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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: yt2 on Monday 14 December 09 20:36 GMT (UK)
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Seeking information on the ATKINSON family of Ballina Co Mayo. Family included several prominent military surgeons over several generations.
At present I have:
Alice Maud ATKINSON, b. c1850, Exeter England, m. Denis Joseph CANNY in 1871 Ballina, d. 1938 Melbourne, Australia. Denis CANNY was a Military Surgeon.
Alice was d/o
Thomas ATKINSON, b. c1800, Ballina, m. Harriet Lydia WILLIAMS 1Feb1834, d. 26Nov1875 Ballina. Thomas was Inspector General Hospitals for British Army and served widely around the world.
Thomas had a brother Robert ATKINSON, b. c1784, d28Jan1878 Ballina. Robert was also a Military Surgeon.
Thomas and Robert were sons of Robert ATKINSON, m. 1792 and Letitia JOHNSTON chr 17Oct1770 Kilmoremoy, Mayo.
I also have a Thomas Johnston ATKINSON, Military Surgeon, m. 5May1858 Dublin to Eliza MOSTYN. I am unsure of the family connection but the Mostyn name was used elsewhere in my family (d/o Alice Atkinson and Denis Canny - Marie Mostyn Canny - my Grandmother)
I am interested in any snippet no matter how seemingly trivial - I have particular interests in my family's military medicine connections and would also love to find something definitive about the Mostyn connection.
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Hello - I use a site for my Irish side mayo-ireland.ie. On there is a request from a lady in New York who is looking for information re her husband's grandfather, a Thomas Atkinson who emigrated from Ballina to PA in 1885. I'll pm you her email in case you have any difficulty.
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I found a few Atkinsons and Johnstons in the Ballina Church records. I don't know if they are apropos, but here goes:
1856 - Mary Ellen for James Corcoran and Bridget Atkinson;sp. Anthony McLaughlin
1858 -Mary for Francis McDonnell and Cate Johnston, Garden St.; sp. Thomas McDonnell and Fanny Hallinan
1858 - James for Michael Atkinson and Mary Melvin, Ardnaree; sp. John Quinn and Mary Atkinson
To backtrack -
1823 - Owen for Thomas Johnston and Mary Gillespie, Breaffy; sp. James and Bridget Gillespie
1826 - Pat for Pat Gillespie and Mary Johnston, Breaffy; sp. Pat Walsh and Bridget Gillespie
!826 - John for Pat Gallagher and Jane Johnston, Ardaugh; sp. Henry Gavin and Mary Ruddy
1829 - James for Pat Gillespy and Mary Johnston, Breaffy; sp. James and Ellen Gillespie
It doesn't appear that many of either family actually belonged to the RC church. I have the records up to 1859. Perhaps the established church?
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We are definately related. Do you know who Thomas's dad was? I have some glitches in my family tree. It is a bit of a dogs breakfast at the moment because it goes back to the 1500's and there were a few cousins that married and hell I feel like deleting the whole damn tree but there is close to 500 people.
My GG Grandfather George Atkinson (1825-1907) came to Canada from Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland and is related to the Thomas Atkinson's, Esq's of Cavangarden. My whole family here are lawyers so we follow that line. I know I saw some Dr's in the mix and one of the relatives (cant recall who at the moment) ended up in Queensland, NSW.
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Hi yt2,
Another rootschatter passed this on to me a while ago -
Cantwell Memorials show Rathdrum COI, Co. Wicklow
Robert Atkinson 08/05/1809
erected by his father, Sergt. in North Mayo Militia
Wicklow way
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There are headstones for a number of Atkinsons (including military surgeons) in St Michael's church in Ardnaree, Ballina. Photos of the headstones are posted at
http://goldenlangan.com/graves-sm.html
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Thank you all for your contributions - it all helps.
oishiidesu - I already had a couple of those pictures, but not with anything like that level of clarity. Thanks very much - it's good to see what was really said rather than having to guesstimate.
This segment of my family (and the shortage of firm family connections) remains a conundrum for me. Who the heck were the Mostyns and the Johnstons?
It's not like Surgeon General Thomas Atkinson was just another soldier ...... he seems to me to have been quite a notable person in military history (and military medicine in particular) not just for his connections to Australia's notorious convict days, but also recognising his involvement with British garrisons in Jamaica, Gibraltar, India, Ceylon and elsewhere.
Atkinson played a role in the British exploration of southern Africa and was the surgeon on Sir Harry Smith's 1847/48 expedition over the Orange River fighting the Boers. He was present at the battle of Boem Plaats, and was formally recognised (MiD) for his actions on the field with the wounded, while the troops pursued the enemy onwards. He was left in sole charge of the Garrison Hospital and the Garrison of Graham's Town during the Kaffir and Hottentot Rebellion from January 1851 to March 1852.
I am now retired, but I have a significant professional background in military medicine and I can assure you that military commanders rarely had/have sufficient confidence in their medical officers to leave them in charge of things outside purely medical matters, let alone leave them in in charge of an entire garrison town.
I'm sure there are people out there somewhere with connections to this interesting family and perhaps with better documentation than I have. I will spend some time looking at the information provided by "hello567 " to try and firm up a connection, but it's not immediately obvious to me at the moment. But then .... things often take a bit of jigsaw work before they fall into place.
Once again, thanks everyone for your contributions.
Whitey
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Hi to hello567,
George Atkinson 1825-1907 from Donegal is my Great Grandfather.
He immigrated to Ontario in 1842.
