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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #9 on: Monday 15 October 18 16:10 BST (UK) »


I have searched during 1902 for a birth to mother ‘gowan’ but not found anything but the 1903 record is the correct parents


So, whoever gave her Death information/details was wrong!

That also means that her own children were wrong as well as her husband which I find hard to believe unless she herself (ellen) had the wrong date.

All the other records conflict some suggest one is more probably than the other but the next then contradicts it.
The Powers could be tricky if the mother was born in Italy
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Waterford_Urban_No__4/Tramore_Old_Rd___Pt__of_/1762711/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Waterford/Waterford_Urban_No__1/Michael_Street__part_of_/669269/

All my powers so far were born in Waterford. Then the generation of my grandma chose to move here to England where they all eventually died.

Even looking in to my great great grandad Thomas I only have his marriage and 1911 census then ww1 recs... all of which suggest very different dates for his birth too. Not had any hits for a death as yet which I no to be before 1956 as his wife was a widow when she passed x

I seem to be fighting a losing battle
Holmfirth, Austonley, Hoylandswaine etc: WIBBERLEY and FIELD
Marriages from above names to....CROOKS, WHITELEY, KAYE, DEARNALLY
Waterford, Ireland: POWER and SULLIVAN (Osullivan also)

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Holmfirth, Austonley, Hoylandswaine etc: WIBBERLEY and FIELD
Marriages from above names to....CROOKS, WHITELEY, KAYE, DEARNALLY
Waterford, Ireland: POWER and SULLIVAN (Osullivan also)

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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #12 on: Monday 15 October 18 16:28 BST (UK) »


I have searched during 1902 for a birth to mother ‘gowan’ but not found anything but the 1903 record is the correct parents


So, whoever gave her Death information/details was wrong!

That also means that her own children were wrong as well as her husband which I find hard to believe unless she herself (ellen) had the wrong date.
 



Well you have her Birth Registration!
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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #13 on: Monday 15 October 18 17:53 BST (UK) »
possible David Power and Ellen Sullivan 1923
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1923/09187/5323373.pdf

Ellen 1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Waterford/Waterford_No__3_Urban/Slievekeale/673923/

mother 1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Waterford_Urban_No__4/Tramore_Old_Rd___Pt__of_/1762710/

Having looked more at that 1901 and doing other searches it is quite possible that it is my Thomas and Margaret as the occupations match up and it makes my 1878 birth for him more a promising year....
God knows about the Italy thing.... maybe it’s because her father was a soldier as show on their wedding
Holmfirth, Austonley, Hoylandswaine etc: WIBBERLEY and FIELD
Marriages from above names to....CROOKS, WHITELEY, KAYE, DEARNALLY
Waterford, Ireland: POWER and SULLIVAN (Osullivan also)

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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #14 on: Monday 15 October 18 18:49 BST (UK) »
Civil reg Birth, Marriage and Death results for Power of Waterford 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mv4/


From there you can select births or whatever....plus decades from list on left

You are better off researching for yourself and finding your way around, then you can research any new discoveries you make, at your leisure plus maybe add siblings of Bride/Groom to try to see if kin are still around.
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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #15 on: Monday 15 October 18 18:54 BST (UK) »
You can see the advice here


Toolkit Top Tip

Don't ignore siblings!


https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-family-history.html
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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #16 on: Monday 15 October 18 19:14 BST (UK) »
I will take another fresh look at them another day. Only so many walls can hit in a day without being put off
Holmfirth, Austonley, Hoylandswaine etc: WIBBERLEY and FIELD
Marriages from above names to....CROOKS, WHITELEY, KAYE, DEARNALLY
Waterford, Ireland: POWER and SULLIVAN (Osullivan also)

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Re: How often are civil records wrong?
« Reply #17 on: Monday 15 October 18 19:19 BST (UK) »
I will take another fresh look at them another day. Only so many walls can hit in a day without being put off


Yes, you can research them at your leisure even just births for a particular decade or whatever....you'll get there eventually.
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