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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: HelenMcCormack on Wednesday 28 March 18 11:17 BST (UK)
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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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Hello Helen and welcome :)
Have you seen this article?
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/ferreting-out-some-pet-shop-tales-since-1845-1.1157765
Regards
Heywood
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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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https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/pet-shop-may-make-400-000-1.85287
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https://www.yelp.ie/biz/dublin-pet-stores-dublin
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Still in phone book....
https://www.goldenpages.ie/pet-shops/dublin-dublin-county/
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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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Frederick to Maria Flood 1933
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1933/08984/5251760.pdf
Glasnevin shows
https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/genealogy/results/index.xml
John snr died 1906 118 Capel St
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1906/05548/4556236.pdf
also shows John age 17 in 1919 118 Capel St
death cert ? shows age 12 109 Parnell St
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1919/05152/4420376.pdf
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Elizabeth and Michael Campbell 1924
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1924/09164/5314618.pdf
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There was also a son Mervyn born 1911 i dont see anything further on him.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1911/01511/1613689.pdf
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There was also a son Mervyn born 1911 i dont see anything further on him.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1911/01511/1613689.pdf
Probably flew the nest..... ;D
Can't make out profesion
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Naturalist ?
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Thanks this is really helpful - loads of info to sift through! I can't see the shop on Capel Street anymore but will try to follow up...am interested to know more about the Huguenot connections mentioned.
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Thanks this is really helpful - loads of info to sift through! I can't see the shop on Capel Street anymore but will try to follow up...am interested to know more about the Huguenot connections mentioned.
I make it to be where High Rollers are..
https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3490408,-6.2689716,3a,75y,252.46h,85.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szLPrcebOBlf2v9s6k41YTw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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ONE of Dublin's oldest pet shops, The Dublin Pet Stores, at 117 and 118 Capel Street, Dublin 1, is expected to make in the region of £350,000 to £400,000
The business has been run by the same family since 1845. Mr Gerald Roden plans to relocate his business to another premises in the city centre.
The Dublin Pet Stores should be easy enough to locate.
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Well just to say thanks a million - I spoke on the phone to one of the family yesterday! An absolutely lovely lady in her eighties now. I'm going to send her and her son some photos I can't identify and who knows maybe I'll finally be able to put some names on the faces. Thanks again Hallmark and Dathai for your help.