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Wexford / Re: Matthew Moore - Co Wexford
« on: Thursday 01 April 21 23:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Chevynova,

I am hoping you get this. I am descendant of Matthew Francis Moore's brother James Aiden Moore. I have possibly everything you are looking for on the Moore Family including detailed information about his first wife and two daughters that were left back in Ireland. It is a very interesting story.

I have been in contact with KPM since 2010.

I hope we can get in contact.

Alan

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Ireland / Siblings with same names
« on: Thursday 07 September 17 12:20 BST (UK)  »
Over the years I have been researching my Family History, on a number of occasions I have come across families where siblings have the same first name e.g. Margaret born 1853 and Margaret born 1858. The children have the same Parents, same location, same church etc.

My immediate deduction was that the first sibling passed away before the second sibling was born and therefore the second sibling was named after the first. However, there are no records of the first sibling dying and that makes things confusing.


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Cork / Re: Death at Sea Records
« on: Wednesday 23 August 17 09:37 BST (UK)  »
I have made some good progress on this ancestor in the last week. I have spent about 7 years trying to find information on him. The more experience I got searching other ancestors led me to finding more information on Bryan.

I have found almost every detail of Bryan's life now:
  • Parents
  • Birth date
  • Baptism Date
  • Possible Uncles on his Mothers side (Godparents)
  • Naval Service Records
  • Census Records
  • Marriage Record
  • Birth of Daughter Record
  • Birth of Son Record sent by the Parish Priest of where his Son was baptised
The only things I can't find is how/where/when he died? and Pension Records (which will probably answer the previous questions)

It is logical he died between June 1915 and 1921
His wife/widow remarried in January 1922. Given that they were Catholic I would imagine his wife mourned for at least a year before she remarried.

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Cork / Re: Death at Sea Records
« on: Tuesday 22 August 17 12:17 BST (UK)  »
Thank you to all that helped with this topic so far.

I thought I would update you all. I managed to find a baptismal record that confirms Bryan Connor's Parents. The baptismal record has an astrix next to his name and a footnote stating:

"Bryan Connor married Hanora Shea at R.C. Church Glengarriff Co. Kerry on 19th Jan 1912"
Note: Glengarriff is in the County of Cork and the Registration District of Bantry but is officially in the Diocese of Kerry.

Bryan's Parents were Brien/Bryan Connor and Mary Cull from Cobh/Queenstown Co. Cork
From what I know Bryan had 3 brothers and 3 sisters.

Now I just need to find out when Bryan Connor 1859 died

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Cork / Re: Death at Sea Records
« on: Monday 21 August 17 14:21 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Dathai

As far as I am aware that is him. He was born 3rd January 1861 to Brien Connor and Mary Cull.

This puzzle is almost complete. I just need to figure out how and when he died.

Good idea about the widows pension.

How do I find that information?

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Cork / Re: Death at Sea Records
« on: Sunday 20 August 17 20:28 BST (UK)  »
Its like he just disappeared off the face of the earth. I have tried variations of his first and last names like:
Brian, Brien, Bryan, Bryn etc.
and
O'Connor, OConnor, Connor, O'Conor, OConor, Conor etc.

I also checked the National Archives like some of you advised and nothing also (I appreciate you checking though)

The ship Medusa he worked on, I believe, was HMS Medusa (1888) Marathon Class Cruiser last sold in Liverpool 1920. He might not have served on it at the time of his death. The only reason I have that ships name is because he registered that ship as his residence at the time he got married.

HMS Medusa (1895) CC  (5th)
   
This the fifth ship to carry the name HMS Medusa was a 2nd Class, Protected Cruiser.
Built at Chatham Dockyard, laid down 25-Aug-1887, launched 11-Aug-1888 and completed 1895.

On completion was used as the RNS Drill ship at North Shields 1895-1901. Then refitted at Jarrow 1901-02. Served with the Cruiser Training Squadron 1902-03, then seagoing tender to the Training Ship Impregnable at Devon 1904.

Laid up at Motherbank 1905-08 and placed on the sales list for a short time 1908.
Refitted at Pembroke Dock a909 then towed to Bantry Bay to be used as a calibrating vessel 1910.
Final duty was as harbour service at Queenstown 1917-18.
Sold 1920.

I am trying to get my Grand Uncles Birth Record which might reveal more.

William Patrick O'Connor born 22nd (or23rd) March 1916 Glengarriff, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland

His birth record might reveal an address and occupation for Bryan at the time of Williams birth which might help track Bryan down.

Thanks to those who helped so far

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Cork / Death at Sea Records
« on: Sunday 20 August 17 11:49 BST (UK)  »
My Great Grandfather Bryan O'Connor was a seaman all his life. He served in H.M. Royal Navy until about 1898 and continued to work on ships after that. The last record I have of him being on a ship is when he got married in 1911. He was crew for a ship called Medusa. The ship was docked in Bantry at the time and was used to calibrate guns. Unfortunately I have no further records of him after 1911. His son was born in March 1916 so I know he was alive at least up to 9 months before his son was born.
We were always told that Bryan O'Connor was lost/died at sea. This event must have happened between July 1915 and 1921. 1921 was the year that my Great Grandmother re-married. I have searched endlessly for a long time now.

Does anyone know how deaths at sea were handled in the early 1900's?
Where could I find records of his death?
Would it have been registered with his local parish?
Are there crew lists for civilian ships?

Anything that can point me in the direction of my Great Grand Father would be appreciated

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Ireland / Death at Sea
« on: Saturday 11 February 17 20:30 GMT (UK)  »
How would I find records of an ancestor that died a sea?

I have always been told that my Great Grandfather died at sea when my Grandmother was very young. His name was Bryan O'Connor (or Connor) and was living in Glengarriff Cork. Before he retired he was a sailor with HMR Navy and I believe he was a civil sailor after he retired. From my research I am estimating that he died between 1915 and 1921.

He was married to Nora Shea in 1911, had a daughter, Mary O'Connor (my grandmother) in 1912 and a son, William O'Connor, in 1916. Nora remarried in 1922 to Timothy Crowley-Keoghan.

I have the marriage records for Bryan and Nora and the birth record for my grandmother.
I don't have the death record for Bryan O'Connor or the birth record for William O'Connor.

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Cork / Re: Irish Census Addresses 1901 , 1911.
« on: Sunday 01 January 17 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Awesome Sinann, I managed to find a map with an outline of the boundaries of the area. Within the boundaries there are only 2 dwellings and in the census there are 2 dwellings.

The main reason I wanted to find out is this article called "Willie Brian Connors -Then and Now"

Willie Bryan O'Connor was my Grand Uncle and he lived in the house featured in the article since 1916. We loved that house. It's nice to know it was in the family for so long.

There is also a lady standing outside the house in one if the pictures that could be one of my ancestors.

http://glengarriff.ie/willie-brian-connors-then-and-now/


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