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Cork / Hayes of Mitchelstown - related to McGrath

« on: Monday 02 October 23 11:37 BST (UK) »

Hi everyone
I've a new connection to my family in Mitchelstown. I was never able to track down my great grand aunt Bridget McGrath but I visited the family plot for the first time on Friday 29th Sep 23 and found her name on a stone attached to the side along with Doreen Hayes & Jimmy Hayes and her husband, their son, James Hayes.

Does anyone know about the Hayes in Mitchelstown?

Thanks
Paul

Antrim / Help: Carrickfergus Irish Genealogy civil search district?

« on: Monday 17 January 22 09:22 GMT (UK) »

Good morning,
I was wondering if someone could help me narrow down the correct registration district/office for Carrickfergus on the Irish Genealogy website? there isn't a Carrickfergus on it and the nearest place seems to be Belfast. Is this the right option? I hope not as it will be a needle in a haystack!
thanks
Paul

Monaghan / Drumfarrer? Anyone know of it?

« on: Wednesday 24 February 21 14:24 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
a relative of mine, Mary Connolly, was born in Drumfarrer in Monaghan. I can't find it on Google maps, in any townlands search or just about anywhere else. It has only two hits on Google search in findmypast.
thanks
Paul

Armed Forces / Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada

« on: Monday 03 December 18 22:22 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
I have the father, William Miller (1811, Clontibret, Monaghan) who served in the 14th Regiment (#615) of Foot in the West Indies and Canada. His son was born in Kingston Ontario in 1841 whilst the father is serving there. The son, James Miller also served in the 14th Regiment of Foot (#843) from 5/11/1858 to 1881.
William retired back in Monaghn and James in Yorkshire. I have been unable to find a marriage record for William or birth record for James so I cannot find the mother. James's eldest daugher was called Mary, 2nd Catherine and another Teresa 'Mary'. James's 1st son was James 'William' and the next John 'Henry'. Just wondering if his mother was 'Mary' and her parents maybe Henry and Mary or Catherine.
Anyway, any help finding the marriage for William or birth of James would be really appreciated.
thanks
Paul

Canada Lookup Request / Semple brothers emigration from Northern Ireland to Canada 1920s

« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 20:08 BST (UK) »

Hi,
I've found immigration records into Canada for three brothers from Northern Ireland and can only find one other thing for one of them, his grave.

They were:
Arthur Semple (Jul 1906 - 2000), arrived May 1928 in Quebec
Thomas Semple (Nov 1908), arrived May 1928 in Quebec
Charles Semple (Jul 1902), arrived Jun 1927 in Quebec

I've found Arthur on findagrave with a wife Leta May Dundas. I don't know when or where they married or if they had any children.

I've tried familysearch and found an entry of a Charles Semple having a child with Rebecca O'Donnell and the infant died a day later. I can't find a marriage between these two parents.

There is a record of Arthur visiting the USA in 1929 with Charles as his departure contact in Canada so they were all together at some point.

There isn't much for Canada on Ancestry.

I would like to find if they all married, had children and when they died.

Any help much appreciated. Thank you.
Paul

Ireland / RootsIreland viewing limit T&Cs warning/moan

« on: Tuesday 13 February 18 06:07 GMT (UK) »

Many of you may already be aware but it was news to me this morning.

I am researching 4 family trees that originate across Ireland. I subscribed for one month unaware of the viewing limit. I've 9 days left and have used 1060 of the monthly 1250 record viewing limit.

This limit is written in the T&Cs and a link on the T&Cs is on the invoice but this limit is not publicised at the time of signup, on the invoice or otherwise anywhere else. Since they tell you how many days left you have on the top of every page I've contacted them to ask that they print an X or Y viewing limit along side it.

Since my ancestors all named their offspring after fathers, uncles, mothers, aunts, brothers etc... they all have the same names and were all born, married and died with months or years of each other. Being unaware of the limit I have ctrl-clicked on every page of results to display them all to review parents names before discarding. If I had known of this limit then I would have been more discerning and just clicked one at a time until I got a match.

Since the subscription is not advertised at any point as limited I feel cheated.

Otherwise it is an excellent source with a great deal of detailed and accurate information and I have used it along side other subscription and free sites to verify information. I would recommend it to others but now I will caution against flippant use.

The Common Room / Armstrongs who emigrated Fermanagh to Dundee in 1910s (Robert, Susan, Margaret)

« on: Wednesday 07 February 18 14:42 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
I'm looking for any information on the following people who emigrated from the Ballinamallard area of Fermanagh in the 1910/20s to Dundee:
Robert Armstrong 16 Oct 1890 - had a son in Ireland called George
Susan Armstrong 16 Aug 1896 - married a man John Houston
Maargaret Armstrong 12 Jul 1898 - may have married a man McGechie

I've searched for spouses on Ancestry and FreeBMD without success. I've also tried Dundee newspaper archives.

Paul

The Common Room / John William Armstrong (1889) emigrated to USA from Ballinamallard, Fermanagh

« on: Wednesday 07 February 18 14:25 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
I am looking for information on a great great uncle who emigrated from Ireland, via UK, to the USA after WWI. He had served in the British army during WWI briefly returned to Fermanagh but then left for the US via the UK.

His name is John William Armstrong and he was born, according to RootsIreland, on 1st Jun 1889 to James Armstrong and Anne Jane Woods.

I found a hint that he may have entered the US in 1922. There is a potential marriage record, to Nancy ?, in 1924 in Illinois and then had a daughter Sheila Ruth Armstrong.

I'm looking for anyone who may be able to confirm or rule these out. Or anyone who has found other information on John William.
thanks
Paul

Ireland / Roman Catholic church archives?

« on: Tuesday 30 March 10 14:52 BST (UK) »

Hi,
I have a great great uncle who was ordained a RC priest. When he died in 1940 he was the Very Rev Canon Michael McGrath and was a parish priest in Oldham. He was originally from Cork and as they did not have church colleges he may have gone to St Patrick's in Maynooth. I have contacted them and they have told me they have two matches.
I was wondering if anyone know of any existing resources for finding more details about a priests tenure, where they served, when they were ordained etc...

Thanks in advance
Paul