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Hi,

I couldnt find a board for Belfast so have placed my post here.

Im searching for my father-in-law's sister, Kathleen Rennick. She was born in 1900 in Sligo, Eire. In 1910 she and her brothers and sisters were put into orphanages. They were split up and some didnt see each other again.

Our Rennick family seem to have a few mysteries surrounding them and its hard to find out a lot of info. What I do know is that Kathleen Rennick went to Belfast to live. I dont know if this was to an orphanage when she was young or whether when older. She may even have married in Sligo and gone to live in Belfast with her husband. What I do know is that my father-in-law never saw her again after he was placed in an orphanage in 1910.

Her parents were Alfred Rennick and Caroline Murphy. Her siblings were:

John Joseph Born 1907 (My father-in-law)
Agnes Christine 1895 (Known as Cissie)
Caroline 1906 (Known as Carrie)
Elizabeth 1898 (Known as Lizzie)
Florence 1897 (Known as Florrie)
William Thomas 1894
Evelyn 1909
George Edward 1905
Alfred Stephen 1903

Does anynoe recognise this lady?

Thanks.

Lyn Rennick

Hi,

I'm looking for the Rennick family in Hertfordshire. I'm not sure what part but I think around Broxbourne area.

My father-in-law was John Joseph Rennick born in Sligo, Eire in 1907. When he was 3 years old he and most of his siblings were put into orphanages and he never saw some of them again.  In 1975 he came over to England for my wedding and stayed with his daughter who lived in Ware, Hertfordshire. Now, I don't know how he found this out, but not long after his return to Sligo, he found that one of his brothers, Albert, who he had not seen since before they were put into the orphanges, had actually been living just a few miles away from Ware whilst he was staying there. By the time he found this out Albert had sadly died.

I've been searching for Albert's family but I can't even find any info on Albert. I can't find an Albert Rennick anywhere, in England or in Ireland.  Since starting the family tree I have found 3 siblings who we didn't know existed (and I doubt if my father-in-law new about them either)..the whole Rennick family history is shrouded in mystery, and I feel maybe this "Albert" maybe wasn't born with that name but changed it at some point.

Does anyone know of a Rennick family in Hertfordshire who had an Albert who passed away in the late 1970's or thereabouts? Albert may not have known about his Sligo roots as the children were scattered all around Ireland and the younger ones may not have known they were born in Sligo.

The parents names were Alfred and Anne (nee McCauley) Rennick.

Thanks.

Lyn Rennick (London)