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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: lahpun on Wednesday 03 August 11 10:21 BST (UK)
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Hello, looking for any information on the Switzer family - Ireland. The father's name was Eugene Switzer and Mother: Catherine O'Grady.
Daughter: Mary Ann Adeline Switzer born about 1838.
Any help appreciated.
Lesley
Australia
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This information is not specific to query but it might be of some help. Switzer is in fact a Palatine family name and many of these families settled in the Limerick/ Adare area. These Palatine families are very well documented - to my knowledge there is a Palentine Assocation based in Rathkeale Co Limerick
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on the rootsireland web site
if you search for switzer births .
then enter eugene as fathers name .
3 results . baptisms
margaret 31
maria 33
elizabeth 36
all born limerick
you cant not yet for limerick enter mothers name to see if correct on advanced search
maria 1833 might be worth getting for your mary 1838 ?
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To tomahurra and Obbie thanks for your replies, something to check out. Thanks again Lesley
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I have quite a bit of information about Eugene (Owen) Switzer and his family, also his brother Frederick and his family. I used to collect all the information I could find about Australian Switzers as my maiden name was Switzer and my father's family came originally from Co. Limerick. I have certificates, land records and photos of Eugene's family houses. Some of this information was published in a book " Poverty to Promise, the Monteagle Emigrants 1838-58" by Chistopher O'Mahony and Valerie Thompson. I would be very happy to post you all this information, although it will take me a little time to sort it out. I could also send you a printout from my computer file. I live in Brisbane now.
Myra
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Headstones in Killermogh graveyard, Ballacolla, Co Laois.
Thomas Switzer; 10/5/1851-8/5/1913
wife-Emily; 20/10/1862-10/8/1924
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Elizabeth Clarke; Dairy Hill
20/4/1821-18/3/1917
Grandson-John Harrison Clarke;
12/3/1888-17/12/1912
son-George Harrison Clarke;
26/4/1882-15/3/1932
wife-Emma; 6/10/1862-12/11/1932
Irene Margarie Clarke; (nee Switzer)
6/10/1972
her hus-George Harrison Clarke;
16/8/1975
their son-Donald Alan Clarke;
3/9/2000
his aunt-Jane Emma Clarke;
Sept. 1934
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Jack
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Hello Lesley. I am related to the Switzers i have a bit of info on them Eugene and Catherine had three daughters Margaret. Eliza the other daughter dont know her name. Cheers Laurie
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Hi, This may be a help, this is a couple of lines from a list.
SWITZER Frederick 1850 39 Golden Peter / Johanna both dead Son = Peter per "Elizabeth" Ship = Lord Stanley
SWITZER Johanna 1850 17 Golden Frederick / Catherine living in Golden Uncle = Owen Switzer near Sydney. Ship = Elizabeth
SWITZER Maurice 1850 18 Golden Frederick / Catherine - on this ship. {also Michael,16;Mary,14; Catherine,12 & Mother Cath,38 of LI M} Ship = Lord Stanley
SWITZER Peter 1850 19 Golden Frederick / Catherine living at Golden Uncle = Owen Switzer , Sydney Ship = Elizabeth
Where is says...….& Mother Cath,38 of LI M it means she was from County Limerick.
Some years ago I got this information for a family in Australia.
We will be in Golden next year as we have some items for the Museum, I will look and see if the are any Switzer graves.
Maggsie
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Sorry, just remembered Eugene is also Owen.
Maggsie
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To Laurie50; Jack 2227; and Maggsie thanks for your input into my enquiry re name Switzer. I have been away from the boards for some months but am now back.
To Myrakeay I am interested in what you have. I too live in Queensland. Please advise how I can get in touch. Can you private message me please. The lady I am looking for is Mary Ann Adelaide Switzer whose parents were Eugene and Catherine Switzer.
Lesley
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Mary Anne Adeline Switzer born 27 Aug 1832 Shanagolden, Limerick, IRL
Died 30 Dec 1915 Long Bay Penitentiary, Sydney, NSW
Parents Eugene/Owen Switzer and Catherine O'Grady
I live in Indooroopilly, Brisbane and could not find how to PM you.
See Help-Page:
http://www.rootschat.com/help/pms.php
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I have a lot of Switzer DNA Matches on Ancestry.com and so I'm guessing that I must have some Switzer ancestors!
Rather frustratingly, they must be on my Paternal Brickwall (Wilson) side, and so I'm not sure how I could get back to them:-(
Romilly.
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Hi Romilly,
Are your Wilson people from this area of Limerick?
Maggsie
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Maggie,
I think they might have been, - because I have quite a high Irish % on my Living DNA result.
My Paternal (Wilson) side is a bit of a mystery to me, because I can't get beyond my Grandfather, William James Wilson (1860 - 1937). His son, (my late Father) was 30yrs older than my Mother, and Died when I was 5. And so no one alive to ask when I started looking:-(
Romilly.
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Hi,
Where did you grandfather pass on?
Do you have the actual date?
What was your dads name?
Maggsie
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Maggsie,,
I have my Grandfather's Death Cert. He Died in Redhill House (Hospital), Hendon on the 29th December 1937. He was Buried at St Andrews, Kingsbury on the 3rd January 1938.
My Father was Evan Douglas Wilson, Born 113 St Helens Road, Swansea on the 27th May 1896. Died Northwick Park Hospital, Wembley, 29th June 1957.
I've been asking about a Birth or Baptismal Entry for my Grandfather since I joined RC in 2005. On both the 1901 and 1911 Censuses, he says he was Born in Manchester, Lancashire. The problem is that there's no Birth Entry for him there. It's quite possible that his Birth wasn't registered, but I can't find him anywhere prior to his Marriage to my Grandmother Margaret Rees in Swansea on the 22nd June 1893.
I have persuaded my Mother, sister and 2 Paternal and 2 maternal 1st Cousins to take DNA tests. From the results, I can see that my Father passed on no English DNA to myself or my sister. Instead, he passed on Welsh, Irish, Germanic and Ashkenazi Jewish DNA!
Many of my Switzer Matches on Ancestry also have Germanic and Irish DNA.
Unfortunately, none of this helps me to locate my Grandfather before 1893:-(
Romilly.
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Hi Romilly,
Do you have your Grandfathers marriage to Margaret Rees, I would need his fathers Christian name.
I have found one that matches but I would like the fathers name o confirm my findings.
Many thanks
Maggsie
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Hi Maggsie,
Thanks so much for looking, - greatly appreciated :-)
Yes, I have that Cert. (I'll try to attach it).
My Grandfather gives his Father as, 'William Wilson (Deceased) Occupation: Mason'.
Romilly.
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Here is the Marriage Cert:
I've shrunk it down now.
Romilly.
image removed
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Hi, Thanks
Maggsie
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The Witnesses are Margaret Rees's Father and Sister, Evan and Selina Rees.
Romilly.
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C Reg Birth, Marriage and Death results for Switzer of Limerick
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01nwm/ those with Returns Page No don't have Images yet!
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-civil-records-are-on-line
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Many thanks for all the info hallmark, - much appreciated.
Romilly.
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Is this the Golden being referred to? In co.Tipperary!
https://www.logainm.ie/en/67206
Completely different DISTRICT !
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https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
For Golden.. put in Surname and Tipperary only!