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Travelling People / Re: Help please with the disappearance of Lavinia Ellen McDonald!
« on: Friday 17 April 20 22:27 BST (UK)  »
Apologies Heywood, this post was made over 8 years ago in 2011 and I have discovered a lot since then.

I will look to see how to close the post.  Appreciate your time

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Travelling People / Re: Help please with the disappearance of Lavinia Ellen McDonald!
« on: Friday 17 April 20 22:16 BST (UK)  »
Hi Heywood,

The 1851 census you have found is the reason that I have Margaret  as possibly born in Edinburgh as I am pretty sure that it is them.  I have all the details of John Francis as well as the death cert of Margaret.
It is really Lavinia that I am trying to trace.
Thank you so much for your interest and help.

Kath

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Travelling People / Re: Help please with the disappearance of Lavinia Ellen McDonald!
« on: Friday 17 April 20 18:33 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: maurice hamson on Thursday 16 April 20 19:40 BST (UK)
Hi Kath, I may have found Lavinia on the 1881 Census RG11, piece4116/91, shown as Ellen McDonald,aged 21 years, Cotton Weaver, birthplace Manchester, as a lodger, have a look, the details look very likely, please let me know what you think, kind regards, Maurice H..

Anything and everything is possible Maurice.  Not sure this is Lavinia but then again there is always the possibility. 

Kind regards,

Kath

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Travelling People / Re: Help please with the disappearance of Lavinia Ellen McDonald!
« on: Thursday 16 April 20 07:45 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: sarah on Wednesday 15 April 20 11:01 BST (UK)
Hello Maurice,

Welcome to RootsChat :) Kath was online earlier so hopefully will reply to your message very soon.

Regards

Sarah

Hi Sarah,

I am sure Maurice appreciates the welcome, he is the same user as mapacaja above, so more of a welcome back, which I am sure is just as appreciated.

Maurice, I am afraid there is no change from our other conversations.  I am now concentrating on DNA connections to find more out.


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Travelling People / Re: Help please with the disappearance of Lavinia Ellen McDonald!
« on: Thursday 16 April 20 07:41 BST (UK)  »



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Hi -I wondered where you found the information that Peter was a traveller -as I was hoping to find some of his family -siblings etc with traveller families to see who Lavinia may have been with - kind of  backwards research to come forwards!
Suz
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Hi Suz,

Sorry about the late reply, not sure why I haven’t seen your message before.
The information is from the family, this is from several lines descended from Peter, no other proof apart from the family know that their parents had many friends in the travelling community.
Kath

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Monaghan / Re: Has anyone got the book 'At the Ford of the Birches'?
« on: Tuesday 23 April 19 21:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi LH,

A lovely friend in Enniskillen borrowed the book from her library and looked up the surnames.

Thank you so much for the kind offer though, it is really appreciated.

Regards

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Monaghan / Re: Has anyone got the book 'At the Ford of the Birches'?
« on: Sunday 17 February 19 12:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all for your replies, they are appreciated.  I have tried the library, they were very helpful but not able to source a copy.

A trip down to the British Library one day, I think or even better, going over to Ireland  :)

Regards,

Kath

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Monaghan / Re: Has anyone got the book 'At the Ford of the Birches'?
« on: Sunday 27 January 19 21:33 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Sinann on Sunday 27 January 19 21:18 GMT (UK)
Where in the world are you, it's available in Irish libraries at the moment.
https://www.librariesireland.ie/

England! Googling book stores in Ireland at the moment to see if any stock the book.

Kath



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Monaghan / Re: Has anyone got the book 'At the Ford of the Birches'?
« on: Sunday 27 January 19 20:47 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Treetotal on Sunday 27 January 19 15:34 GMT (UK)
It fetches a hefty price:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AT-THE-FORD-OF-THE-BIRCHES-THE-HISTORY-OF-BALLYBAY-ITS-PEOPLE-AND-VICINITY-/142798933458

https://www.amazon.co.uk/At-Ford-Birches-Ballybay-Vicinity/dp/0953686108

Carol

Hefty price indeed Carol.  Absolutely passionate about family history and would love to own this book, but could not justify paying those prices  ::)

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