His mother and 5 sisters immigrated also.
I am interested in his Irish family etc
I have his family bible
Can you help?
John
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Hi to hello567,
George Atkinson 1825-1907 from Donegal is my Great Grandfather.
He immigrated to Ontario in 1842.
His mother and 5 sisters immigrated also.
I am interested in his Irish family etc
I have his family bible
Can you help?
John
I had no idea he had 5 sisters. Can you fill me in? I only knew about the two sisters.
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to hello567
my father's records indicate 5 sisters:
Sarah Atkinson d. 1866 @ George's
Ann Atkinson d, 1909 @ George's
3 ? Atkinson - married a Dodd
4 ? Atkinson - married another Dodd - no relation
5 ? Atkinson - married a son of Dr. Milligan
Please - Who was George's father and were there other siblings ?
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to hello567
my father's records indicate 5 sisters:
Sarah Atkinson d. 1866 @ George's
Ann Atkinson d, 1909 @ George's
3 ? Atkinson - married a Dodd
4 ? Atkinson - married another Dodd - no relation
5 ? Atkinson - married a son of Dr. Milligan
Please - Who was George's father and were there other siblings ?
How interesting. Did the girls marry in Ontario or Ireland? I dont know for sure but I think George's father's name was George. I am not aware of any other siblings.
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to hello567
There is no indication that these girls were married in Ireland.
The Dodd name was a popular name around Orangeville Ont.
John - in Canada
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There was a Robert John Milligan (1837-1912) who was a printer who married Rebecca Atkinson (1835-1914). They had a son named Dr Arthur Atkinson Milligan and several other children. The problem is that Rebecca is not in the 1842 census with George so I dont know if she is actually his sister. Are you sure the other girls married a Dodd and not Dobbs? Is there no first names on the Bible? Thank you for sharing this information. The large gaps in dates of birth seems to indicate that George should have had several siblings.
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Hi to hello567
- Sorry my error - the #3 Atkinson girl & the #4 Atkinson girl both married a "Scott" and not related.
-the #5 Atkinson girl, who married the son of Dr. Arthur Milligan, her name may be "Francis". The words "New York" also appear on the same line.
My , family bible, starts after the marriage of George Atkinson to Jane Glassford in 1854, so his siblings aren't shown. They had 10 children.
George Atkinson b. 1825, d. 1907.His mother's name is Ann(e) Maxwell? His father's George? Atkinson.
Any info. on G.Atkinson's immediate family in Ireland, would be appreciated immensely.
John - Canada
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Would it be possible for you to actually scan and send the page that shows the marriages of the girls? It is very difficult to try to ascertain exactly what is going on without seeing the documentation.
If you ordered the death certificate of George it should show his parents names. His sister's death cert said her mother's name was Maxwell and her father was George but I would not depend on that being correct unless George also has the same information on his death certificate.
You might also try to look at the cemetery and see what you can find. I have photos of George and his wife's headstone and a few kids but I don't know what cemetery they came from. You might know since you live in the area. I have never been to Ontario so I couldn't say.
George is definately from Cavangarden, Ireland. If you google the Atkinson family of Cavangarden you will find a great deal of information. I think someone from Australia posted a family tree on word press but it is hard to follow and incomplete but it will provide you with something to go on.
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Hi to hello567
The document that I refer to, was copied and laminated for posterity last month.
The lead pencil writing on the cardboard paper is now smeared, small and nearly unreadable.
(no point emailing)
The cemetery is, St George's Anglican in Caledon twp.. Was taken over by the municipality as it was uncared for. The better stones were moved together and the rest were ? The Atkinson stone is there.
That is a long story itself. The cemetery records are too brief, believe me ! No mention of George''s mother or his two sisters who lived with him !
John A.
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You say now that she married the son of Dr Arthur Milligan. Are you quite sure of that? I had mentioned a Dr Arthur Atkinson Milligan who is unrelated in a previous post. I wasted an entire day looking for the Dodd marriages which were incorrect so I would like to be sure that the name of Arthur Milligan is correct.
Have you been in touch with John Samuel Atkinson's grandchildren in Ontario?
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to hello567
I have no names or addresses for the Captain John Samuel's grandchildren.nor any leads.
John
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To John A in Ontario
I have been in contact with several of the Atkinsons and all are very secretive and do not wish to share to any significant information, documents or photos but want all of my tree documentation. I have spent thousands of dollars and years researching so I am unwilling to share any information with people who are unwilling to share themselves. Therefore, I suppose that everyone will need to research separately. Good luck.
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hello! I am part of the Atkinson Goodwin family Ballina, Co Mayo. Ireland.
Jane Goodwin my fathers aunt was married to Edward Francis Atkinson. They married in Ballina
Edward Eastwood Atkinson married Harriette in May 25th 1872
their son Edward Francis Atkinson married my great Aunt Jane Goodwin in Ballina 1925
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1925/09152/5309911.pdf
EF Atkinson died 1936
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EF Atkinson died 1936
Where did he die? Was it in Northern Ireland?
KG
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I have a large family book on the Atkinson from mayo. After looking over it, it may explain why there are so many secrets. I have information on the Atkinson that you guys are looking for.
Send me a message.
I would love to hear what information you have collected as well.
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I don’t know who is who researching the Atkinsons. Let me know if you are part of our extended family...
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I am. My great grandmother was an Atkinson. I am always looking for more information on them. I have a book that shows them owning a castle in CastleConnor, Mayo.