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I'm posting this in the hope that someone somewhere can also claim one of my ancestors as their own. That they can recognize some of these people.

Martha Evans' Album:
http://lightfootfamily.rootschat.net/album/index.html


This album belonged to my Gt. Grandmother. Her name was Martha Paddock (nee Evans) born 1854. She was the daughter of Hugh and Maria Evans (nee Roberts of Llangedwyn, Denbighshire) of Llanfechain, Montgomeryshire.

I don't know who these people are, but in many of the photographs I see a very strong family likeness.

The photos originate from various places. Yet another mystery.
Oh how I wish they had written on them!

Susan

Hi, I wonder if anyone can give me some advice about trying to find my Irish Gt. Gt Grandfather:

He was Michael Forkin, born circa 1820 in County Mayo. He married Mary, and moved to Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England, where my Gt Grandfather James was born in 1857. Does anyone connect with this, and Is there any way I can ever find Michael in Mayo?

Thanks,

Susan.

Hi Dave,
I can't thank you enough for all the trouble you have gone to for me.
You've been very kind!!
I'm thrilled to have all this information!

My brother lives in Wrexham, and I plan to ring him and SEND him to Llanfechain/Meifod to search the cemeteries! I'm 3,000 miles away and so wish I could go too! It looks like it is a very pretty area.

The photograph of Hugh and Maria is part of an entire album of very old photos belonging to their daughter Martha, my G-Grandmother. Unfortunately we only can put names to a couple of them. If only people had written names and information on them.
I plan to put this album on my site, because you never know, maybe someone can connect with the people in it.

I only know a little about Hugh and Maria....They were called Memma and Tetta by their many Grandchildren and G-Grandchildren. (Not Nain and Taid!)

One Christmas when they were newly married, Hugh bought a goose and brought it home. Neither had the heart to do away with it, so it lived for many years as a much loved pet! That story and the picture is all I know about them, and thanks to you, I now have another place to investigate: Taram Hall.

Thanks again Dave, I truly appreciate what you did for me today,
Susan.

Could someone kindly look up my G-G Grandfather in the Census for 1841, and or 1851 please?

His name was Michael Forkin, born in Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1821.

The 1861 Census shows him living in Brown's Yard, New St.  Burton-on-Trent.
Listed as follows:

Michael Forkin  Head 40  Mar Labourer      Ireland.  (G-G-Grandfather)
Mary        Do      Wife 50  Mar  --------        Do.
James      Do      Son    6                       Stafford, Burton on Trent.  (G-Grandfather)   
Thomas    Do      Son    4                       Stafford, Burton on Trent. 
Margaret  Do     Daur    2                       Stafford, Burton on Trent.
~~~~~~~~------
I have no idea where Michael and Mary came from in Co. Mayo, Neither do I know when they came over to live in England.

Any help with be very much appreciated 

Susan.