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I am from Australia and researching my ancestors in Ireland. This is my first possible finding of ancestors in Ireland.

I think I may have found a marriage for my gg grandparents and subsequent baptisms for the couple's children. The Catholic marriage occurred in June 1845 in the Gowran parish. Find My Past has the address of the bride as Mounteen. The actual record lists both the groom and bride's names then the placename 'Mounteen' It then lists the witnesses names followed by 'Wihigan'. Are these the names of towns? If so where in Kilkenny are they? Would they actually be the places the couple and then the witnesses lived?

The baptisms include one in 1847 with the placename 'Blauchville? Town and 1850 Cleart?

I would love it anyone can tell me more about these places.

Would the marriage & baptisms have been performed in a church? If so, any idea which ones? I would love to find out more about these also.

Kind Regards,

DMR

Hi all,

I am new to this list and a bit stuck & confused. 

My great grandfather John Bishop is listed on FreeBMD as dying June 1/4 1904 in Peterborough. I had tried to get a copy of his death certificated from Cambridgeshire with no luck. Is my only option to go to the General Registry Office? Under which county does Peterborough fall.

At the time of his death he was a police constable with the Coates Constabulary. He died on duty. I have been hoping that somewhere in a newspaper of the time there would have been a piece regarding his death. I have been advised by a police historian that he died 21st April 1904. He was buried in the Coates churchyard but to date I have not been able to confirm if his plot has a headstone. Does anyone have access to the Peterborough area papers of that time? (I live in Australia). I am hoping someone can find something covering his death and funeral.

On his death his wife remarried to a widower named Thomas Henry Neal. He had several children from his first marriage. I wonder if the following names may be familiar to anyone. William Isaac Neal b 1895, Rose Neal b 1896 married William Benstead, Harry Neal b 1897 married Mabel Weldon, Arthur Neal b 1998 d 1916; Grace Neal b 1899 married George Ruff, May Elizabeth Kate Neal b1901 married Charles Gordon.

Any help much appreciated. I have been stuck on both these areas for quite some time.

DMR

I have just received this photo of my great uncle and aunt from a cousin by email. Sorry no back.

It looks as though it has water staining. Could someone please work their magic on the photo to remove this.

As my great uncle was born in 1890 I think the photo was taken in about the 1930s or 1940s. Would you agree?

Best wishes to all.

Dawn

I hope this is the correct board for such a post. I was tossing up between this board and the photo board. (Moderator comment: moved to Photo Restoration and Dating board )

The photo attached is from a postcard. The post mark does not look English. Can anyone recognize it?

Also would you say the photo is about 1910 to 1914?
Is the girl aged about 10 to 12?

Dawn

Australia

My husband has just found this old photo which he thinks will be of his great nan. Unfortunately the copy is creased.

Any help in any way improving this image would be much appreciated. Please feel free to crop to suit  as there is a lot of space above her in the original photo.


Best wishes 

Dawn