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Cavan / Education in Cavan Schools 1860s
« on: Monday 13 December 10 03:36 GMT (UK)  »
My gt grandfather was born near Oldcastle in 1859.
He joined the army at age 18 in 1877. 

The army records state that he had a "4th class" level of education.
Records also state that at age 18 he had already been in the Meath militia.

What exactly does that mean in the context of education at that time?
Does it mean he was educated to about age 9 only?

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Meath / Oldcastle- tracing GREEN family, score 1!
« on: Friday 26 November 10 06:31 GMT (UK)  »
After years of searching I've finally discovered through army records that my gt. grandfather MICHAEL GREEN was listed as being born in "Oldcastle parish, near Oldcastle town, County Meath."

He had been in the Meath Militia, then joined the 64th brigade in Navan at age 18 in 1877. 
(Source: The National Archives; Kew, England)

The family never spoke of his parents or siblings so I've wondered if he had been orphaned.

Now that I have this birth information, and we know he is buried in Knocktemple Cemetary (d. 1906), how can I go about finding a birth and death certificate?  He was listed as being Roman Catholic and if he was 18 in 1877 he would have been born about 1859.

Is it best to pursue parish records or civil records for that time?

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Cavan / Knocktemple Cemetery Lookup for GREEN
« on: Friday 26 November 10 05:59 GMT (UK)  »
My gt grandparents Michael and Catherine (Kate) Green are buried in Knocktemple Cemetary along with their eldest son Michael Joseph Green.

The son drowned in a tragic accident at age 17 in October of 1903.
The father Michael also died suddenly of illness in 1906.
The mother Kate died about 1939.

I wonder if there is some kind soul who lives in that area who would take a photo of the grave and email it to me?  I'd gladly pay a small fee.  Thank you.
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Cavan / Death Lookup: MICHAEL GREEN 1903 IN CAVAN
« on: Friday 02 May 08 16:06 BST (UK)  »
My grandmother's eldest brother was drowned just a month before she was born.  His death had a huge impact on the family.

I wonder if there is a way to find out more about it.

MICHAEL GREEN was born on 4th March 1886 in Virginia, Co. Cavan and tragically was drowned on the 6th October 1903.  Only 17 years old.

I'm told he is buried at Knocktemple cemetary with his parents: Michael and Catherine.  I was wondering if there would have been any death notices in the local paper at the time.

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Occupation Interests / Irish in the British Army: 1890 to 1905
« on: Tuesday 22 April 08 16:14 BST (UK)  »
My great-grandfather was an Irishman who served in the British Army circa 1890 to 1905.  I believe he may have been sent over to the Boer War.

I don't know what regiment he served in. I understand that he died in 1905 while still serving in the army.  How can I find out more about his service?

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Europe / Ireland to London: 1920s
« on: Tuesday 22 April 08 15:47 BST (UK)  »
My gran was an Irish country girl from Cavan who went down to Dublin and then emigrated over to London to train as a nurse. This was in the 1920s', I believe after 1923.  Gran told me she took "elocution' lessons to refine her Irish accent as in those days it was not particularly helpful to have an Irish brogue.

Is there any record of Irish people entering England at that time? At that time she would have been coming from the "Irish Free State" on a ferry boat.  Were they even documenting emigrants from Ireland at that time?


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Down / Joseph BROWN & Ella CARR, early 1800s lookup please
« on: Monday 07 April 08 16:15 BST (UK)  »
Looking for a Joseph BROWN and Ella CARR who may have been from County Down. All their children emigrated to America between 1849 and 1852. There is no record of the parents going to America. 

I have already searched through Ancestry.com but if there are other resources I'd appreciate a lookup for these two. I'm guessing they would have been married abt 1820.

Thanks for any help/ideas.

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Antrim / JOSEPH BROWN & ELLA CARR, early 1800s
« on: Monday 07 April 08 16:12 BST (UK)  »
Looking for a Joseph BROWN and Ella CARR who may have been from Antrim. All their children emigrated to New York between 1849 and 1852. There is no record of the parents going to America.  I have already searched through Ancestry.com but if there are other resources I'd appreciate a lookup for these two people.  I'm guessing they would have been married abt 1820.

Thanks for any help/ideas.

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Elusive BROWN family from Ireland
« on: Monday 07 April 08 16:01 BST (UK)  »
I have a Brown family who emigrated from somewhere in Ireland to New York between 1849 and 1852.   All the siblings emigrated but there is no record of the parents: JOSEPH BROWN & ELLA CARR joining the children in New York.

We have some information on the point of entry, and census records once the siblings were settled in New York, but all we know is that they were from Ireland.  Later census records indicate that they were from Northern Ireland. We know they were farmers and skilled workers (masons) in America. Presumably the family had been farmers in Ireland. 

Brown is such a common name so I have done searches on both surname BROWN and CARR to see where they simultaneously occurred. So far I have come up with northern counties such as Antrim and Down as possiblities.

I suspect the family were Ulster Scots as there is no mention of the Catholic Church in any records.

Any ideas where to search next?   

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