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World War One / Re: Gt Grandfather Arthur Jex - pilot WW1
« on: Wednesday 19 November 08 11:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ady

Thanks very much for the link - I reckon that is him. Worth the £2 fee I would think!

Kind regards

McVitie

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World War One / Gt Grandfather Arthur Jex - pilot WW1
« on: Wednesday 19 November 08 11:34 GMT (UK)  »

Good morning

I have just received a photo (the first and only one I have) of my great grandfather Arthur Jex from a great Uncle of mine.

To my utter surprise it shows Arthur in what appears to be a pilots uniform, which is well and truly a surprise to my family as we have a record of his discharge papers from the Army in 1914, due a  leg injury.

He must have then decided to join the Flying Corps instead, but  I would never have imagined we had a pilot in the family - no one ever mentioned this. :o

Can anyone help with identification of the attached photo - I don't even know who/what he served with!

Kind regards

McVitie

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Dublin / Re: Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Monday 10 November 08 15:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Noel

Many thanks for the link - it's certiainly Jospeh's MIC which Shane has kindly submitted to me but thanks for your input too.

Regards
Mcvitie

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Dublin / Re: Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Friday 07 November 08 10:27 GMT (UK)  »

Thanks for all your help Wayne - as you say the other Joseph Eakins don't quite fit the profile but I appreciate all your help with this.

I did read somewhere that a lot of the records had been destroyed during the blitz, and I don't hold out for too much other records existing, but never say never....

Thanks for the PM too - very much appreciated.

Mcvitie

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Dublin / Re: Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Thursday 06 November 08 22:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hello to you Noel

Thanks so much for your listing of the Eakins and variations - I never thought to try a different surname variant, but will have a good look at the site you kindly listed.

I'm inclined to go for the post 1870 births, as anything before were presumably mean he was too old in enrolling in the Army. But you may have listed a perfect match for him in County Leitrim (1879) - right age too.
 
I'll find him soon, I'm sure!
Kind regards
Mcvitie

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Dublin / Re: Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Thursday 06 November 08 16:22 GMT (UK)  »
Indeed Shane - also thinking about it, I'm wondering why I haven't tried the 1901 census - maybe I did, and couldn't find him - I'll have to go through my notes on him again!

Cheers
Mcvitie

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Dublin / Re: Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Thursday 06 November 08 16:13 GMT (UK)  »

Hi aghadowey

I'm afraid my typing is not up to much - indeed it should have read 6th Sept 1916, not 16th - thanks for spotting that.

I was wondering about the newspapers and what info that may contain - it would as you say be a time consuming task, but may be worth the effort,if only to get his age.

I did obtain a copy of his marraige cert on-line, but it only showed his age as 'FA', meaning he was at the legal age of 21 to marry, but no other details like parents names etc were provided.

Kind regards
Mcvitie

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Dublin / Re: Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Thursday 06 November 08 15:39 GMT (UK)  »

Many thanks for your posts.

To aghadowey -  thanks for looking for his age at death. I should have added that my nan was born in 1905, which would make Jospeh a little to young to be her father but thanks for looking for me, and also the site that comes on line in December - I've diarised that and onstand by!

Shane - thanks for looking at the Dublin records - his birth records seems pretty much elusive but I appreciate your help here. As for the memorial details, that's definitely him - if only they could have inserted his age!

Thanks again to you both.

Mcvitie

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Dublin / Joseph Eakins - birth records Kingstown
« on: Thursday 06 November 08 14:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hello to you,

My gt grandfather, Joseph Eakins, died on 16/09/1916 at the Somme, part of the 7th Bat Royal Irish Rifles. I've not been able to obtain his age when he died as he only has a commemorative plaque at Thiepval, France. So I have no details of his parents or his siblings ???.

All I know from my late nan, is that Joseph was born in Kingstown, Dublin, and later moved to Belfast where he married a Mary Devlin.

If any one would be so kind to see if there is a birth record/year for him in Dublin, I'd be most indebted to you.

Kind regards
Mcvitie

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