »
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Re: King Family Bride Street
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 11:30 BST (UK) »
Thank you! Yes, I only found that in the last week. The shop doesn't seem to be in existence anymore and I haven't managed to track down the two interviewed yet. But I would love to see some of the advertisements mentioned - I assume this would be a trip to the National Archives.

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Re: King Family Bride Street
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 12:49 BST (UK) »
John jnr next door
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Wood_Quay/Bride_Street/1345692/

1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Inns_Quay/Capel_Street/34713/

married 1900 to Elizabeth Byrne
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1900/10346/5766267.pdf

as a young lad in the 60s i frequented their shop regularly for Finch and Pigeon food,what made it stand out from other shops was it was always immaculate,the last time i was there possibly 1990s they seemed to have moved over to goldfish in a big way as there was lots of tanks from wall to wall around the floor with the odd parrott here and there and immaculate as usual,there was always a middled? aged lady in attendance.

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