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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: He left from where in Ireland???
« on: Wednesday 05 July 06 01:40 BST (UK)  »
 :D
Hi again, not a problem, I didn't think you forgot me. I have been busy too what with grandchildren and...and...well I guess its just the grandchildren LOL
I am going away for a Wild Womens Weekend :o Thursday and coming home Monday so no rush is expected from me.
Annie

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: He left from where in Ireland???
« on: Friday 30 June 06 03:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi Elizabeth,
I am not even sure that he is from Dromore. I am only going by a passenger list from the ship WestPoint that sailed to New York sometime after 1815 I think the date was. All it said was William SHANKS and wife from Dromore. Other than that the only other thing I have is a land grant from New Brunswick that states that he arrived in Canada in 1819 and lived in County Down Ireland for ever before that. I don't know if maybe he lived in the States for a short time before coming here and just failed to declare that to the land grant people or I just can't find a ship that brought him. Census records state that the children of William were born in two differant places.  William SHANKS born 1809 was born in Armagh, Ulster, Ireland and Robert SHANKS born 1806 the same place. Jane and Samuel born 1802 and 1795 born in Down, Ulster, Ireland.
I am wondering also if Sam maybe was a brother from a differant mother LOL. It has been suggested to me that perhaps William was married to a Mary SHAW before Sarah. I met a man when I was in Ireland a few years ago. He lived in Near Mallow County Cork. He is searching SHANKS family and has boxes and boxes of information but I didn't know very much what I was doing at the time (I still don't) and so didn't take advantage of his knowledge.
Well thanks again for your help.
If your friend thinks we may be connected and she wants what I have on the North America branch let me know. I will do my best to get it to her.
Annie


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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: He left from where in Ireland???
« on: Thursday 29 June 06 03:22 BST (UK)  »
That would be so awsome. I am at a standstill.
Thanks!
Annie ;D

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / He left from where in Ireland???
« on: Wednesday 05 April 06 00:45 BST (UK)  »
:) Hello all, I am hoping I am doing this right as I am a pretty slow learner.
I am having a very hard time finding where in Ireland my ancestor left from. His name is/was William SHANKS and I think he left from Dromore Co. Down to come to either New Brunswick, Canada (where he ended up) or United States (maybe passed through?) in about 1818
He came here with wife Sarah DIXON and their Ireland born children, Samuel b about 1792, Sarah  b about 1801, Jane about 1802, Robert about 1806 and William about 1809 (dates from Canadian Census)
I have reason to think that maybe Sarah DIXON was William second marriage and that his first wife and Samuel's mother was Mary SHAW.
As you can see I have many "I thinks" in my story. Any information on this family after they arrived in Canada I have tons of but I can't seem to get into Ireland.
Any help would be much welcome or if I am flogging a dead horse...LOL
Should there be anyone searching the same family and want any of my info from 1820 on please just ask I have scads!

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