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See my head said Abbey lay:)

Off to bed at midnight on this side of the world. Thanks, again.

My God you have been at work. I have all the rootsireland records on my tree from Abbeyleix with Thomas Shelly and Margaret Dowling. I have assumed that Doolan and Doran are just errors of a sort. But it is really nice to see that connection on the prison record to Abbeyleix...confirms the records from Nicholas' marriage. Margaret Shelly is my great grandmother and yes I think this does absolutely confirm that Margaret Dowling is her mother. I have many wonderful records from Glasnevin, thanks to Dathei's direction.

No! I did not see that Margaret Shelly prison record. Blimey...my family...what to think. Maybe that is why my grandmother wouldn't admit to being Irish. She is buried here in Vancouver and I think I need to go and apologize for

I have Margaret's siblings of John 1846, Mary 1851, Cath, 1853-1910, William, 1855 and the other Mary 1857 who married James Smyth, James Henry, whose descendants I have been in touch with from Minnesota, and John 1861, who married Mary Shea.
Thanks Tara!!!

Hi Tara, It was the 1906 record that shows Mary Ellen Kavanagh as the guardian of Alice Fox aged 12: both parents deceased. You posted an image, but I still can't find the record no matter what I enter. Lots of records, but not that one that looks like a census, not the typewritten minutes.

I have been quite sad looking at the multitude of prison records of Julia Fox [Nicholas Fox's sister]  and John Kavanagh for abuse of his wife Mary Ellen Mooney. Ellen Fox [Thomas Mooney], the Kavanagh's, Julia Fox, and Alice Fox are all living under one roof at 6 Shaw Villas. Chances are Margaret may have lived there also, as this was the address of Nicholas Fox when he died in 1906.

Thanks again for all your help.
Alleson 

Thanks Tara.

Yes please post. I suppose that is why my grandmother Maggie never talked of her family. My mother didn't even know her grandmother's name or that she had siblings.
Thanks,
Alleson