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Title: New starter... Michael Joseph Howlett 1905 - 1958
Post by: Cnthree3 on Wednesday 09 May 18 18:29 BST (UK)
Hello. Having impressed my friend with my english family history finds, I assured her I could easily find information about her grandparents who she never knew. However this has thrown me into the new field of Irish genealogy which I realise is a totally different story.

Her father Michael Joseph Howlett 1905 - 1958 was born in Wexford and went to the University of Dublin to study medicine in 1924. Her mother Dorothy wright was born in 1909 Laois.

Can you help me by suggesting ways to research their parents, siblings and their history in Ireland. I would like to get the birth certificate but web sites suggest it costs e40! is that right - are there cheeper ways?

any help and guidance would be very much appreciated and I am looking forward to starting this whole new areas of learning!
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: JJen on Wednesday 09 May 18 18:38 BST (UK)
Hi,

You could start by looking them up on the Irish census (1911/1901)

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/

Another site that is useful -

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/captcha.jsp

JJ
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: JJen on Wednesday 09 May 18 18:49 BST (UK)
Michael Joseph Howlett's record of his birth 21 July 1905 is available to view on the above website for free :)
 
1911 -

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/Rathroe/Shelbaggan/689341/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Carlow/Carlow_Rural/Strawhall_Rural/310567/


JJ
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 18:52 BST (UK)
First of all, if you are looking for Civil Registrations in Wexford you have to know the various District Offices

Baltinglass
Naas
Rathdown
Rathnew
Shillelagh

Then go to   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp and just hit Search, which will get you all Ireland.

From there check those in the above Districts from list on left.

You are looking for Michael BUT as the book index was used you get some who were only entered by Surname in the Index  but entered full on the Cert.


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Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 18:57 BST (UK)
Grrrr.... am not with it today!!   ;D

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Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 18:59 BST (UK)
I make District to be New Ross  from Census posted!


http://www.swilson.info/regdistmap.php?gregdistid=125

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Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: JJen on Wednesday 09 May 18 19:00 BST (UK)
in 1930 Michael Joseph Howlett is recorded in the Medical Directories as living in Shielbaggan, Arthurstown, Waterford.

JJ
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 19:02 BST (UK)
Find one.... then change years to look for others!


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Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 19:11 BST (UK)
Hello. Having impressed my friend with my english family history finds, I assured her I could easily find information about her grandparents who she never knew. However this has thrown me into the new field of Irish genealogy which I realise is a totally different story.

Her father Michael Joseph Howlett 1905 - 1958 was born in Wexford and went to the University of Dublin to study medicine in 1924. Her mother Dorothy wright was born in 1909 Laois.

Can you help me by suggesting ways to research their parents, siblings and their history in Ireland. I would like to get the birth certificate but web sites suggest it costs e40! is that right - are there cheeper ways?

any help and guidance would be very much appreciated and I am looking forward to starting this whole new areas of learning!

No, most are online Free.... IF you need to get one a Photocopy of the Cert is €4.00... OR I can get them for you for €35 each  ;D ;D
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Cnthree3 on Wednesday 09 May 18 21:57 BST (UK)
Thank you for your help! I have spent some time looking at the two sites and can not find the birth that JJen referred to for Michael. In fact could find no Howletts at all so clearly doing something wrong. The census record I am sure is for Michael - but would like the birth / baptism certificate to ensure I am right.

Name   Michael Joseph Howlett
Date of Registration   1905 - Jul-Aug-Sep[1905]
Registration district   New Ross
Birth Country   Ireland
Volume   4
Page   575
FHL Film Number   101070


Hallmark can you tell me the site where i can apply for a photocopy of the above for €4.00. Sorry if I am missing the obvious here.

many many thanks

Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 09 May 18 22:44 BST (UK)
2 Michael Howlett 1905 births New Ross
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m17/

be sure to click on 'image'

same site for the €4 euro certs but you may not need to buy any, check first if they are already online as the birth is.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/i-want-to-get-a-copy-of-a-certificate-what-do-i-do
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 23:03 BST (UK)
It was pretty Useless posting record of his birth without posting a Link to it!!

If you had entered the data in the Image you'd have easily found it.... Find one.... then change years to look for others!
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Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 23:08 BST (UK)
You are looking for Michael BUT as the book index was used you get some who were only entered by Surname in the Index  but entered full on the Cert.

So just put in what is in Image  change years to find siblings
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 23:14 BST (UK)
Michael Joseph Howlett  married.... to find it

just amend search to

Michael   Howlett    tick     Marriage    and put in year range    No Location!!!!
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 23:45 BST (UK)
Dorothy wright was born in 1909 Laois

Put in SURNAME ONLY

1909 TO 1909

Tick   Births


Search


Then look at those in Districts for there  from list on Left
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Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Wednesday 09 May 18 23:53 BST (UK)
Dorothy wright was born in 1909 Laois

 
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Not on census   http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m18/
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: myluck! on Thursday 10 May 18 10:26 BST (UK)
Cnthree3

Welcome to the wonderful world of Irish records!

Dorothy is shown transcribed on the 1911 census as Dorathy with parents and nine siblings
LINK (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Carlow/Carlow_Rural/Strawhall_Rural/310567/) to census page

Her parents William WRIGHT & Julia WALSH married on Oct 21 1894
in Galbally, Bree, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford LINK (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10582/5855380.pdf) to record
at house 9 in Strawhall Rural (Carlow Rural, Carlow)

Family on 1901 census LINK (http://-http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Birr_Urban/Main_Street/1461854/)
at house 7.2 in Main Street (Birr Urban, King's Co.)

William's father was James WRIGHT and he was from Aberdeenshire, Scotland according to the census returns
Julia's father was Patrick WALSH

Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: dathai on Thursday 10 May 18 10:35 BST (UK)
the marriage i presume 1939 Kensington,London
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8J-V6GG

Michael Joseph Howlett born 21st July 1905 Shellbaggin to Robert and Bridget Theresa Doyle
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1905/01770/1696572.pdf

Robert Howlett married Bridget Teresa Doyle 1904
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1904/10218/5719763.pdf

Robert Howlett born 1872 to Michael Howlett and Mary also nee Howlett
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/cert_amends/cert_1872/2189156a.pdf

Michael Howlett and Mary Howlett most likely married 1864 or earlier as they also had a son Joseph born 1865
124 here
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1865/03581/2320328.pdf

Bridget Doyle 1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Clongeen/Maudlintown/1796251/
parents possibly Patrick Doyle and Margaret Daly
435 here 24th June 1877
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/02995/2097822.pdf
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Sinann on Thursday 10 May 18 10:47 BST (UK)
We weren't posting direct links to the images so Cnthree3 could learn how to find them for her/his self.
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 10 May 18 11:18 BST (UK)
We weren't posting direct links to the images so Cnthree3 could learn how to find them for her/his self.

I know, from past experiences, that many love making their own discoveries so only posted "How to find them!"  ;D
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: JJen on Thursday 10 May 18 12:30 BST (UK)
We weren't posting direct links to the images so Cnthree3 could learn how to find them for her/his self.

I fully concur with your sentiments!
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: myluck! on Thursday 10 May 18 13:17 BST (UK)
FTR
I posted links to be helpful where there seemed to be a struggle finding what was required and to correct misinformation.

Personally I find it inefficient when some one posts information without a link unless it is to a paid site which would not work.

