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Mayo / Patrick Joseph Cox bc1861

« on: Tuesday 26 November 24 20:22 GMT (UK) »

Patrick Joseph Cox married Ellen Grogan at St Marie/Mary RC (now Our Lady's) Lydiate, Lancashire, England in 1887. His father on the RC marriage record is Patrick. The date of birth given on the 1939 Register was 11 Dec 1861. Ages on census records vary, 1891: c1862, 1901: c1864, 1911: c1865 & 1921: c1865. Age at death (79 in 1942): c1863. Mayo recorded as place of birth in 1911. Grogans were from Knock, Mayo. I'm struggling to find a Mayo baptism for Patrick, prior to finding the marriage record, I had two possibles but their fathers were Michael (Bangor Erris 1862) and Thomas (Bekan 1861). Can anyone find a possible baptism for Patrick?

C

Isle of Man / John Quilliam of Glenmaye

« on: Wednesday 18 September 24 21:01 BST (UK) »

I'm looking to find out what became of John Quilliam of Glenmaye one of the two boys (both "about twelve years of age") who took part in the rescue of the Thurgar ladies at Port Erin in 1874 (150 years ago this year). The other boy identified initially as "Corrin" was one of my Mylchreests so I know about him. I have THE book given to him which has a page with a written entry thanking my relative. John Quilliam was given a bible with a similar message of thanks in it. I think John (Charles) Quilliam was baptised on 20th October 1861 at Patrick and was the son of Charles Quilliam and Margaret Corkill. He's on the 1871 census but no further censuses after that. Some of his family turn up in the USA he may have gone there. In 1874 he was a cook on a fishing boat according to the newspapers so he may have been at sea a great deal in later life.

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The Lighter Side / A lively couple!

« on: Friday 17 November 23 23:51 GMT (UK) »

I recently returned to see what more I could find out about what I thought was a very ordinary distant relation and discovered various stories about him and his wife in old newspapers:

- His wife sued another woman for assault and won
- He narrowly escaped drowning at sea after his brig was struck by a steamer
- His wife was a witness in a court case about a theft
- He and his wife were locked up for being drunk and disorderly
- He and his wife were taken to court for touting for lodgers on the pier

C

Lancashire Resources / Merseyside Biography Pages Website

« on: Saturday 14 October 23 10:17 BST (UK) »

The Lighter Side / DNA Journey Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb

« on: Saturday 05 November 22 23:03 GMT (UK) »

Anybody watch this last night on ITV?

DNA Journey
Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb

Series 4 - Episode 4- Two Gavin and Stacey faves - Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman - embark on a road trip to find out their family history through DNA and genealogy.

https://www.itv.com/hub/dna-journey/2a5252a0010

I found Alison's father's story fascinating with both dna and archive records pointing to him being adopted. Anything with an Isle of Man connection is of interest to me and I loved them visiting Malew Church where a lot of my ancestors are buried. I was there myself several weeks ago on a lovely sunny day. It's surrounded by fields it's a great place to walk to if the weather's nice. We walked from Ballasalla to Malew Church then on to Castletown.

Blue

The Lighter Side / Stick To Your Guns!

« on: Wednesday 15 June 22 10:26 BST (UK) »

I would just like to say to all those out there who do genealogy properly and resist the pressure from others to add unsupported generations to their family tree, stick to your guns! You can feel like you're missing out seeing others adding those generations but it's better to have a smaller tree that's right than a bigger tree with mistakes on it.

Blue

Wicklow / Bray as a middle name

« on: Monday 03 January 22 17:27 GMT (UK) »

I've just come across Bray as a middle name for a girl in my tree. I have a line that appears to go back to Bray but I wasn't totally sure about it until now. What a great clue!

Edit: Grandson of Bray man married woman with Bray surname some ancestors had a sense of humour

Wicklow / Nailer or Naylor, millers of Bray

« on: Thursday 09 January 20 16:27 GMT (UK) »

Any information available anywhere on this C of I family from Bray? I have an ancestor born in Wicklow c1798 called Robert Naylor, no baptism found, a shoe maker. A second marriage in Liverpool reveals that his father was Daniel Naylor, a miller. The name Daniel recurs in this family so I'm confident this line is right. Irish Provincial Directory of 1788, by Richard Lucas has the following for Bray: John Nailer, Corn Dealer and Miller ... Daniel Nailer, Corn Dealer and Miller ...

Blue

Dublin / Apprenticeship in Dublin

« on: Friday 20 December 19 16:05 GMT (UK) »

Does anyone know if apprenticeship records exist for Dublin? The time period is c1810. Robert Naylor or Nailor bc1798 in Wicklow, married Ann Williams in Dublin in 1817. He was a shoemaker.

Blue