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The IGI gives two deaths for Dorathea/ Dorothea Griffith. Cavan Ireland.

1/ Born 1812, died April- June 1884 age 72, Vol 3, Page 73, Digital Folder 4200674.
2/ Born 1836, died Oct-Dec 1903, age 67, Vol 3, Page 57, Dig Folder 4201706.
I think the death in 1812 is the one I`m after but the 1836 death could be a relation.

I`d really like to know Dorathea`s maiden name but dont hold out much hope, depending on the information shown, if they mention a marriage date, husband etc.

I`ll give you what info I have about Dorathea/ Dora Griffith. Don`t know when or where born or when she married David Griffith who died in July 1854 according to Old Cavan Newspapers on net.
David & his two brothers, Thomas & Nathaniel Griffith all had plantation estates on St Croix, Virgin Islands, in their younger manhood.
Thomas  born 1804, Cavan, died in 1848 in St Croix, his wife Mary Anne and their three children returned to Cavan where Mary Anne died in 1850 at Bailieborough. Children; Helen, Tomas Hunter & Charles Lucas Griffith, all immigrated to Australia.
Nathaniel was born in 1811 and died Apr-June 1893, Cootehill Cavan as did his wife, Ann, born 1813. They had four children. William, Mary Elizabeth, Ann Hunter & James Griffith.

So David could have married Dorathea in St Croix, they had two sons. Edmond who died without issue in 1856 and John who married Elizabeth Ferguson born Louth 1842/3. Elizabeth was still alive in 1911 Cavan Census but John her husband was dec`d before 1901 cencus.

They had 4 children; Female Griffith born 12 Dec 1872, David born 25 May 1875, Elizabeth born 14 Feb 1877 and John Ferguson Griffith born 24 Apr 1879, all still alive 1911.

Dorothea & David Griffith lived at Griffith Lodge, Artonagh & family Tomkin Road, Cavan. Griffith family properties shown in Griffith Valuation for Cavan 1848-1864, actual year 1857.

Thank you very much for your time and help.

Sue.

James Berry residing Sanderville. Of Sanderville, first married ANN FERGUSON, daughter of ANDREW FERGUSON of Correy, Co Longford.

JAMES( above ) had a brother ALEXANDER BERRY and their parents were JAMES BERRY, ( parents Thomas Berry ( d. 1835) and Mary PRINGLE( daught of JOHN pringle), 6 children ? Rockfield, Co Cavan), Military, resides Berrymount, Liet. Killeshandra Infantry May 1805. Married first MARY ANNE FARIS, 2nd. marr. ANNE LEVINGE MOORE. Mother of Alexander and James Berry.

2nd marriage, 24 April 1848. SARAH ELLIOTT.

Children of Ann Ferguson;
1/ JAMES BERRY, died Sandford, resides Sandville, 64 acres Co Cavan, 184 Co Longford. Married Killeshandra, MARGARET, youngest daughter of Charles MAGEE of Tully. They separated.
2/ ALEXANDER  ? BERRY; sons Alexander and Thomas.?
3/THOMAS BERRY b. c. 1803, d. 1851. Of Rockfield, married SUSAN POWELL, Widow of ? LANAUZE. Youngest Son,  THOMAS FRANCIS BERRY married 13 Oct 1885, Harriette Emily NETTERFIELD, youngest daughter of MOSES NETTERFIELD. Father; Rowan Netterfield born 6 Oct 1853.
4/ JOHN BERRY, d. 28 Feb 1888, Stipendiary Magistrate. Of Carrickhill near Belturbet. Married LETITIA MARGARET HENSWORTH. ( Daught of Denton Boate Hensworth and Elizabeth Hume).
5/ MARY ANN BERRY, eldest daughter, ist Marriage GEORGE CRAWFORD. Of Arba, Co. Cavan. 2nd Marriage;  ?  VEAITCH.
6/ ELIZABETH BERRY married WILLIAM ARMSTRONG. Of Kilbracken, Co Leitrim.

Children of SARAH & JAMES BERRY nee ELLIOTT.1848.
7/ THOMAS BERRY. b 6 Oct 1857.
8/ ROBERT ALEXANDER  BERRY.
9/ SARAH BERRY.
10/ JANE BERRY.
11/ SAMUEL ELLIOTT BERRY.
11/ MARY FISHER.
12/ FANNY PHILLIPS.
13/ JOHN BERRY b. 16 Jan 1853.

I`m researching the Thomas  Berry ( father James Berry, brother Alexander Berry, d.1811, Kildallon, resides Berrymount, sister who married WILLIAM NORRIS) who in 1746 married Mary REDFERN.

3 children;
1/ THOMAS BERRY b. 1747abt Kilmore And Armagh Diocese, Meath Ireland who married 1772 MARY PRINGLE, b. abt 1751, Father John PRINGLE
2/ JANE BERRY b. about 1748 Marr Killeshandra, 30 JAN 1769, WILLIAM BLEAKLY.
3/ MARGERY BERRY b. abt 1752 marr Thomas BERRY Kilmore 1773.

Anyone researching same family.
God bless,

Sue.

This is a mystery I`ve been trying to solve for most of my married life, which is over 40 years. My husbands grandmother, Daisy Huggins nee Mathews, gave me an old page of writing paper, stuck on a page of a telephone directory for protection. Which I think was written by EMILY ALICE HUGGINS nee DAVIS ( 1851-1941) Which reads;

'What I remember of our ancestors and the only thing remaining in the family, two oil paintings ( oval ) now in the posscession of *Miss Ethel Bacchus of '' Braemar" Orleans Road, Norwood, London.
Lady COVENTRY married THOMAS STRICKLAND a surgeon by running away with him; he afterwards became Sir Thomas STRICKLAND; her family appear to have discarded her, and with her, her oval life size picture in oils and framed in gold; to which has been added the painting to match, of her husband.
The lady is in plain low neck green silk dark with hair dressed over rather high cushion. The gentleman light blue coat, ruffles, light curly wig and rather stout.'

