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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cavan => Topic started by: kiffagh on Thursday 15 November 18 21:33 GMT (UK)
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good evening,
i am trying to locate a Frederick or fred weir on the 1911 census in cootehill . i have him on the census of 1901 as Fredrick weir with his parents . the reason i am helping a a relative trace his military career in ww1. he was in the royal irish fusiliers and his service number was 8532. i know he was in the war from the beginning and he survived the war . his service record did not . i have no idea what his middle name was. any help in tracing him on the census. he may have been in the fusiliers in 1911 and so he could have been in the united kingdom
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good evening,
i am trying to locate a Frederick or fred weir on the 1911 census in cootehill . i have him on the census of 1901 as Fredrick weir with his parents . the reason i am helping a a relative trace his military career in ww1. he was in the royal irish fusiliers and his service number was 8532. i know he was in the war from the beginning and he survived the war . his service record did not . i have no idea what his middle name was. any help in tracing him on the census. he may have been in the fusiliers in 1911 and so he could have been in the united kingdom
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That would get one his Age, Religion to aid Search
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if you know his age in 1911, religion, birth county etc you can add these criteria to search
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Hallmark,
he was roman catholic and his age in 1911 would have been 27. i have just put them in and left first name blank
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C Reg Birth results for Weir of Cootehill from 1881 to 1889 http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n1e/
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Hallmark,
he was roman catholic and his age in 1911 would have been 27. i have just put them in and left first name blank
If he was Military his initials only would appear on census plus age etc etc
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If I am understanding this correctly, with the number 8532 he would have joined 1905/6.
http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2011/02/royal-irish-fusiliers-1st-2nd.html
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His birth does not show a middle name - just Frederick.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1883/02734/2005222.pdf
1911 shows a Richard Weir 28yrs b Cavan
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7V4-B56
I can’t see a corresponding birth for Richard. :-\
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mentioned on find my past, this then takes you to national archives at kew, http://www.findmypast.co.uk http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk