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Where in Limerick City was John D TRAND buried?

Is there anyone out there who can please help me with this problem?

One of my x3 Great-Grandfathers, John D TRAND, died suddenly on Henry Street, in Limerick City on Sunday 11 Dec 1854, whilst walking home from visiting a friend. He was stated as late of Ennis and an accountant. the source for this is the 13 Dec 1854 'Limerick Chronicle' newspaper report, which is on the Limerick City website.

There's a record of a Probate existing for him too. The date is 1852, probably the date of the Will, but I haven't been able to view this record either and find out if the Will and Probate record have survived. This record points to him being late of Lifford, Clare, which is now part of Ennis.

TRAND seems to be a very rare and unusual surname in Ireland, but I have no information on his ancestors at all. He was supposedly married to a Hannah KENNEDY and they had at least four children born in Limerick and Clare between the 1820s-1840s, John, Patrick, Annie and Maria. I have no christenings for the children or marriage or burials for the parents either.

All the four children emigrated to the Victorian Goldfields in Australia during the 1850s.

This may or may not mean anything, but the name in Australia has also at times been recorded as "Le TRAND" or "de Tronde", etc and there's the family story on this line is that we have "French Ancestors". But who knows?

It's difficult to make much progress with research in Ireland from here in Australia without the help of others, so I'd really appreciate any information anyone can dig up on the TRAND family.

Thanks for reading my query and also for the effort anyone puts in for this query 

Cheers for now

Bonza (Neil)
Melbourne, Australia

P.S. I wonder if I should also post this query to the Clare forum? Or can it be tagged there?

Hi all

So, where is the 1780s London or Surrey area baptism for Matthew Dubourg (Du Bourg)?

I wonder if anyone could please help me find Matthew's baptism. He was probably born in the early to mid 1780s, maybe 1782-1786, possibly in the Greater London and Surrey area somewhere.

In 1800 he is an apprentice to Chas. Rosenberg of East St, Lambeth, where he seems to remain until his death and burial there in 1828. His St Mary's Lambeth burial states that he died in his 44th year.

I'm trying to find his baptism to identify his parents, which will help me to fit him in to or out of the other Dubourg (Du Bourg) families of the London area.

I've already tried Ancestry, FindMyPast, FreeReg & FamilySearch without any success.

Maybe his baptism is amongst the Boyd's baptisms or other sources of baptisms for the region?

Thank you to all in advance.

Kind regards from Bonza in Australia 

Can anyone help solve the Barwell Mystery?

The British Sloop Barwell disappeared along with it's Captain after it left Lisbon on a run in 1811. click here and read about it further http://barwell.webnode.com/forum/

We'd love to know the answer to this 200 year plus mystery. We're doing our best to solve it, but "all hands on deck" as they say, as that will give us more possibility of solving the mystery.

Also check the other tabbed pages for more info on the East Indiaman & Convict Ship Barwell.

Any feedback will be much appreciated. Many thanks and good luck.

Cheers for now, Bonza

Hi everyone

Here's a juicy mystery for you all to have a crack at. Any help would be much appreciated 

Where in blazes did Joseph Jefferson come from?  According to other records he may be born around 1709-1710.

He was of St Mary Magdalen Parish in Bermondsey when he married Martha Rawlins at St Katherine by the Tower on 02 Aug 1733. Martha was from Rotherhithe.

He was a carpenter in Bermondsey and Southwark from 1733 and maybe earlier, but I haven't yet found an apprenticeship for him.

He and Martha had a large family of 15 children from 1734 to 1762. Martha was quite young when they were married.

Joseph Jefferson died in 1792, he was of Long Lane, Southwark and his stated age was then stated as 82 years. He left no Will and I haven't found another Will as yet that mentions him or his children.

I've searched the London & Surrey online records quite exhaustively, but can't find a close potential match. I'd love to confirm his christening, parents or any siblings so I can go further back.

Many thanks. Cheers for now, Bonza

Hi there everyone

I live in Melbourne, Australia and I'm looking for the marriage of John GILL & Priscilla (Prisilla, etc) [surname not known] and I was wondering of there is some kind person out there who can please do the look-up for me.

John GILL and wife Priscilla have 8 children christened in Wardington, Oxon from 1748-1764. Husband John GILL also appears to have been christened at Wardington in 1715.

But where did they marry? I couldn't find them in the Wardington Marriage Registers and they were more than likely or possibly married in Priscilla's parish, which is not yet known.

The nearest village near Wardington in Oxon is Cropredy. Great Bourton, Coton and Williamscott (Willscott) are close too and Gill family were there also and Chacombe just over the border in Northants is a possibility I guess too along with Banbury, Oxon, but really they could have married anywhere.

Sorting out this GILL lot around this area is a huge challenge, so thank you for your help in advance. It's very much appreciated. 

Cheers for now, Bonza (Neil)