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Hi All,
I know this is a long shot, but.....
I'm attaching an excerpt from a marriage record. The marriage took place in Fairview RC, Dublin in 1878. The couple were Anne Fulton & Christopher Hanley. Fairview was presumably Anne's parish. I'm trying to read the Place of Residence for both but can't make out either. For Anne it looks like "The Tap". She was a servant so that possibly could be the name of her place of employment. I've looked at the OSI historic 25' map but can't see anything resembling  "The Tap" in that area.
After the marriage they lived in the Santry/Ballymun/Collinstown area. So Christopher may have lived in that area prior to marriage and the place of residence for him could possibly be Balcurris which is a townland in that area. But it doesn't really look like it.
So any suggestions as to what either place of residence could be would be gratefully received.

Cheers
Phil

Hi All,

Hope somebody here can interpret this for me. I've attached a section from the baptism register for St Nicholas RC, Dublin from 1824. The baptism is that of Maria Parker but what I can't make out is the section where the parents names would normally be. It appears to say "Ejusden et Ejusden" and indeed that is what has been transcribed into the digital record.
I've tried googling it but nothing satisfactory pops up.
Would anybody have any idea what it might mean.

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Phil

Hi All,

I have a burial record in Glasnevin dated 5th October 1896 for a Kate Eccles, aged 35. Her residence was 5 Hill View Terrace, Clontarf which was the home of her elder sister and husband, Margaret and Jeremiah Hogan.
Kate's occupation is given as "Matron, St Martha's Home".
Would anybody have any idea where and what exactly was "St Martha's Home"?

probably not relevant but Kate's mother Mary Eccles also died 1896, buried in the same grave and her death cert records her occupation as "Matron, Mountjoy Prison (retired)". At the time of her death Mary Eccles was resident in what appears to have been a home for women at 25 Temple St. Upr, Dublin. I have no further details on this home but if anybody could throw some light on this home too I would much appreciate it.

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Phil

Hi All
I have the Chelsea Military record for a William Whitlow. This record gives his date of birth as February 1828 and his parish of birth as Half Town, Hillsborough, Co Down. Would anybody familiar with the area be able to tell me if St Malachy's C.I. Hillsborough includes Halftown or is it within the Blaris (Lisburn) parish (or, indeed, if Halftown is within any other parish) and what records are available for St. Malachy's.
I also have Chelsea Military record for his brother Thomas which gives a year of birth of 1827 and a parish of birth as Blaris, Lisburn and his County of birth as Co. Down which is what leads me to think that the above William may also have been baptised in Blaris. But only a search of records will tell.
Both gave their occupation as weaver when attesting for the military in the late 1840's so may have worked for the Hillsborough Linen Co. I see PRONI hold the records of this company back to circa 1836. Would anybody be able to tell me if linen manufacture in Hillsborough predates 1836.
Thanks to all
Phil

Hi,
I'm new to rootschat. Have spent the last few day's reading back over topics in Dublin, Tyrone and Antrim and I'm amazed at the wealth of info offered. So hoping somebody can point me in the right direction with this one.
There is a family story that my 2 x Gr Grandfather Robert Eccles is directly descended from the landed gentry Eccles family of Ecclesville, Fintona, Co. Tyrone. However, I have no evidence to back this up and the first definite record I have is his marriage to Mary Smith, St Paul's Arran Quay, 14th February 1849. No other relevent info is given on that record. I can find him resident at 11 Phibsboro on the 1851 Census, Griffiths Valuation and the 1862 Dublin Street Directory. His occupation is given as Prison Warder on several records, the earliest I have found being 1849. His youngest son was born 1862 and thereafter I lose him. I can find no record of his death suggesting he may have died pre 1864. I can find no burial for him although his wife and a couple of his sons a were later buried in Glasnevin.
I have a possible birth/baptism for him, Robert Eccles, Jan 1827, St Georges CofI Dublin, son of Cuthbert & Catherine Eccles, Eccles Street, Dublin (which would be at least partly consistant with the family story). Cuthbert & Catherine Eccles also had a daughter Mary Anne and the baptism of one of Roberts sons was sponsored by a Marianne Eccles (a tenuous connection).
If the Robert Eccles baptised St Georges 1827 is my Robert Eccles and given the status of Cuthbert Eccles Esq. of Eccles Street how likely is it that he would have married a catholic?
If this is him possibly he was buried in the Eccles family grave. I have no idea where that may be but maybe in St Georges Graveyard, Whitword Road. Does anybody know of surviving burial records for this graveyard?
Also, he was a prison warder in 1849. Mountjoy didn't open until 1850 so possibly he was in the Richmond Penitentiary but either way both prisons were close to his home. Could the fact he was a prison warder provide any leads?
What is the possibility that there was an obituary and if so where would one find it?

Thanks in advance

Phil