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Ireland / Re: Patrick Connor
« on: Thursday 25 February 21 18:41 GMT (UK) »
Responding 5 years later here. Montgomery County PA. They lived around Conshohocken but branched out. I haven't looked in years.
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Lancashire / Re: Mary Woods - birth c 1791 England; death 1866 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
« on: Wednesday 26 December 12 03:34 GMT (UK) »
Sounds like a possibility. Could Richmul be the female version or a just a variant?
The name could have had some family significance because Richmul Jane's granddaughter was named Richmul. I believe in Scotland it was common for the first born male to be named after his paternal grandfather. Wondering if first born females were named after their maternal grandmothers.
The name could have had some family significance because Richmul Jane's granddaughter was named Richmul. I believe in Scotland it was common for the first born male to be named after his paternal grandfather. Wondering if first born females were named after their maternal grandmothers.
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Lancashire / Re: Mary Woods - birth c 1791 England; death 1866 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
« on: Monday 24 December 12 18:45 GMT (UK) »
Richmall Smith was a complete guess, sorry. Because Mary Woods' child was listed as Richmul, Richmoel, etc, I thought I might get lucky and find that Richmul was named after her maternal grandmother. Looks like you ruled out the Bolton couple. Thank you.
I don't know what Mary Woods' maiden name was. The baptismal record states that in 1829 she was a widow, but I'm not sure if her husband passed in the UK of US.
Before the baptismal record was found, many family members in the US mistakenly listed Mary's daughter Richmul as Richmul Jane Fisher, although she had been on a census with Mary Woods and buried in the same plot. The Fisher name comes from a secondary resource and the baptismal record along with the other evidence trumps that source.
Maybe Fisher could be Mary Woods' maiden name, but it could just confuse the issue. After using Fisher erroneously for years, I hardly want to mention it again, although it could be a clue. I kinda doubt it, but I'm probably blinded by irritation.
A cursory look at records makes it seem like a Kay family in Bury used the Ricmael name quite a bit. It looks like it was used in Middleton too, but the range of the name looks fairly limited?
Oh well, I was hoping someone out there might be missing a Mary who married a Woods near Bury and disappeared to America.
I don't know what Mary Woods' maiden name was. The baptismal record states that in 1829 she was a widow, but I'm not sure if her husband passed in the UK of US.
Before the baptismal record was found, many family members in the US mistakenly listed Mary's daughter Richmul as Richmul Jane Fisher, although she had been on a census with Mary Woods and buried in the same plot. The Fisher name comes from a secondary resource and the baptismal record along with the other evidence trumps that source.
Maybe Fisher could be Mary Woods' maiden name, but it could just confuse the issue. After using Fisher erroneously for years, I hardly want to mention it again, although it could be a clue. I kinda doubt it, but I'm probably blinded by irritation.
A cursory look at records makes it seem like a Kay family in Bury used the Ricmael name quite a bit. It looks like it was used in Middleton too, but the range of the name looks fairly limited?
Oh well, I was hoping someone out there might be missing a Mary who married a Woods near Bury and disappeared to America.
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Lancashire / Re: Mary Woods - birth c 1791 England; death 1866 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
« on: Monday 24 December 12 06:50 GMT (UK) »
Oh. On the 1870 and '80 US census Richmul Jane claims a Pennsylvania birth. The Baptismal record I found says she and her sister Alice Drusilla were baptized in 1829 in Philadelphia.
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Lancashire / Re: Mary Woods - birth c 1791 England; death 1866 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
« on: Monday 24 December 12 06:15 GMT (UK) »
This post got the wheels turning better. The online parish records turned up some possibilities:
Baptisms: 24 Nov 1793 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mary Smith - Daughter of Richmall Smith
Born: 24 Nov 1793
Abode: Tott.
Notes: B.
Register: Baptisms 1789 - 1798, Page 42, Entry 3
Source: LDS Film 559157
Marriage: 17 May 1819 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Thomas Wood - weaver of This parish
Mary Smith - of This parish
Looks like close parishes. Any thoughts?
Baptisms: 24 Nov 1793 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mary Smith - Daughter of Richmall Smith
Born: 24 Nov 1793
Abode: Tott.
Notes: B.
Register: Baptisms 1789 - 1798, Page 42, Entry 3
Source: LDS Film 559157
Marriage: 17 May 1819 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Thomas Wood - weaver of This parish
Mary Smith - of This parish
Looks like close parishes. Any thoughts?
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Lancashire / Mary Woods - birth c 1791 England; death 1866 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
« on: Monday 24 December 12 05:47 GMT (UK) »
Erroneous posts were made about her by me in previous years. However a primary document from All Saints Episcopalian Church, Philadelphia shows that by the late 1820’s Mary was a widow who baptized her 2 daughters, Richmul Jane and Alice Drusilla. The Richmul name is a clue that perhaps this family was from Lancashire.
I do not know the maiden name of Mary and have found a handful of Woods men who died in Philadelphia between 1825 and 1830. It’s doubtful how complete the records are, and the family may have lived in a surrounding county.
There does not appear to be an immigration record for Mary, and I don’t know whether she was married in England or in the United States. It’s not apparent whether she was widowed in England or the US.
The only evidence I have of England is census information stating England as the country of origin for both of Richmul's parents. The Lancashire link is purely speculative stemming from the name Richmul. Not much to work with eh?
Richmul’s husband worked in the woolen mills around Conshohocken, PA and spent time in Delaware County doing the same. I suspect that the Woods family worked in textiles in the Delaware Valley.
Any ideas? I tried punching in some names for results at a Lancashire site, but was wondering if I might get lucky here.
I do not know the maiden name of Mary and have found a handful of Woods men who died in Philadelphia between 1825 and 1830. It’s doubtful how complete the records are, and the family may have lived in a surrounding county.
There does not appear to be an immigration record for Mary, and I don’t know whether she was married in England or in the United States. It’s not apparent whether she was widowed in England or the US.
The only evidence I have of England is census information stating England as the country of origin for both of Richmul's parents. The Lancashire link is purely speculative stemming from the name Richmul. Not much to work with eh?
Richmul’s husband worked in the woolen mills around Conshohocken, PA and spent time in Delaware County doing the same. I suspect that the Woods family worked in textiles in the Delaware Valley.
Any ideas? I tried punching in some names for results at a Lancashire site, but was wondering if I might get lucky here.
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Ayrshire / Re: John Barr of Beith and Sons
« on: Thursday 21 June 12 04:08 BST (UK) »
Thanks Malcolm.
I took a look at your tree some weeks ago, and didn't see any definite links, but who knows. I meant to send you an e-mail on ancestry, but I think I forgot. My tree there is Barr - Bohmwetsch et al. There is an e-book out there that talks about a Barr family from Ayrshire that farmed, but I don't know if there is a link or not.
I took a look at your tree some weeks ago, and didn't see any definite links, but who knows. I meant to send you an e-mail on ancestry, but I think I forgot. My tree there is Barr - Bohmwetsch et al. There is an e-book out there that talks about a Barr family from Ayrshire that farmed, but I don't know if there is a link or not.
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The Common Room / Scotlandspeople credits
« on: Thursday 12 January 12 17:11 GMT (UK) »
Never mind.
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Europe / Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
« on: Friday 25 November 11 18:06 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, I'll try both denominations.