About 7 years ago another note written by EMILY HUGGINS came to light on a piece of P. & O. Aust via The Cape Service, note paper, which read;

' Lady Coventry ran away with Sir Thomas Strickland surgeon won his title later all she got from the family was her own oval picture in oils he was painted later to match.
Grandma decended from her all in the female line.
5th or 6th generation.'

Emily Huggins must have seen the oil painting on one of her many visits back home to London at her cousin, * Ethel Bacchus home, which was distroyed during WW2. Hopefully Ethel took the paintings with her, to the country for saftey.

Emily Huggins carried on the name STRICKLAND as a second Christian name in her children as did her uncle JOHN DAVIS ( 1833-1895 marr JESSIS GORDON MATTEWS ( 1836-1913) They had 14 children in London between the years 1860-1878, so there must be lots of descendants somewhere?

From Emilies notes ( grandma decended from her all in the female line) I think she means the DAVIS side of the family?

EMILY ALICE DAVIS (b 5 Mar 1851 Sth Lambert, London, marr 1883 Robert HUGGINS ( 1841-1900). Em`s parents below;

HENRY CHRISTOPER DAVIS (1820-1859) marr. 14 May 1850, St Lukes, Chelsea,
FRANCIS EMILY UPTON ( 1829-1854) Parents; Robert Seller UPTON & Eliz Brand.

Em`s grandparents; HENRY DAVIS( born 7 April 1794, shop 166 Sloane St, 9 New St, Brompton, died 27 Jan 1876, age 82) marr 7 August 1820, EMILY VERE( born 9 Nov 1796, Presbyterian, Chichester, Sussex, Eng. Died 27 June 1873, Brompton Cem. family grave). 8 children below.

1/ HENRY C DAVIS ( 1820-1859) marr FRANCIS EMILY UPTON. EM`S parents.
2/ EMILY REBECCA (1822-1875) ''        WILLIAM HARRIS (No issue.)
3/WILLIAM ( 1825-1874) Single.
4/CLARA HANNAH (1827-1917) marr WILL FREDERIC RUSSELL, 6 children.
5/ELLEN ( 1830-1869) marr WILL ARTHUR BACCHUS( 1829-1916) 8 Children.
6/JOHN (1833-1895) marr JESSIE MATHEWS, 12 Children ( 2 with STRICKLAND)
7/EDMUND ( 1831-1922)  marr EMILY McDOUGAL, one daug EMILY.
8/SARAH (1839-1921 ) marr WILLIAM A. BACCHUS above after sister Ellen died
They had 2 children; *1/ETHEL BACCHUS born 1871, single, owned oil paintings of Sir Thomas STRICKLAND & LADY COVENTRY. 2/  ADELA MINNIE BACCHUS b1873 marr DAVID ANDERSON.

EM`s great grandparents; BENJAMIN VERE marr 27 July 1794, St Matthews, Bethnel Green, London, MARY THOMPSON( Born 17 Oct 1764, Thursday morning of two of clock, Ch. 7 Nov 1764. From family Bible.)

EM`s great/great grandparents; THOMAS THOMPSON ( name family Bible) & MARY SANDEN, father EDWARD.

A2A Search; West Sussex Records Office, Chichester.
File; Appointment and Conveyance date 25,26 June 1805.

(a)Benjamin VERE, of Queen`s Square, co Middx., weaver, and MARY, copy ( copyhold),his wife ( nee`THOMPSON;only dau. and heiress (heir) of MARY THOMPSON, widow, dec`d., one of the daus. and devisee ( bequeath by will)of EDWARD SANDEN, late of Chichester, iron-monger, dec`d; etc............
Recites covenant to a levy a fine, i October 1794, Benjamin VERE, of Chichester, and MARY, his wife to GEORGE SEDGWICK WILMOT, of Chichester, gent..................

Two generations fron EM to grandmother EMILY VERE, 4 generations to MARY SANDEN all down the female line, but then you could also go down the THOMPSON female line. I need to go to the 5th or 6th generation to find Sir Thomas STRICKLAND & LADY COVENTRY, which has to be prior to MARY THOMPSON`s  birth in 1764, in the CHICHESTER area.

Would love to hear from anyone who can help?

Thankyou for taking the time to read this.
Sue.

Would like to discover exactly where in County Louth, Thomas Andrew Mathews was born on the 12 May 1825, Maybe Louth, Co Louth. Also more about his parents and other siblings.
Thomas`s father was also Thomas and is said to have lived to the ripe old age of 103, could have died in Ireland or England?
Thomas MATHEWS ( born 1825) married 24 Nov 1850 at St CUTHBERT`S  RC Church, Bedford Rd, North Sheilds in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, Eng. The marriage cert shows Thomas`s parents as Thomas and Margaret MATHEWS, Thomas and a ANN MATHEWS were  witnesses at wedding. The bride was MARY DEVINE born 1831? Whitehaven, Eng. Mary`s parents were residence of South Sheilds, her father PATRICK DEVINE (Potter/ Sea Captain by trade), mother MARGARET FEGAN/FELAN?
Thomas Mathews crossed to Eng 1839, learning trade as shipwright, spenting 17 years in Eng before travelling to Australia in 1857, where his property Louth, became the town of Louth, NSW. Leaving his father, wife and children in England, selling up their properties in Ireland. Mary( age 33)  and children arrived in Aust in 1862.
Sorry! Mathews is such a common name. Mathews with one T.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Sue.

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