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Cavan / Old Stratford Family - Research dead end
« on: Tuesday 15 August 17 18:09 BST (UK) »
Hi,
There are some posts about Stratfords on this site already. I am interested in a few generation back further than these.
In Drumlummon graveyard, there is an old grave that my grandfather (when he was alive) said we were related to. I believe I have calculated how, but I am at a blocker - I cannot get any information about these ancestors apart from this grave.
The grave has a Stratford Crest on it - A lion rampant on top of a few horizontal lines contained within a shield. Above the shield is an armoured arm bearing a sword. This matches up with the general Stratford coat of arms:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_family.
The grave reads:
"Here lies the body of Thomas Stratford of Carrick, County Cavan, who departed this life 16 day of April 1777 , also, Elizabeth, his wife, who departed this life, 1 day of August 1765 and Thomas Stratford, their grandson, who
departed this life, 21 May 1779 . Though shalt esteem to their memories."
So from here, I have a rough tree:
The older Thomas Stratford seems to be in the right timeframe enough to be recorded with the more successful Stratfords such as the Earls of Aldborough, However I cannot find anything on him at all.
The same can be said for the Elizabeth and the later Thomas Stratford.
Does anyone have any ideas where I could look for more clues?
There are some posts about Stratfords on this site already. I am interested in a few generation back further than these.
In Drumlummon graveyard, there is an old grave that my grandfather (when he was alive) said we were related to. I believe I have calculated how, but I am at a blocker - I cannot get any information about these ancestors apart from this grave.
The grave has a Stratford Crest on it - A lion rampant on top of a few horizontal lines contained within a shield. Above the shield is an armoured arm bearing a sword. This matches up with the general Stratford coat of arms:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_family.
The grave reads:
"Here lies the body of Thomas Stratford of Carrick, County Cavan, who departed this life 16 day of April 1777 , also, Elizabeth, his wife, who departed this life, 1 day of August 1765 and Thomas Stratford, their grandson, who
departed this life, 21 May 1779 . Though shalt esteem to their memories."
So from here, I have a rough tree:
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Thomas Stratford 'of Carrick' (before 1737 - 1777) = Elizabeth ? (Presumably a similarish birth - 1765)
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Unknown Stratford (I have some notes saying this may be a William, but I am not 100% confident)
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Thomas Stratford (? - 1779)
The older Thomas Stratford seems to be in the right timeframe enough to be recorded with the more successful Stratfords such as the Earls of Aldborough, However I cannot find anything on him at all.
The same can be said for the Elizabeth and the later Thomas Stratford.
Does anyone have any ideas where I could look for more clues?