Probably shouldn't clog up Cnthree3's topic on this


Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: dathai on Thursday 10 May 18 13:36 BST (UK)
Patrick Doyle,Maudlinstown son of Timothy married Margaret Daly,Ballyaughton dtr of Philip Daly 24th Feb 1868

Screen says July ignore this
Feb 24th with large inkblot
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634018#page/126/mode/1up
or
if you are signed to Family Search
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZJ-BHK
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Sinann on Thursday 10 May 18 13:42 BST (UK)
There are links posted to help Cnthree3 figure out how to use the site in question and guide towards the required records, I would normally post links directly to the records as well but I thought the wording of the opening post gives the impression that the OP wanted to do the leg work themselves, my mistake perhaps.
I'm sure Cnthree3 will be delighted to get them by whatever method.
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: dathai on Thursday 10 May 18 14:43 BST (UK)
Philip Daly,Farmer still married age 84 died Jan 31st 1886 Ballyoughtown ?informant was Mary Doyle gdtr Maudlinstown
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1886/06257/4792118.pdf

Margaret Daly age 78 widow died 1892 Balloughton informant son James same address
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06033/4718356.pdf

edited to add
James Daly married Mary Culleton 1877
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1877/11152/8085315.pdf

1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Harristown/Balloughton/1801357/
1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/Harristown/Balloughton/691899/
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: dathai on Thursday 10 May 18 19:30 BST (UK)
William Wright,a Forester died Dec 1938 at Strawhall age 68 ? informant dtr Olive Wright
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1939/04750/4272197.pdf
there was Probate of his will to Julia Wright widow
search here as
William Wright,Sawyer
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-archives/


Olive was born 6th April 1916 at Strawhall,she has a second name of Forbes which may refer to an ancestor ?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1916/01343/1554287.pdf
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: dathai on Saturday 12 May 18 11:05 BST (UK)
Not sure of this one ?
Alexander Wright son of JAMES Wright a Mill Manager married Patricia Gibb ,Sep 16th 1936
one of the witnesses's was Olive Wright
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1936/08926/5228639.pdf
they possibly had 6 children up to 1950
Alexander and Patricia appear to have died 1980s at Annebrook,Portlaoise
Administration of their wills
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-archives/
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Cnthree3 on Tuesday 15 May 18 22:31 BST (UK)
All

i can not thank you enough for all of your help. I have been away so just starting to work through all of this again. working out the different sources is really important as not only am i discovering new details for my friend but I am also able to start to research my husbands irish descendants. Iy is going to take several days (weeks?) to go through everything - so thank you again.

:)
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 15 May 18 23:50 BST (UK)
Irish research can be very simple.... the difficult thing is finding Where to look

For example... the District Office they would have Registered BDM'S.  In your case New Ross.


Like Sinann, I too get the impression you enjoy the hunt.

You want to research your husband's family... if from another location, you will, when ready, need that District Office for Civil Registrations.

I obviously did check to see if Michael was there before posting how to find him, as an example of how easy it is and get you off to a good start!

Good hunting!
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Cnthree3 on Monday 04 June 18 21:26 BST (UK)
I just want to thank you all very much for the hints and tips you have given me to research Irish ancestors for the first time. I have managed to trace 219 members of the family with confidence all but two are the right people. Back 7 generations to 1692.

I am going next week to present my findings to my friend and I know it will be an emotional evening!

thank you again. What fun I have had!
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: hallmark on Monday 04 June 18 21:44 BST (UK)
I just want to thank you all very much for the hints and tips you have given me to research Irish ancestors for the first time. I have managed to trace 219 members of the family with confidence all but two are the right people. Back 7 generations to 1692.

I am going next week to present my findings to my friend and I know it will be an emotional evening!

thank you again. What fun I have had!


Well done!!

Now you'll be the local "expert" for anyone with Irish kin!  ;D ;D


Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Sinann on Tuesday 05 June 18 00:16 BST (UK)

Back 7 generations to 1692.

I am going next week to present my findings to my friend and I know it will be an emotional evening!

thank you again. What fun I have had!

Tell them they are extremely lucky to have family from Wexford, not many get back past 1800 in Ireland.
1692 is WOW.
Well done.
Title: Re: New starter...
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 05 June 18 06:35 BST (UK)
What a good thread. Well done with your research.

Wish I could do that well with my Wexford Irish ....  :(